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Very educational
Great attention to detail.
I love my croc watch straps, but reading a clinical description of how these majestic animals are grown exclusively for the purpose and consumption of an ever hungrier luxury world does make me feel somewhat ethically uneasy. In my very humble opinion, no matter how beautiful the result and talented the craft, the days of these practices are numbered.
Making a Grand Seiko Strap
GS created a web page to share the process of making GS straps. While we all have opinions on the best strap (or variety of straps) to fit a watch, I thought you all might be interested in this explanation. MATERIAL Considered the crown jewel of leathers,...
My guess is 1.5 to 2 hours for a pair
I make straps and bags as a hobby and without all the fancy equipment, the skiving machine being one, it takes about half a day for a pair with lots of break times in between. Handstitching alone is about half an hour
I have one
A GS with croc strap. I would say it is very soft and the detail cannot be denied. Worth for every penny.
Interesting! I expected all to be stitched by hand, but they use both machine and "cous main" methods.
Very interesting! And very honest!
Very educational
Great attention to detail. I love my croc watch straps, but reading a clinical description of how these majestic animals are grown exclusively for the purpose and consumption of an ever hungrier luxury world does make me feel somewhat ethically uneasy. In...