The Journal
Field notes from the wrist.
Sizing guides, care routines, style rules worth knowing - and the occasional rule worth breaking. Short reads for the well-strapped collector.
How-To · 3 min read
How to Measure Lug Width
The single most important number on your wrist. Get it right in under a minute with a ruler.
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Guide · 5 min
Finding the Perfect Strap
Eight quick questions to narrow a wall of leather down to the one strap your watch was waiting for.
Style · 4 min
Watch Strap Etiquette
The unwritten rules of what to wear, where, and what never to pair together.
Guide · 4 min
What Watch Strap Size Do I Need?
Lug width, strap length, taper - the three numbers that decide whether a strap fits your wrist or just your watch.
Guide · 5 min
Leather vs Rubber vs NATO Straps: Which Is Best?
Three families, three jobs. A short, honest breakdown of which strap belongs on which watch.
Guide · 4 min
How to Choose the Right Watch Strap for Your Watch
Match the strap to the case, the wrist and the wardrobe - in that order.
Care · 4 min
How to Clean a Leather Watch Strap
Five minutes a month and your strap will outlast the watch. The right cleaner, the right rhythm, the right limits.
Care · 3 min
How to Stop Your Watch Strap Smelling
It is not the strap, it is the bacteria. Here is the fix - and the prevention.
Style · 3 min
The Cheapest Way to Upgrade Your Watch
Forget polishing, forget servicing - a new strap is the single biggest return on the smallest spend.
Style · 5 min
One Watch, Five Different Looks
How a single watch becomes a wardrobe with five well-chosen straps.
Style · 4 min
How a Watch Strap Can Make a Cheap Watch Look Expensive
Quality leather, the right hardware, and a slim profile. The three moves that bring a £100 watch up to a £1,000 one - visually.
Leather · 4 min
Classic Leather: The Everyday Standard
Smooth, full-grain calfskin with hand-painted edges - the strap that works with almost any watch in your collection.
Leather · 4 min
Crazy Horse: Built to Patina
Wax-pulled full-grain leather that scuffs into character. The strap that gets better the more you wear it.
Leather · 4 min
Crocodile: Formal Leather, Quietly
Defined scales, tight stitching, dressier than anything else on the catalogue. The strap reserved for dress watches and serious occasions.
Leather · 4 min
Fabric: NATO, Perlon and Two-Piece
Not technically leather - but the most versatile, hard-wearing strap material in any collection.
Leather · 4 min
Ostrich: Sculpted and Sculptural
Quill bumps, soft hand, instantly recognisable. The exotic strap that softens a steel case without going formal.
Leather · 5 min
Shell Cordovan: The King of Leathers
Six months in the tannery, decades on the wrist. The densest, glossiest, longest-lasting leather money buys.
Leather · 4 min
Suede: Soft, Warm and Quietly Continental
Brushed napped leather - the strap that adds texture to the wrist without shouting for attention.