{"product_id":"black-shell-cordovan-leather-watch-strap","title":"Black Shell Cordovan","description":"\u003cp\u003eShell Cordovan is a very rare and special leather. It is made from the shell of a horse (the “shell” is the fibrous muscle beneath the skin on the rump). The process of creating shell cordovan leather is done by hand, has many stages and takes 6-8 months from start to finish. It creates a leather that is strong \u0026amp; durable, but also very beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note – all the shell cordovan leather I use comes from the Horween tannery in the USA\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strap photographed for this page was stitched with butterscotch thread, but natural, grey \u0026amp; olive drab stitching also work very well. To see the options for thread colour see the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/stitching-colours\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estitching colours page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraps produced with Black Shell Cordovan leather will be approx 4mm thick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toshi Straps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55824129786241,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0974\/4001\/files\/blackshell2.jpg?v=1784551642","url":"https:\/\/toshi-straps.co.uk\/products\/black-shell-cordovan-leather-watch-strap","provider":"Toshi Straps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}