What makes some watch straps expensive? Let's find out.
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- Join me as I take you through the creation of a handmade, bespoke watch strap, in this case for an Omega Deployant. Hopefully, I'll show you everything you need to know to get started creating your own high-end watch straps.
We'll look at the materials used as well as the sheer amount of time and work it takes to make something like this, and with some luck, I'll answer the question of why straps like this can be expensive.
I use veladon leather reinforcement, which I buy from AL Leather Supply - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Your generosity of knowledge is only matched by your talent. Subscribed.
Thank you very much 🙏 I appreciate you letting me know
Beautiful strap and beautiful video, the amount of time and love that went into the entire Bulova restoration from the strap to the movement and dial just make it priceless. I'm never taking it off!
You are making me blush now, lol You are getting a green one; i'll probably make a video about that here. For those of you who don't know, Lindsay is the dial restoration expert who did the dial for my (well, now her) 1950s vintage Bulova You can see her work here in the video: th-cam.com/video/XdPN_4UvmY0/w-d-xo.html or here on her Instagram: instagram.com/arcstampfli/
Lovely video! The relaxed conversational tone was great while watching you work. Would love to see more detail about stitching, edge finishing or maybe even working with exotic leathers. Subbed right away and looking forward to more!
Thank you. I'll do a stitching video for sure. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Stunning craftsmanship
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Accidentally bumped over your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. Quite thought provoking. Cheers!
Glad you liked it. Thank you for letting me know
Thank you for your work. I've enjoyed your other channel learned so much. The first watch strap I saw being made was there. I am interested in trying to get into making my own. Keep up the great work.
Good luck with that; it's well worth a go. It's definitely a bit cheaper to get into than watchmaking. I'm sure I'll do a basic tools and materials video here at some point that might help people get started.
Most excellent strap making. Superb guide showing whats really involved in bespoke watch strap crafting. Wish I were as skilled as this in leather work.....
Thank you, glad you enjoyed seeing the process.
Your work is beautiful and I enjoyed watching from start to finish. Love the vid mate 👍
Thank you
Nice work. Loved the detailed presentation. It was very informative.
God bless and thanks for a great video.
So nice of you. Thank you
Great video! Very happy to be one of the first 100 subscribers! Looking forward to the content. Thank you!!
Happy to see you here :) Thanks for the sub, and I hope it does not disappoint.
Brilliant my friend thank you for your video
kind regards
James fae Scotland part of the uk 🇬🇧
Greeting from Prague. Glad you enjoyed the video
Wonderful video!! As a fellow watchmaker/leather worker, I've always enjoyed your videos and look forward to seeing what you do here as well!! Please do another with a typical buckle, maybe with an exotic (i.e. difficult haha) leather.
Also please let me know where you got the creasing tip that fits a soldering iron.
I'm pretty sure i will at some point. I have some crocodile hip lying about so maybe that :) Glad you liked it.
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl You forgot to link your Velodon supplier ;)
I have heard Tyvek is the cheap alternative... do you have experience with that material? thanks
I've never used Tyvek so i can't say alleather.com/products/reinforcement-paper is where i buy Velodon. All you need is something that's not to thick. Good luck
Incredible workmanship. Not sure I can afford a strap by you at the moment, but I certainly appreciate all the work going into a premium watch strap, and in the future I would love to order one for my special watch, even though i sweat a lot around my wrists at times. 😅
I make straps with rubber backing for people who come from hotter countries or just want something for the summer months. The general lining materials I use are also pretty water-resistant. I'm glad you enjoyed having a look at how these are made.
I think the no-script style worked really well, it just highlighted hiw well you know your stuff tbh. Always interesting to see another aspect of watchmaking highlighted. And yes, I went full DiCaprio-pointing-at-TV meme when I saw the blue snakeskin.
Argh. Typo!
The blue snakeskin is great especially in the sunlight it looks almost like metal. Pain in the arse to work with. It also requires paperwork on sale 😕 glad you like it mate I brought a new watch cleaning machine I'll be taking that apart and fixing it here next. Should be interesting
Looks fantastic, great video!
Thank you! Appreciate that
Great, just a pleasure to watch the video ..
Thank you; it was very nice of you to say.
Good luck for the growth of both your channels. Excellent Content! 👍👍👍
Very nice of you thanks :)
I've tried many different types of straps and leather combinations, my favorite are lamb skin, ostrich and elephant leathers. The lamb skin in particular is very soft and comfortable on the wrist.
Lamb skin is a great liner and also works as a top leather a little delicate perhaps. I love Ostrich. Never tried elephant. I imagine the import export laws around it for makers are somewhat complex .
Great video! I enjoy your commentary
Thank you, I'm happy you liked it.
Very instructive and entertaining, thank you for sharing your great work with us 😊
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.
This was wonderful; I cant wait to see what you show us in the future. thank you very much.
PS: I usually feel the same way at parties. I would much rather talk about ideas and things; As well as learn from interesting people.
Thank you
Scout
Well if you ever run into me I'd gladly spend an hour or two discussing the relative merits of different style punches. Over a pint or two of course
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl I trained at NSCAD for jewelry so i dont know much about leather work but i love to learn new things. I havent been in the studio for a while as the foreign market has distroyed the hand made jewelry market but i plan on firing it back up again. Work is about to get really busy so it might be a bit yet, but id love to share
Very good and detailed tutorial. I would like to try my hand on making watch bends and I think I will succeed. The problem I have is that I have no idea what materials and tools I need to start with. This is just for my own use .I will not open a business or try to sell them. If it will be possible for to make a short list of everything you need and also suppliers I think will be very helpful for a lot of people like me. I don't want to reinvent the wheel. You already did it and you are very good at it. Thank very much for a great video and I am looking forward for more of them.
I did a video detailing the tools you will need here th-cam.com/video/Cpxnl916xtU/w-d-xo.html I'll do one on materials in a few days
Totally captivated for the 51 minutes. Thank you for sharing with us. Subscribed.
Thank you I'm glad you liked it
Amazing craftsman. A lot of pride in your work. Just a pleasure to watch. I thought your video was well done.
Thank you very much
Nice… the fact that I make my own leather straps and am an amateur watchmaker makes your channel(s) a particular favorite. So impressed by your work, watchmaking, leatherwork and of course the videos themselves! Keep up the good work.
Thank you I appreciate the comment, especially from a fellow in the same boat.
Fantastic skill set. I love the red on the inside of the strap. Beautiful
Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it, I'm a fan of colourful linings
Great video. Ive made a few watchstraps, but have never really been fully satisfied with the end result. Watching this helped a lot. I'd like to see more on stitching with information on what thread size etc.
Looking forward to your next one
Liked and subbed
Thanks. I'm glad you got something out of it I did a tool video on the channel that covered more information on threads and what not. Straps are hard to make; you need a very high degree of precision. A bit of practice, and you'll be fine. God luck
Brilliant video ❤
Thank you 😁 Glad you liked it.
Great video ❤
Glad you liked it!!
Well done young fella, fascinating video.
Thank you sir, glad you found it so.
Nice video. (I watched it all)
I’d be interested in seeing how you make various different strap types.
Coming soon! Glad you enjoyed the content
Incredibly well made strap and nicely made video to boot.
Thank you I appreciate the feedback
God damned! Sir!!, that is so beautiful artwork this your way to doing these!! And quality is bullseye! Thank you for this video full version! I have posible see all these steps what need to do! Very helpful! Big thanks for you! 👌👍☺️✌️🌻☀️❤️
Thank you. I'm happy you found it helpy
Beautiful
Class.
Thanks 😊
Very enjoyable
Wonderful job, congratulations !
That's something i would like to learn to do... May be one day... 🙂
Well i just posted a tools video on the channel so if you ever want to give it a go, this might help th-cam.com/video/Cpxnl916xtU/w-d-xo.html&lc
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl thanks a lot Sir !!
Would like a video on making watch hand levers. Tried a few and find bending the levers results in a mess.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try and get to it at some point 🙂
Love the video, subscribed! I might actually give it a go myself. I also follow leather shoe maing and repair videos, but that's a bridge too far atm to try myself. Also love that the video is unscripted, makes it more genuine (don't have to keep repeating it though). Some close up footage would be great next time. For the stitching, could you show what you do with the loose ends?
Sure I'll add it to the next video. Appreciate the feedback and good luck if you give it a go
Another informative and entertaining video! Thanks. Can you please tell us the temperature you set the creaser to?
To clarify, the first time you used it, to indent the leather
Thank you. The creaser was set to 160°C for this. I normally test the temperature on a scrap bit for each new leather. different leathers need different temperatures, normally between 100 - 200
copy that. Thank you
Wow, neat! Really nice video, I wouldn't change a thing. Just curious to know what that particular strap would cost with that level of craftspersonship. Thanks.
Thank you. I'm happy you liked it. The price would be around 120 euro for something like this.
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jlWell made and well worth it I'm sure. Thanks.
I am impressed. I only disassemble and reassemble watches, never realised how much work goes into a leather strap. Would you try to create the rubber-titanium thingies as used by Rolex too?
I make rubber backed leather straps, Rolexs new rubber strap is more of a bracelet covered in rubber from my understanding. Not really my cup of tea. Most people don't know what goes into a high quality strap glad you enjoyed a look at this one.
Can you do a video on alligator leather straps
Sure expect one soon. It will be crocodile but it's pretty much the same to work with
When punching stitching holes, I may be overly fussy but would prefer holes to point different on either side / \
Overly fussy is why I'm in business 😂 it's possible by changing punches from obverse to reverse. It's not done as standard by anyone I know of, but I can do it on request.
Have a source for that soldering iron crease tip?
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005983918670.html I have a few sizes the one i use most is C 1.0MM also i used these adaptors www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005823180927.html I just made an adaptor from m5 to m4
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl thank you!!
Do you sell watch straps? I have a bigger wrist and cant ware à l'éther strap becaus they just dont sell straps other then standard. You would realy help me out if you do.
Tx
I pretty much deal with large collectors and watch shops at the moment. I thought about selling to the general public, but I'm not set up for it yet. That said, if you want, you can email me at david@saving-time.link and we can work out the details for what you'd like. large wrist size is not a problem.
20th subscriber woo hoo!!
Thank you. I hope I can produce some content worth watching.
@Wasting-Time-oc7jl I think you've got the right idea, the long format suits us ocd watch people. It's funny I'm in le locle at the moment taking a bench test. I just watched your Bulova video 😆 I'm hoping to become a watchmaker that specialises in restoration work. I've relaxing and learning at the same time, so thanks for making good content.
Well, good luck to you, sir. I hope to get over to le locle myself at some point, My friend and partner in crime on the Bulova video, Lindsay, is based there. I'm not 100% sure but i think she holds classes on dial restoration from time to time for watchmakers. You could always shoot her a DM and ask if you're interested: instagram.com/arcstampfli/ Best of luck - David
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl Thanks David, I have sent a message to see if she has any time free, will see if she responds... If not I can come back another time, hopefully when I'm here for education. Thanks for the well wishes, hopefully I get in, I think I've passed the aptitude tests so it remains to be seen if I get a position or not. It's very competitive here XD
@@christiankirkenes5922 to anyone curious, I did respond, we met and had a great time!! It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday!
Glad I found this one! Already subbed your other. Hey, how did you know I started a channel called artisanal crafted toilet paper???
Lol I'll take 2 sheets maybe 3 if you have some sort of buy now pay later option.
I have no interest in making my own straps and I do not care for leather work, yet I was glued to the screen the whole time and the 51 minutes passed like it was closer to 20 minutes.
I've been down a few TH-cam rabbit holes myself. Glad it kept you entertained
Very interesting. I think you should just put things like this on your main channel though and they would get more views. For the non-specialist (the vast majority of your subscribers ?) it is not really different viewing to the things you post there. Not many (if any) TH-camrs manage to run a second channel with more then a small percentage of their main channel subscribers.
I'm glad you liked it. The reason why I think TH-camrs start a secondary channel is not, or I can only speak for myself here. But for me, it's not for more views. The TH-cam system is awful. If I put a video out on my main channel that's not popular with my subscribers, say making a wallet, I run a very good chance of seeing my entire channel die. It's a difficult system. This channel I'm just going to make what I like, and I don't really care if TH-cam shows it to people or not. I hope they do, but the point of this is just so I can put out random stuff and not have to worry about bowing to the almighty TH-cam algorithm.
Fair enough but you are saying the second channel *is* for more views but more views on your main channel. I think you underestimate how popular this particular video would be on your main channel - your USP is watch straps and this plays right into that. Agree that something entirely off piste like making a wallet should be here.
Sure I agree watch straps would 100% be a fit for the main channel and I'll have them there for sure, this one just went here as it was an hour long and I did not think a 2 hour long bulova video would go down well. My idea with straps was to have a short one 10 mins or so integrated into a restoration video which I think is enough for most people. Then do a deep dive here for the people that would actually want to make one. But really I expect this will turn into a place where I experiment with content and take suggestions from people like yourself on what would fit the main channel and what would not.
Appreciate the feedback btw sort of what I hoped this place would bring in
I watched this even though I have no intention whatsoever of making a watch strap or indeed of restoring watches. Just like 99.99% of the 800,000 who subscribe to Wristwatch Revival. I mean Hand Tool Rescue is another, 1.1m subscribers and absolutely none of those want to actually restore a 1904 vacuum cleaner themselves. In many cases the actual content is pretty irrelevant, it’s the creator we’re interested in. Anyway, keep up the good work !
magic....
Thanks
What is your opinion on fake leather? Can it reach similar characteristics then real leather? Would you ever make a fake leather strap for a client?
Fake leather has it's place a bit like chipboard does; however, fake leather is not as strong or durable as the real stuff. I've made a fake leather strap for a client who wanted a very specific painted leather. I do not recommend it at all, but at the end of the day, I'm here to make items that fit my clients specifications, not my preferences.
Nobody wants a elbow injury
Truly mine went on for months, 1/10 would not recommend
Why is it so expensive, well it's usually down to plain overcharging, as the material used is very small so even an expensive leather would not demand much to make such a small item. I never pay more than £30-40 on a strap. I buy alligator/croc straps made in Vietnam, great quality and looks good, they cost usually £25-30. I don't mind paying hundreds for a good quality watch, or even thousands. But a strap?? It loses nearly all value after it's used so to buy expensive straps is bad economics.
'a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.' - Oscar Wilde
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl I agree with that, it's just that when I sell the watch on a year or two later literally no one is willing to pay any extra for a nice strap....
Sure, if your just buying and selling watches, then I'd just bung a cheap strap on them as well. I will give you this warning.I'm not trying to be funny here; this is something I've seen happen. 99% of alligator or crocodile straps from Vietnam don't come with CITES certificates, and if you don't have paperwork on your exotic straps, do not ship a watch on them; customs will destroy the watch along with the strap. A friend of mine had a Vacheron Constantin destroyed this way. Its why reputable auction houses remove exotic straps from a lot of watches before shipping.
@@Wasting-Time-oc7jl Yes sure, sending an alligator item abroad is a risk for sure. The sellers seem to have adapted and describe them as “artificial leather”. I have had one strap destroyed by customs already. Criminal that they also destroy the watch itself, I didn’t know that!
Most people don't. The simple fact is that you'll pay someone like me a lot more for exotic skins because I obey the law, and that's expensive. My straps ship worldwide with no issues. The straps you are buying are illegally imported, and obviously it's cheaper to buy something illegal that's made by someone making $200 a month. It also potentially supports the criminal industry around the harvesting and pouching of endangered spices. I don't buy the stuff because i consider it immoral, which to me is more important than the price but hey, i'm not the moral police. My stuff is extensive simply because it takes around 3 - 4 hours of skilled work to produce a strap, and I'm not working for $1 an hour. Money has power; it has velocity, and maybe supporting a local craftsman in your area and paying a bit more will ultimately lead to a better quality of life for you and yours. But i'm just a strap maker; what do it know ;)
i love you so much! I recently just found your nkuwan and i’m in love!! Your videos are so fun and you energy is just MWAH! keep living your life
Welcome aboard!