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 [...]
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 [...]
Looking for a quality handmade dog collar? Over the last 13 years of making watch straps I've been asked many times to make dog collars for my clients pets, but I've always declined. The reason is simply that the leathers I use for my watch [...]
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 [...]
Well it's that time of year again. I've just returned from the last Post Office trip of 2017, and the final few straps of the year are now on the way to their new homes. To celebrate I've made myself a strong coffee and warmed [...]
Once a year I take a trip around the UK to visit a few of the tanneries and leather wholesalers I use. It takes a few days out of my schedule, and I cover about 900 miles doing it, but it means I can meet [...]
At the beginning of the year I met up with a good friend and fellow watch collector for lunch, and during our conversation he commented on how international Toshi Straps has become over the 10 years I've been making watch straps. We've known each other [...]
Occasionally someone will contact me to ask if I can make a strap for a watch they own which has fixed bars i.e. the bars that hold the strap onto the watch can't be removed and so a standard strap can't be fitted. My [...]
When I first started making watch straps I always made them with a single 15mm wide loose (or "floating") keeper. This is what I prefer, and from the feedback I got this seemed to be what most people wanted. Over the years the wide [...]
