New leathers launched today
At the beginning of June I took a trip around the UK to find some new leathers for the site. This is something I do once a year, and as often happens I came home after spending far too much money, but with a [...]
Cognac – a rare shell cordovan from Horween
One of the leathers I found on my travels last month Ive called "Cognac" and is something I am very excited about. This is a unusual shell cordovan leather, produced by Chicago based tannery Horween, that has been given a traditional "russia grain" finish during [...]
Aegir – a very special leather from Scandinavia
5 new leathers were launched yesterday, which means there are 6 remaining that I am working hard to get finished and photographed for the store pages. Hopefully they will be ready in time to be launched next weekend, but there are three I want to [...]
Sahara – coming soon
I wanted to give you a sneak preview of Sahara, another new leather that will be launched very soon. This is something that was only available in a very limited quantity, but as soon as I saw it I knew it would work so well [...]
Nero – introducing a new black leather, and a limited run
"Nero" is a new leather that will be launched very soon. It is one of a number of new leathers that I found on my travels last week and that will be launched over the next couple of months. I am currently making a strap [...]
Some new leathers will be launched soon
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 [...]
Crimson leather – my recommendation for May
About a week ago I decided that my Panerai zero needed a new strap for the Spring, and a few days ago I finished this Crimson strap with denim stitching. Crimson has become one of my "go to" leathers over the last couple of years. [...]
fixed bar watches, straps, and a special project
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 [...]
Anonimo Militare watch straps
The Anonimo Militare is one of the first dive watches I ever bought, and still one of my favourites. Back in 2006 when I had just started experimenting with making leather watch straps, a friend bought round his cream dialled Militare to ask if I [...]
White dial watch – what colour strap works best?
I'm often asked to make suggestions for straps for specific watches, and it seems the dial colour that many people seem to struggle with most is white. I've recently made a new strap for my Panerai 114, and so I thought I'd take the opportunity [...]