3 Tier Strap Comparison: Bark & Jack, Teddy, EBay 

Thanks for the comments. If that’s the only thing I’d say they are still told notch!

JaSolo Gaming completely agree

Really good that you’re open to constructive criticism Adrian. All Things Random clearly rate your Straps highly; which is brilliant..... but when we think we’re perfect; that’s time to Bark and Jack it in....... sorry, couldn’t resist that one. Great to see your high Rating.

That's one piece strap should cost $40 tops. $5 of material and almost no stitching and single layer.

Sold me on it, will check out your site and pick one up for my 300m

That’s called pull up, it’s natural with leather goods, and creates a patina that makes each piece of leather unique, this is actually a sign of good leather particularly in boots

I’m trying to do the same, but more in detail. I was so impressed with his knowledge and product I decided to do one better. Maybe one day I’ll have a constant revenue, but I started building my own straps, sourcing the leather and products myself for the builds

I’m looking forward to reviewing Bark and Jacks NATO soon. But seriously the best I’ve found so far. And I’m very happy with the customer service. He’s got my business, that’s for sure

Totally agree. The cheaper it is the less you’ll actually get out of it. But I’m also in the mind set that I don’t have to spend more just because it’s going on an expensive watch. Which is why I like Bark and Jack. It’s a bit pricey but only a little. It’s not unreasonable. And the Natos, which I’ll be getting a reviewing soon are a quarter the price of the one I bought.

Thomas Jaeger no problem! Adrian has been talking up his nato straps 2.0, and I will be reviewing more soon.

Since this video I have actually created my own watch strap company called chasestraps.com. I missed several key things in the video, that I know now

Actually, I think you should try chasestraps.com…. Which is my own personal watchstrap brand

Trust me, I know a lot more now than I did then. In fact I now own my own watchstrap company called Chase Straps:chasestraps.com

@@allthingsrandom8137 Can I ask you which glue do you use? As I said, I'm not an expert in straps... And Because I'm not sure I will can make seams, I need the right resistant glue. For other thing I use ecostick 1816B by Intercom.

leetmango it’s funny, because when I do this video two months ago I knew nothing about leather. As a non-leather expert it’s very difficult for me to go over burnishing and everything else. However, last few weeks, I have gotten into making my own straps. So now I do know about burnishing, in fact my own straps I do a few things when it comes to burnishing. Like first I do water burnishing, then after that dries, I’ll use beeswax, or I’ll use an edge dye and burnish it further. Also I know more about leathers, for example I use things like 2-3 oz horween leather for some, I’ve purchased leather that’s already dyed and then I’ve purchased leather that’s natural and I’ve dyed myself. I’ve use things like sheep skin on the underside to make a leather strap more comfortable, and I know far more about handstitching and using things like waxed linen stitch. My point is, when I reviewed the straps, I didn’t review them from the angle of an expert. I reviewed them from the point of enthusiast who loves Watches. I could easily redo the video now that I know worlds more about leather making, but I won’t because that’s not what it was designed for.

If there something you can recommend to me? I was interested in purchasing a Teddy strap, but now I'm curious to see what else is out there.

Alberto Navarrete teddy straps are still pretty good for the price: Vario also have very good straps. And Strapsco have different tiers and I own several

Hello good sir, could you reccomend some brands which produce such or higher quality watch straps, at a lower price, thank you

For sure! Happy to help

Great quality, except no spring bars included with a $100 strap.

Aliexpress is fine, but I’ve never actually ordered from them. The affordable watches I have are sourced from eBay, Amazon, or direct like Strapsco. Agreed with nylon straps, but prefer parachute straps instead

@@allthingsrandom8137 But why actually? With Chinese watches you tend to overpay by 30-50% when buying on Amazon. AliExpress has a strong immediate buyer protection but no long term warranty, so you could argue that a mechanical device is a risk, but straps? The quality will be very clear very quickly. IMHO *the* platform for accessories of any kind.

Yes, before I made this video, I didn’t know much about leather, however I know a lot more now. In fact I started my own watchstrap company using higher quality leather. So I completely understand what you’re saying

This is an old video. They do have spring bars now… Along with my own watch strap… chasestraps.com… shameless plug…lol

FriscoFloHorology overall the strap was not bad. $40 is not a lot to pay for that strap, but that’s the most I would’ve paid.

I’ve bought 4 from teddy 1 is the rolls Royce leather and it is amazing ... possibly the most comfy strap I’ve ever worn. I have 2 of the fat cheaper $29 vegetable died leather so far they have been really great only 2 gripes are no slot to use a quick release spring bar and they are a bit short for my 8 inch wrist any bigger and they wouldn’t fit. The 4th is a canvas and leather I grabbed for a seagull 1963 but I haven’t worn that still waiting for the watch. But teddy straps are definitely better than the cheap ebay ones. Overall I’m happy with all 4 straps from teddy I don’t feel like I overpaid or that they are just rebadged ebay or AliExpress straps.

Dan Wilkinson the quality is definitely better than the cheap cheap one. I think for the price they are definitely reasonable quality. Let me know about the Seagull 1963. I’ve always been curious about it. I’m interested to hear what you have to say about it

Most of Teddys straps are made by Hadley Roma, they're out of Massachusetts. Pretty sure it's the only large watch strap makes in USA

Thanks!

Thanks!!

One of the best

I’ve watched Teddy go through the factory. I would say “handmade” is loose. More hand finished 🤷🏻‍♂️

That's not a characteristic of horween at all. I take it you're not very familiar with leather or shell cordovan. When you say horween, you do realize horween is just a Tannery and they make many different types\ methods of leather from English Dublin to chromexcel to latigo to the most expensive shell cordovan... If a leather changes colors when bent it is normally at4 leather and it is normally a sign it was oil tanned not veg tan... But sometimes then bending color change characteristic is pretty cool. I like oil tanned sometimes.. the gentleman in the video was right though it's normally going to be on inexpensive leather watch bands..

I now own a watch strap company chasestraps.com. Definitely have a better understanding now

Nick P so I get what you’re saying, however, since I made this video I’ve started building my own leather straps and I actually know quite a bit about leather itself. Now when you bend leather it shouldn’t discolor so much that it’s noticeable instantaneously. It’s OK if there’s slight discoloration on the wear marks, which is natural. But when you bend something and it completely changes the color and aesthetic immediately to such a drastic degree it just shows lower quality

Pay less and get a cheaper strap. Simples.

How old is this video? Years later I have a way better understanding, so much psi on a watch strap company that deals in high-end Italian calf leather watch straps This is coming from a novice, now I’m somewhat of an expert. Perhaps check out newer videos Just saying…

He is now. So at least there was a change

Whoa… hold up. I’m starting a straps business….

I guess even a more vintage style would actually be a bund strap

So I have a video, a few maybe where I actually build my own straps. I source my own leather, whether it’s Horween, which is ok, or Buffalo, or even a sheep skin, none have an immediate color change like the cracking of the cheap brand. The reason for that is the grain, the dye, and the quality of the leather. Horween will change slightly, over time, but you are comparing apples to bananas

@@allthingsrandom8137 pull up as in a color change when bending is a property of chromexcel. I'm just saying the color change when bending is not a mark of low quality.

Support the small makers dude.

I don’t have a Dicks in Alaska. So maybe.

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Hervé Chretien totally agree. There are some vintage brown leather straps that cost upwards of $300, which I just can’t do so I’ve been shopping around for quite a while. That’s why I like Bark and Jack; reasonable with good quality. I’ll check out Watch Gecko and see what they have.

A good strap can upgrade any watch. Not everyone can afford a more expensive watch. Love my 30 dollar Casio world time, and just got in Vario Straps for them. Should I toss them out because they are cheap?

Check out more recent videos. In fact in about 2 hours a video is scheduled for the best watch straps on the market

Good points

Well, yes. They are. Try looking at a video that’s not two years old, and looking at one of the other hundreds of watch videos since. People make mistakes, to include yourself

In fact, just to clarify, I actually own my own watchtrap company now. So I’m well aware of the intricacies of the hardware.

Check out a more recent video. This is like 3 years old, lol

Yeah, this is an old one. I own a watch strap company now and am clearly more informed. A update video is already in the works

And I made this video, I had no idea about the intricacies of watch straps. I still think that The bark and jack strap from Adrian is just a little too pricey. I now own a watch strap company called Chase straps, and it’s hard for me to justify an Italian leather strap for over $100 when I know the manufacturing cost, and I sell mine for less than half 🤷🏻‍♂️