Watch straps have not more or less been a field ripe with significant innovations and original designs – indeed, it’s a difficult field in which to innovate. Sure, many small-time makers have put ...

Kunitaka Kojima of Tokyo has been creating straps by hand for almost 10 years. By Vivian Morelli TOKYO — Nineteen years ago, when he began working at a factory that made watch straps, Kunitaka Kojima ...

A good strap can completely change the look and feel of a watch — even a crappy watch. Everybody knows this. (And if you didn’t, you do now.) Further, a good leather strap can really elevate a tired ...

Philip Chuah, who used YouTube videos to learn the skill, now creates bands in everything from calfskin to tilapia. By Vivian Morelli It all started in early 2021 when Philip Chuah, a watch enthusiast ...

Jon Quinn, a former software engineer and self-confessed watch obsessive, recalls the trouble that was once involved in replacing the strap on a luxury watch. “I remember years ago taking a Breitling ...

Apple has given its lineup of Apple Watch bands a huge change for 2023: it’s no longer selling new leather options. In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, the company has elected not to make any ...

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