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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 […]
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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 […]
March 31, 2025 / March 31, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
Vachetta leather derives its name from the French word for cattle, but its heritage is actually from Italy and it’s produced mainly in Tuscany. It is always vegetable-tanned and full-grain, which means it comes from the top layer of the hide, where the fibers are the most dense, which distinguishes it from genuine leather that […]
March 31, 2025 / April 2, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
The Tuscan tannery Badalassi Carlo has been in the business of producing top-quality vegetable-tanned leathers for over four decades. They’re highly respected for their expertise in making Vachetta leathers which go into the handbags of luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and their most famous leather, Pueblo, is a timeless classic that combines ruggedness with […]
March 18, 2025 / March 31, 2025 by Mrs Saving-Time | Leave a Comment
The most common variety of strap is the cut edge where the strap leather gets cut to size either in a press or, as here at Atelier D. James, by hand with a knife. The edge then gets burnished or painted.On a Rembordé strap the top layer of leather gets wrapped around a natural cotton […]
