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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 […]
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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 […]
June 13, 2025 / June 13, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
When someone mentions salmon, your thoughts probably spring to dinner rather than luxury leather goods. Yet, crafting leather from fish skin is undergoing a modern revival and it emerges as a sustainable material with the future ahead of it. Not only is it eco-chique – it’s also water-resistant and highly durable due to the criss-cross pattern […]
April 9, 2025 / April 9, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
There are two types of alligator species still in existence, the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). They’ve been roaming the planet since ancient times, first appearing as long as 37 million years ago. The term “alligator” is most likely an anglicized form of el lagarto, Spanish for “the lizard”, which […]
April 8, 2025 / April 8, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
Napa leather, sometimes also spelled nappa, is derived from calves, lambs, and young goats. As these animals have incredibly soft hides, the leather they produce have a soft feel which makes napa excellent as lining leathers for watch straps. Unlike Zermatt calf, another favourite here at Ateliér D. James, napa comes in a wide range […]
April 2, 2025 / April 2, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
In the village of Ponte a Egola, which sits in the heart of the Tuscan leather district, Conceria Walpier have been producing some of the world’s finest leathers since the tannery was founded fifty years ago. It is one of the 18 tanneries that make up the Genuine Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium. They all […]
