I've been busy over the last month since lockdown eased, getting out and about looking for new leathers to add to my website. I had a trip to a leather wholesaler I use planned for April, but for obvious reasons this proved to [...]
There are some watches that I own that I would struggle to live without, and the Precista PRS-2 "Dreadnought" is one of them. For those of you who are not familiar with this watch, it was designed and developed by a chap called Eddie Platts [...]
I've been using shell cordovan leather for many years now, and as any of you who have purchased one from me will know it makes a beautiful watch strap. Shortly after I launched this latest version of my website in 2016 I wrote a blog [...]
I've just taken delivery of some handmade buckles that I ordered last month, and included in the order are a few of these curved Pre-V style buckles with the Panerai logo engraved on the front. I am keeping a few of these buckles for myself [...]
A brown leather watch strap on a Panerai is a classic look, but with so many different brown leathers available I can understand why choosing just one can be so difficult. Obviously I like all the leathers I offer on my website - I wouldn't [...]
It's that time of year again! I've just got home from the final Post Office run of 2018, the last straps are on their way to their new homes, and I am sitting in my workshop celebrating the end of another year with a strong [...]
The Polluce was released by Anonimo in 2006 and although produced only in very limited numbers it has become something of an icon for collectors of dive watches, especially those interested in Panerai (and the various off-shoots that came into being when Panerai was sold [...]
If there is one question I get asked more than any other it is "what is your favourite leather?". This is really not an easy question for me to answer because I like all of the leathers I have available in the store (I wouldn't [...]
Cyclone is a leather I discovered earlier this year and one I recommend very highly. It's a thick, supple full grain buffalo leather that's been available since the end of April this year and is proving very popular already. Personally I'm not surprised - it [...]
When I first started selling my watch straps back in 2007 I wanted to offer my customers a choice of buckles with their strap. I spoke with many of my first customers about what they were looking for in a buckle and they were pretty [...]
