Site Client’s Choice of the Month: The Ostrich Strap May 6, 2026 / May 7, 2026 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment It will soon be a year since we started making bespoke straps from ostrich leg and they’ve become very popular. Last month they even outsold our Tuscan leather straps. What we really like about ostrich leg is that it has a surface finish similar to alligator or lizard, but it doesn’t come with the same […] Read more »
Site My First Nubuck Strap: It’s a Winner May 5, 2026 / May 7, 2026 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment So it’s that time of the year again when I get to request a new strap for one of my many watches. What I really wanted was to finally wear my Gruen Precision, a similar model to the one Sean Connery had on when he first uttered the words “Bond. James Bond.” I’m a huge […] Read more »
Site News From the Workshop: Bespoke Wallets May 1, 2026 / May 7, 2026 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment We recently added a new product to our shop that goes hand in hand with our watch straps – bespoke wallets. It took us a long time to come up with a clean design that we were happy with but in the end we got there. Our wallets will fit snugly in your suit pocket […] Read more »
Site A Year Down the Line, My Strap Is Still Beautiful February 16, 2026 / February 16, 2026 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment For my birthday last year, David made me a strap from aquatic leather. It had sentimental value, because it was destined for a family heirloom – my father’s Tissot Seastar that he was gifted when he retired after working for the same company for thirty years. That kind of service is rare in our time […] Read more »
Site An Icon of Elegance: Introducing Ostrich Straps July 19, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment Ostrich leather is a relatively new type of leather with the first tannery opening in 1970 in Klein Karoo. Before this, little was known about tanning ostrich skin. It quickly gained popularity with fashion houses in Europe and the United States who made luxury boots, belts, and bags from ostrich crown, a very smooth material […] Read more »
Site Yes, Finally! A New Watch Strap for Mrs Saving-Time June 13, 2025 / June 27, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment You’d think living with a leather craftsman would make you spoilt for choice in the watch strap department. Well, think again. With orders rolling in from all corners of the world, I’m always demoted to the bottom of the list. I’ve been wearing my vintage Longines from the 1960s on a cognac Badalassi Carlo Wax […] Read more »
