I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that of all the leathers I've worked with, Emerald leather is my absolute favourite. I realise that is a very strong statement, but it really is a fabulous leather. Believe it or not, a green [...]
I've finally managed to get (almost) all of the new leathers up on my website and as a result life is now getting back to some sort of normality at Toshi Straps HQ. The big problem with launching 18 new leathers over the last 2 [...]
Quarterback is a leather that I bought recently and has just been launched on my store page. For those of you who follow American Football the pebbled texture of the leather may seem familiar. The leather is produced by the famous Chicago based tannery, Horween. [...]
After a couple of weeks of hard work (and some last minute technical glitches) I've finally launched the first of the new leathers this morning. There will be some more released over the next couple of weeks, but available immediately are eight new leathers that [...]
While I was at one of the wholesalers I visited on my road trip last week I picked up some English bridle leather. This leather is far too heavy to make watch straps from (it's twice as thick as anything I use for watch straps) [...]
It may appear from the calm exterior of my website that everything is normal here, and I'm quietly going about my usual routine - but don't be fooled. Ever since I got home from my road trip last week I've been burning the midnight oil, [...]
When I look for new leathers to use for my watch straps there are several factors I consider. The most important is that it is veg tanned (occasionally I'll take a chrome tanned leather that has had a vegetable re-tan, but veg tanned leathers are [...]
I thought it was about time I updated the gallery, so this morning I've spent a little time going through the photographs that my customers have sent me over the last few weeks after they have received their straps. Below are some of the images [...]
There seems to be a degree of mystery surrounding Shell Cordovan leather in many people's minds. I often get asked what makes it so special, what makes it ideal as a watch strap, and why it's so expensive, so I thought it would be [...]
A question I'm often asked is what is my favourite watch. It's a question I really can't answer because there are so many to choose from, but I suppose everyone has their favourite watch type and for me it's always been dive watches. More specifically [...]
