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Leather is durable, resilient and a sophisticated classic when it comes to watch straps. Of course over time your watch strap will receive some well-loved wear and tear, whether that is from dirt, sweat, humidity or sunlight, so it is essential to take care of your leather watch strap to ensure it stays looking timeless.   1. Remove the watch strap from the watch Firstly, you will need to remove the watch strap from the watch face as this will protect the dial from the cleaning process. Once this has been done you will need a microfibre cloth to wipe...

A tapered custom watch strap is a strap that is one width at the lugs (where the strap attaches to the watch) and tapers down to a narrower width at the buckle such as 24/22, meaning 24mm wide at the lugs and 22mm wide at the buckle.  Most of the standard Panerai straps are tapered to 22mm, even on the larger 47mm watches.  A straight strap is one that's the same width at the lugs and the buckle such as 24/24 meaning 24mm wide at the lugs and 24mm wide at the buckle.  The big question is... why and when...

Many of you will have heard about Cordovan leather and might even own Cordovan watch straps or are thinking of buying their first pair. In this article we want to explain to you everything about Cordovan leather, where it comes from, how it is made and how to properly take care of it. Cordovan leather is essentially horse leather, but not every leather that comes from a horse is Cordovan. Only the so called shells or butts, which are the rear quarters of the horse are turned into Cordovan, hence the often used name Shell Cordovan. These parts of the...