This was a special project for me. I know personally how sentimental something like a piece of jewellery or a watch can be and it was an absolute please to help my customer Siobhan bring her Raymond Weil watch back to life. The plating on the strap had really come away and she wanted a […]
Measuring correctly for your wrist size is critical to get the perfect fit for your watch strap. When I make straps for customers it’s important that I have these details in order for us to get the right fit. Everyone is different, not to mention some prefer slightly more or less leather to wrap the […]
You know you’re an absolute watch nerd when people walk around your house looking at ‘art’ and saying ‘you’re such a nerd…are these watch pictures…’ and yes, they are! I am therefore a certified watch nerd! That’s the thing about watches, when you’re a fan, you’re in deep and that’s me. I collect them, I […]
It’s always a difficult process finding new skins or leathers for my watch straps and it takes many hours, weeks and months of research to determine the best textures and colours for my straps. I’ve had a lot of requests in 2018 for French Calfskin and cowhide which I have finally sourced. The leathers that […]
It’s been a while in the making but I will soon be (by popular demand) launching our range of premium nato watch straps! I’ve always been slightly reticent to stock NATO straps because until now I didn’t feel like they adequately represented by brand in terms of quality. I have personally bought many NATO watch […]
I thought it would be wise to address a common thing that I see on instagram and online in general which is the Rolex watch case rubbing against the leather watch straps. This is something that I see all the time and I think it’s important to address is. Firstly this is not the fault […]
Determining the perfect watch strap size can be a little daunting, especially if you’ve never bought a replacement watch strap before. Whilst many of our customers at The Strap Tailor are seasoned and often addicted strap purchasers, there are many who would simply like to make a one off purchase to replace their OEM strap […]
Recently after posting a picture on our instagram profile of a beautiful Girard Perregaux I was asked ‘what is a rattrapante chronograph’. Reason being that a lovely customer of ours who owns this special watch had sent me a picture to show off his new strap that he acquired from us, a lovely Ostrich Honey Brown […]
