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Heldring
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Went through the scrap/sample pile of leather from the Italian trade show in 2017, and made another one-piece leather strap this afternoon for the Omega.
Sits slightly wider so will take a while to bed in and stretch to the thinner lug size. 18mm strap, but the lugs are are around 17.6mm on the calipers.
Very dark brown, but a lovely texture, can’t remember which tannery this piece was from or I’d gladly buy a hide to make from.
Personally feel the dark brown works better than black, it sits somewhere between the dial and the indices.
Also way prefer custom straps with the perfectly placed single strap hole. Often straps are too tight or too loose for my feeble wrists.