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Vulture Premium Wickett & Craig Harness Watch Strap
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Vulture Premium Wickett & Craig Harness Watch Strap
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Wickett & Craig Tannery produces some of the best vegetable-tanned leather in the world. These straps are made from harness leather, which is hot dipped in waxes, oils, and fats for a weatherproof finish and a distinguished depth of color Read More
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Cloaca
1906
Feb 13, 2019
There is no product inventory. He (it's one guy) makes the straps to order. To the extent that there is an inventory, it's an inventory of leather cutting dies for the different widths, if he uses those (maybe he cuts by hand). The dies would be a one-time capital investment, although I guess they'd have to be sharpened from time to time.
I have eight of his straps, which I love. I'm sitting this out because I have way too many straps for the number of watches I have.
CraigLewis
260
Feb 13, 2019
CloacaRight. HE has no product inventory, so he has no inventory problem. Point I was making was why the big strap makers have to keep the options count on their straps to a relative minimum, because they do have inventory. Hence, they have lots of holes, as you were complaining about earlier, to have just a few strap sizes cover a wider variety of wrist sizes.
It's one of the 2 big advantages of the small, cut-to-order strap makers. The other is more flexibility in the secondary details...stitching color, buckle finish, often the stitching style.
RayF
22216
Jun 17, 2020
Nice straps, but sixty-five smackers is a lot of dough. If I were in the market, I would certainly do a little comparison shopping just to be sure.
By the way, if you're looking for something other than just the same old leather watch strap, check out all the cool custom work offered on ETSY--always some pretty amazing stuff going on over there.
Alpoyoz
0
Oct 11, 2019
How do you compare Wickett & Craig's leather to Horween Derby? Seems like Wickett & Craig's is thinner. Am I right?
Vulture_Premium
118
Vulture Premium Leather
Oct 11, 2019
AlpoyozThank you for your question, I could talk about leather all day! Derby and Harness are two very different but great leathers.
As for thickness, I order thick hides and split all of the leather down to the appropriate thickness. Most leathers seem to behave better at certain thicknesses than others. I allow the characteristics of the leather to determine the thickness of the straps that I make.
I make the Derby straps thicker because it is a combination tanned leather - that is vegetable tanned and chrome tanned. This results in a softer leather, but the grain isn't as tight as a pure vegetable tanned leather. If you go too thin with Derby, it is quite stretchy. Derby also exhibits "Pull-up", a temporary color shift when it is flexed.
The W&C Harness leather is a pure vegetable tanned leather, and is a much tougher, stronger leather. It is made for horse harnesses, so strength and weather resistance is crucial for such an application. This leather behaves better slightly thinner than the Derby straps because it is a more stout leather. It will break in and become nice and supple with time, but it is not as supple as the Derby straps are initially.
Alpoyoz
0
Oct 12, 2019
Vulture_PremiumThanks for the great answer. I got another question. Will it be any other design using blue leather besides from the previous Badalassi Carlo?
Kirkwall
29
Oct 8, 2019
What length is likely to fit a 7" wrist? Generally see 75mm/120mm but not seeing those options here?
CeeBass
2209
Oct 9, 2019
Here are some photos. I have two more that are not in the pics since they were not readily available when I took the pics this morning. I might have other pics from my old wrist checks that you can check out on this site. The holes that I use the most are the center holes or the second hole closest to the watch. My wrist is actually 6 7/8” to 7” depending on how hot or cold the weather is. I’ve used them on a variety of lug to lug/tip to tip ranging from 42mm to 50mm and have not had any problems with length.
Omega_Eric
45
Mar 30, 2019
Put the Olive colored Vulture Premium strap on the a green dial seiko alpinist. This is a very well hand made strap. Comparable to my $300 straps from Santoni but in some respects the craftsmanship seems even better. No detail was missed. I will be buying more from their website. The price we paid, $70, was a steal IMHO.
Vulture_Premium
118
Vulture Premium Leather
Apr 8, 2019
Omega_EricThank you very much for the kind words!
CeeBass
2209
Feb 9, 2019
I bought eight pairs of the Vulture Tochigi strap from last year and it exceeded my expectations. I’m extemely satisfied with the quality and craftsmanship, as well as the feel of each individual strap. The leather is aging and starting to develop a nice patina.
They offer a 21mm wide strap which some companies do not offer. I can vouch for the Vulture Tochigi craftsmanship and quality but please keep in mind that this current drop is for the Vulture Wickett & Craig strap.
The two straps on the right have the same finish as the other three. The reflection of the light is making it appear that they are shiny or glossy but they all have the same finish.
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Vulture_Premium
118
Vulture Premium Leather
Feb 9, 2019
CeeBassThank you very much for the kind words! Your Tochigi straps seem to be aging beautifully!
Akostu
0
Oct 9, 2019
Hi! Can somebody please explain to me what 20/18 mm strap width means? Is it so that one strap piece is with 20 mm, and another is with 18 mm width?
I am searching for a strap for my Glycine combat 6 36 mm watch, which needs 20 mm wide strap.
RonaldM
1
May 24, 2019
Purchased three and now have had several weeks of use. OUTSTANDING! Hoping they return to our community some time in future.
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