Many people consider shell cordovan to be the best leather there is for a watch strap. If you've never owned a shell cordovan strap and wonder what all the full is about, then now could be the perfect time to order one and find out. [...]
The leather I've chosen to be "in the spotlight" during March 2022 is not a new leather. This is a leather I've been using for a few years now, but has been a firm favourite of mine since it was launched. Horween Nut Brown is, [...]
I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting leathers to add to my website store, and over the last couple of months I've been sampling some leathers from different tanneries around the world with a view to launching some new leathers. It's true to [...]
The leather I've chosen to be "in the spotlight" this month is a relatively new leather, and something a little different. Diablo was introduced on my website just last March, but has been a popular choice with my customers from day one. It's also been [...]
Let's get 2022 off to a good start! To start the year I'm introducing a new feature in my blog, which I'm going to call "in the spotlight". Once a month I'll write a blog post about a specific leather that I rate highly and [...]
I've been making watch straps for the Apple Watch ever since the launch of the series 1 in 2015, but often owners are unaware that they can fit one of my handmade straps to their watch. This is a shame because in my opinion [...]
Next month it will be fifteen years since I made my very first watch strap. It's astonishing to realise that I've been making straps for so long, but it was back in August 2006 that I decided to "have a go" at making a strap [...]
Over the last couple of months I've made myself several new straps to refresh my personal strap collection. Last night I was thinking and I realised that there are five straps that are getting almost all of my "wrist time" at the moment. These five [...]
I think I may have found the perfect black leather for a watch strap! Earlier this year I made a trip to visit a number of tanneries & suppliers I use. This has become an annual road trip for me, and over a period of [...]
Heidrun is a new goat skin just launched. I've been looking for a quality goat skin leather for a little while now, but until now nothing had really inspired me. Of course it had to be vegetable tanned leather, but I was also looking for [...]
