Sunday, October 11, 2015

Lava brown handmade leather watch strap

That's a lava brown leather watch strap, hand-dyed & hand-stiched. It's about 4mm thick and the leather is veg. tanned cowhide from the shoulder of the animal. It came from an Italian tannery. I used 25/3 linen thread for this.

Feel free to contact me for a similar strap at: centaurstraps@gmail.com



Friday, October 2, 2015

Light brown 20mm leather watch strap

That's a light brown leather watch strap, hand-dyed & hand-stiched. It's about 4mm thick and the leather is veg. tanned cowhide from the butt of the animal. It came from a UK tannery. I used 25/3 linen thread for this.

Feel free to contact me for a similar strap at: centaurstraps@gmail.com








Friday, September 25, 2015

24mm maroon handmade leather watch strap

This is a 4mm thick handmade watch strap in maroon color. It comes with a brushed prev buckle. The edges are in black matte finishing. Size is about 130x80 with 7 holes. The leather comes from Italy and it's vegetable tanned cowhide shoulder. It's hand-dyed and hand-stitched.






Sunday, September 20, 2015

Nato leather watch straps

These are two nato straps in black and light brown that I recently made from calfskin. Really comfortable and look great on most watches. Hand-dyed, hand-stitched with linen thread.

Contact me to build one for you :
centaurstraps@gmail.com











Tuesday, September 15, 2015

20mm handmade leather straps for Rolex

Here are two examples of possible leather straps for Rolex watches. These were made for Rolex Explorer II, the one on the left is 3mm thick cowhide, light brown with minimal stitching and the one on the right is 4mm thick cowhide with orange stitching to match the orange hand. The strap has been narrowed down to 18mm in the buckle.

If you're looking for something similar for your Rolex, drop me a message at:
centaurstraps@gmail.com




Sunday, September 13, 2015

French painted ammo pouches - Custom orders available!

Give your watch a unique look with a French painted ammo back from 60s. Supple feel, tones of character, great leather. Contact me to build an ammo strap for your watch!






Sunday, February 1, 2015

24/24 Handmade leather watch strap - Chocolate Brown

Here is a chocolate brown watch strap, 24mm, thick enough for big watches, extra resistant to water and with top quality cowhide leather from the butt of the animal (best/strongest part of leather hides). Classic watch strap, you can't go wrong with this.









Saturday, January 31, 2015

24mm exotic leather watch strap - toad leather strap

Really excited with this one, didn't new how it will end up but I'm very pleased with the result. Toad leather is hard to work with and things can go really wrong but I really enjoyed the whole process.

Some details: 24mm, pre-v brushed buckle, 110x75mm, 2mm thick, cowhide lining.

A perfect jacket for your Panerai but it will look just fine in numerous watches. Contact me if you're not sure.

So I started with this:


And end up with this: 









Sunday, January 25, 2015

22mm vintage handmade buffalo leather watch strap

This is a 22mm vintage watch strap from Buffalo leather. Leather is from a well known UK tannery and it's vegetable tanned. Very special leather, full of character. Let me know if you're interested for this or other dimensions. Drop me an e-mail: centaurstraps@gmail.com










Saturday, January 3, 2015

26mm handmade leather watch strap 26/24mm

This is a mahogany vintage style 26mm handmade watch strap narrowed down to 24mm in the buckle. The leather for the strap is top quality full grain cowhide vegetable tanned leather. It's from the shoulder of the animal adding a lot of character. It's from a UK tannery. It has been treated with some oil and wax and it will create a beautiful patina over time. The inside of the strap has been further distressed to add more vintage look, check the last pic.

Details about the leather strap:
- Mahogany vintage style with black finished edges.
- 26mm in the lugs
- 24 mm brushed stainless steel buckle
- 2 stainless steel tubes
- Double stitched with 25/3 linen thread. Box stitched
- 1 large floating keeper
- ~4 mm thick
- About 140 mm x 78 mm
- 5 holes, distance of first hole to lug: 4.5 mm.

This is the actual item that you will receive. Let me know if you need tubes (for Panerai watches), they will be added for free.

Available now in my Etsy shop, check the link on the right!












Friday, January 2, 2015

24mm watch band - Ammo style handmade vegetable tanned leather watch strap

This is an ammo style 24 mm handmade watch strap with minimal stitching and a pre-v 24mm buckle. The leather for the strap is top quality full grain cowhide vegetable tanned leather. It's from the shoulder of the animal. It's from a UK tannery. I'm physically aging this leather without dying it using natural oils, waxes and the sun!

Details about the leather strap:
- physically tanned (not dyed) with finished edges
- 24 mm brushed stainless steel buckle (polished buckle available per request)
- Double stitched with 25/3 linen thread. Drub color.
- 1 ammo style keeper.
- 24 mm wide, ~4 mm thick
- About 138 mm x 78 mm

This is the actual item that you will receive. Tubes for Panerai watches available for free upon request.

Available now in my Etsy shop, check the link on the right!












Thursday, January 1, 2015

Olive Green handmade leather watch strap 24 mm with pre-v buckle --- [SOLD]

This is an olive green 24mm handmade watch strap with a pre-v 24mm buckle. The leather for the strap is top quality full grain cowhide vegetable tanned leather. It's from the shoulder of the animal adding a lot of character. It's from a UK tannery. It has been treated with some oil and wax and it will create a beautiful patina over time.

Details about the leather strap:
- Distressed olive green with black finished edges.
- 24 mm black mat buckle
- Box Stitched, double stitched with 25/3 linen thread in dark grey color.
- 2 floating keepers
- 24 mm wide, ~4 mm thick
- About 135 mm x 80 mm
- 5 holes, distance of first hole to lug: 4.5 mm.

This is the actual item that you will receive. Tubes (for Panerai watches) can be added for free upon request.

Available now in my Etsy shop, check the link on the right!