Thanks al lot for that review, Dave! I really appreciate that you've invested so much time to show every detail here. Makes me really happy! And dear viewer, Dave is right, that might look sponsored, but the host was free to speak out the truth : Edit: And good news for everybody outside Europe: The prices Dave has mentioned here are with VAT. If you buy straps from outside the EU you can deduct 19 percent (in fact the shop does that automatically).
I have bought 2 of Tim’s shell cordovan straps. I also have several cordovan straps by other companies. I can wholeheartedly recommend Tim’s straps. Excellent craftsmanship and value for money. His channel is very interesting and entertaining too!
I've made a few things out of leather, very satisfying. The amount of work it took to get that lustrous sheen.... a marine shining his boots for inspection comes to mind.
I put a $100 burgundy shell cordovan strap on my Orient Bambino. Totally worth it. Caution: after getting your hands on a ~*~good~*~ leather strap, it's hard to go back to cheap ones. The difference is tremendous. These straps look amazing, I wish Tim much success in this endeavor.
I have Tim’s straps and I can testify to their quality and their durability. I also have a leather Journal and it’s just outstanding!! Caseback watches is a great channel and you can also learn about music, culture and leather work among other topics!
I have one of Tim's straps on a dressy Seiko (SZSB018). Needless to say, it beat the pants off of the Seiko strap. It really elevated the look of the the watch.
I bought a Caseback strap No. 1 with the gold buckle for a vintage Oris big crown pointer date, which complemented the gold bezel perfectly, and the darker brown strap looks stunning. Nearly a year on and the strap is still perfect and I envision this lasting a lifetime. Plus Tim’s channel is a great watch for any collector and enthusiast.
I recently purchased an 18mm brown watch strap for my 1940s 36mm Vacheron & Constantin watch. The strap is very high quality and looks fantastic on the solid gold vintage watch. I highly recommend Caseback straps. I live in Colorado and I received my strap very quickly, plus a hand written note from Tim. Great guy to work with.
Love watching Tim's videos, and always been curious about his leather products. Almost got in on a wallet a while back, but they sell out so quick. Thanks for the review of the straps and case. Gives me another data point.
These look great. I wish Tim would consider making straps in an XL length - something like 125x85, etc. for us who have larger wrists. I emailed him about this a while back and he responded that he has no plans to produce longer lengths. It's unfortunate because they look like terrific straps.
I don't know if it was deliberate or not, but it was definitely perfect that you were holding a Hamilton as you talked about amazing watches that cheap out on the strap. So many of their models are let down by the awful straps that Hamilton ships them with.
Hey buddy very cool and detailed video and definitely straps look top notch as u said 🔥 👏🏼. I would like to lay hands on them too. Merry Christmas Dave, greetings to the family.
Great looking straps. But ever since I scratched the polished lugs of a new watch while swapping on a new strap, I’ve always avoided straps without quick release spring bars. Pity this one doesn’t have those.
I think spending 100$ on a strap on a 500$ watch seems quite reasonable (your example). I have a zuludiver bor on an Orient Kamasu which is already a third of the price. The bracelet puts it on another level and both fans and non watch fans seem to realise this. Same goes for value leather, there is a noticeable difference between 20 to 100 bucks. That doesn't mean all watches need to be dressed up with top range.
1. great review on watch straps! 2. I am going to describe my unusual taste and collection of watches and how they relate to upgraded leather straps. 3. The watches are purchased used to save the initial outlay and because I can work on them. So, what I was looking for were minimalist, quartz movement wrist watches from the era of about 1960-2000. They were usually engraved retirement watches. I didn't care about engraving that would not show when worn. They were Hamiltons/Wittnauers, basically watches frozen in time and well preserved by the retiree who generally would never wear it. I could afford to go out and buy a couple of Rolex watches tomorrow morning. The challenge was how to make a well functioning, old, clean watch look expensive. Simple. All leather straps wear out in a few years. Just upgrade the new strap. If you want to wear a modern watch that looks like a Christmas Tree, that is your choice. If you want to demonstrate that you are "hip", wear an Apple watch. When I donate blood, I look at the technician's watches and they wear multi hundred dollar Apple watches. I finally treated myself at Christmas with a new old fashioned minimalist Bulova corporate watch at 1/2 the retail list price. I decided to wear it daily as a beater and I know that the strap will be history in about 3 years. So at that point, I will buy an upgraded leather strap.
I think you are doing your watches with straps incorrectly for use with that pouch. Simply buckle them behind the included leather insert, just like a bracelet. All will fit fine and the straps will probably fit even better because they are more flexible.
The maker here ;-) Your suggestion might work fine, but Dave is right: The solo works better with smaller watches. Perhaps I should offer them in different sizes.
For the price I don’t see anything about them that stands out from the competition. They look generic. I can get a really well constructed and long lasting Hadley-Roma for $20-$30 US..
Good point. We had quite some debates about that aspect here. I like to use quick release spring bars too, but they require a slit exactly at that spot which is under stress. It's an open door for sweat. And my concern then was (and is) that this slit will reduce the durability of the strap.
Tim mentioned this, already, but I agree, quick release is awesome for convenience, but I've seen first hand the added wear it puts on leather straps. Just had one of my favorite straps rip where the quick release notch is, rendering the strap useless. For a nice strap that you're investing in like this, I think good solid standard spring bars is the way to go.
No quick release , there's no excuse for not having a quick release option these days. If you change straps often not having quick release risks unnecessary damage. Other than that they look very nice products
@@IDKline not convenience a logical, safety choice, reducing the chance of scratching thousands possibly tens of thousands of pounds worth of watch Unnecessary for a strap change which could be weekly or more iif you match your strap to your outfit/ activity . I did mention being offered the option to have quick release and not that the quick release should be the only option , some people hate quick release others will only buy quick release
