Custom Watchbands, you betcha. I’ve always enjoyed watches. I have a fairly rare Omega and various Seiko’s and other “not so rare” pieces. The Omega that I brought back with me from the UK years ago recently died so I bought a very functional new Seiko Divers Watch to use while the Omegas in the shop. The Seiko came with a rubber divers band and I wanted to try my hand at making a watch strap.

This strap is made of Frogskin with a brown Water Buffalo lining… get it… frog, water buffalo, divers watch? Never mind… The clasp for this piece is from RHD and is a stainless double-fold deployant style. The thread used is a nylon orange to compliment the Seiko watch face. As with all custom leather projects, the detail involved is a major piece of the price structure. The amount and type of leather used is important as well, however the intricate detail work will always play a major role.

I have not priced this piece as of yet but would be happy to discuss it with you. The variety of options on a watch band is mind boggling. Leather, stitching, clasps, pins, edging, etc. etc. The clasp on this particular band in itself is $50.00. As I said, give me a call and we can discuss what you are looking for.  DH

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A Pocket Watch Case is a definite requirement for those that prefer to carry a pocket watch over a wrist watch. We were commissioned by an executive in the mid-west to create a custom leather pocket watch case with attached leather braided cord for one of his latest antique finds. Interestingly, we have recently been commissioned to make many leather items without having the actual piece that will be placed in it. We do this with exact dimensions, a lot of research and hand made hardwood molds. This watch case was no exception. As the watch is very valuable, the customer didn’t trust the transportation system to deliver this watch safely for a custom fit. (I have a small article here that explain how we do it for knife sheaths but I should probably update it to better explain custom hardwood molds for other items).  This watch case is 1 3/4″ in diameter and 3/8″ thick so the work is rather detailed. In addition he wished to have the Notre Dame logo carved into the front of the case (turned out pretty well I think). The case is lined with a tobacco colored pigskin for protection of the watch finish and is supplied with a Italian braided cord with a sterling sliver clasp that is further attached to the braided cord with a very very fine piece of nylon string (fishing line). The base cost for this pocket watch case is $165.00 and includes the Italian braided leather cord and sterling silver clasp.  DH

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