I’ve been using kudu leathers for some years now, as it makes such a fantastic watch strap. On my recent visit I was delighted to find the tannery has produced something stunning in a short run. This batch of leather has been dyed a very dark inky blue colour, but the character of the kudu leather is allowed to shine through. If you are looking for a blue watch strap, but prefer something a little different, Midnight Blue could well be the one for you. As is always the case with kudu leathers, Midnight Blue is a very soft, pliable, full grain leather that makes an amazing watch strap.
Kudu live in dense brush or forest in the African Savanna, one of the harshest environments on earth, and are prey to preditors such as leopards and hyenas. The kudu skins used to produce this leather exibit all the scars and marks of the animals hard life, and as a result no two kudu leather straps will look the same, ensuring your strap will be unique.
As is the case with all the kudu leather I use, the skins are the result of the seasonal kudu cull mandated by the South African government.
The strap photographed for this page was stitched with pale blue thread, but natural, grey, royal blue and denim threads work very well too. To see the options for thread colour see the stitching colours page.
Straps produced with Midnight Kudu leather will be approx 4.5mm thick and are priced as follows:
£130 with a free spring bar buckle
£135 with a sewn in buckle
£140 with a screw bar buckle
