Spring forward in style: Why a brightly coloured leather watch strap is a must-have this season. Spring is finally here! The days are getting longer, the flowers are blooming, and it’s time to swap out those brown and black straps for something a little more [...]
I wanted to write a short blog post to explain why I believe vegetable tanned leather to be so superior when choosing leather for a watch strap. Before getting down to answering that question, however, I realised that it might first be useful to briefly [...]
Whilst it's true that I make every one of my straps, it's not strictly true that I'm here alone, so I thought it was time to introduce the real boss at Toshi Straps HQ. He’s my right-hand man, my most loyal companion, and (if you [...]
On my travels a couple of months ago I came across a few new and different leathers that I found interesting and wanted to try. Over the past 8 weeks or so I've been making some straps from them, and putting them through their paces. [...]
Choosing which leather to go for is possibly the toughest part of any customer's decision making process when ordering a new watch strap. At any time I normally have a stock of around 100 different leathers available at Toshi Straps HQ, which doesn't make for [...]
A couple of years ago I received four pieces of a beautiful dark blue shell cordovan from Chicago based tannery, Horween. I loved that leather, and it seems you did too because the little I had was sold out inside a couple of months. Ever [...]
For my first blog post of 2023 I am pleased to announce 4 new leathers have just been released and are available to order via my web store. These are all leathers I sourced just before the holidays, and they are now ready for [...]
I'm just home after making the final trip into town before Christmas. I've been to the Post Office to get the last few straps of 2022 on their way to their new owners, and I now plan to put my feet up and relax [...]
At the beginning of the year I promised that in 2022 every month I would select a different leather and write a quick review of it in my blog. That leather would be the leather "in the spotlight" for the month, and would be discounted [...]
At the beginning of the year I promised that each month this year I would select one of my personal favourite leathers and write a quick review of the leather in my blog. As well as a mini review, there would be a month long [...]
