{"product_id":"merlot-kudu-leather-watch-strap","title":"Merlot Kudu","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerlot Kudu is fully veg tanned kudu leather with a full aniline finish. It is super strong and pliable. The aniline finish perfectly shows the character of the kudu leather, and the tannery have dyed this batch a subtle wine colour. I’ve been using kudu leather for my watch straps for many years now because of it’s characteristics, and this tannage is one of the best I’ve found. Kudu leather is the perfect material for a watch strap in my opinion, and this is highly recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKudu are wild antelope that 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 some scars and marks from the animals hard life. As a result no two kudu leather straps will look the same, ensuring your strap will be unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strap photographed for this page was stitched with grey thread, but natural, light brown, butterscotch and bright yellow threads work very well too. 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 Merlot Kudu leather will be approx 4mm thick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toshi Straps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55814350700929,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0974\/4001\/files\/merlot2.jpg?v=1781780568","url":"https:\/\/toshi-straps.co.uk\/products\/merlot-kudu-leather-watch-strap","provider":"Toshi Straps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}