Howard Riady bought a vintage watch with a worn strap in 2014. Three years later, he founded Veblenist, which specializes in ...

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 ...

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 ...

When discussing watches, they are often judged by their complications, craftsmanship, and numerous features. The strap, however, is hardly brought up. But it’s more crucial than you think. It touches ...

Clayton and Crume craft some amazing leather goods, and now they have turned their talents to their new line of Apple Watch bands. Leatherworkers at Clayton and Crume have made a variety of other high ...

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 ...