More to your watchstrap than meets the eye…

A batch of new leather straps has just arrived from Tanner Bates in Devon. We have been fitting these superb straps for years: no other watchmaker fits them as standard.

It’s always a joy to open a parcel from Tanner Bates. Their parcels are beautifully presented, with each strap carefully wrapped in tissue. Such fine tanned hide has a wonderful aroma (think of the interior of a Rolls-Royce). There’s a particular pleasure in handling leather of this quality, and in looking at the hand stitching, whether it matches the leather or contrasts with it (the stitching is key, as no glue is used).

Like all Tanner Bates’s products, they are traditionally made, with great attention to detail. It’s only when we place them close together that we’re aware that no two straps are precisely identical, a hallmark of their individual craftsmanship.

Watchstraps of this quality mature beautifully and take on an attractive patina: if looked after well they will last much longer than cheap alternatives. It’s not hard to see why the rich mid-brown shade of ‘conker’ is our most popular, although other colours are available. There’s also a range of coloured threads for the stitching, and another option is to have your initials, or a symbol, embossed into the leather. Just ask if you would like to know about these individual features, as it’s not practicable to include all the choices on our website*.

As a business, Tanner Bates shares many of our own values of quality, sustainability and customer service, so their straps are the perfect complement to our watches. In fact, we will even deliver your watch in a handmade leather wallet from Tanner Bates (another Harold Pinchbeck exclusive).

You can find out more about Tanner Bates and their products at tannerbates.co.uk, where you’ll even find a picture of founder John Hagger wearing his own Harold Pinchbeck watch.

*Waiting times and extra charges may apply to bespoke straps.