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Shell cordovan is a very rare and special leather and makes a beautiful watch strap. It is a horse hide, tanned by hand over a 6 month period, and offered here in black which looks fabulous with grey thread. Please note – all the shell cordovan leather I use comes from the Horween tannery in the USA Straps produced with Black Shell Cordovan leather will be approx 4mm 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 -
This is a very special vintage leather that I came across recently. It’s a pure veg tanned deer hide that was produced a small independent tannery in the UK in the mid 1970′s. There is only a small amount of this leather so there is a limited number of straps available. Vintage Stag is a warm rich tan colour full grain leather that is beautifully soft and pliable. In my opinion it works best with natural stitching (as shown). Straps produced with Vintage Stag leather will be approx 4mm thick and are priced as follows: £120 with a free spring bar buckle £125 with a sewn in buckle £130 with a screw bar buckle -
This is something very special. A rich vegetable tanned top grade calf leather that has been tanned using only traditional tanning methods. It is a lovely matte brown colour, soft as butter and makes a truly stunning strap. In my opinion Dakota with dark brown stitching (as shown) can’t be beaten, but it looks good with grey stitching too. Straps produced with Dakota leather will be approx 3.5mm thick and are priced as follows: £100 with a free spring bar buckle £105 with a sewn in buckle £110 with a screw bar buckle -
Lime is a very soft steer hide with a silky touch and in a great colour – perfect if you want a casual look. It’s one of my personal favourites and it looks amazing on a big watch. My preference is to combine it with olive drab stitching as in the photos below, but it works well with natural and grey stitching too. Straps produced with Lime leather will be approx 4mm thick and are priced as follows: £90 with a free spring bar buckle £95 with a sewn in buckle £100 with a screw bar buckle -
Metta is a veg tanned calf leather made with a diamond pattern imprint and treated with beech oil to resemble the famous deerskin leather found in the wreck of the Metta Catharina in 1973. It is a soft and pliable leather that I think works perfectly with natural stitching. Straps produced with Metta leather will be approx 4mm thick and are priced as follows: £85 with a free spring bar buckle £90 with a sewn in buckle £95 with a screw bar buckle
