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I posted a photo of my watch straps a while back asking for advice on the creases on my leather straps. I was reassured that these creases were normal. However, I wonder if there are ways to make straps that will minimize this effect? Having thicker uppers, and a thicker finish perhaps? Thanks!

Thanks for your replies! So you think the wear looks reasonable? Phew. Yes, I'm not too careful when I put the strap on, and its a padded strap. What should veg-tanned holes look like? Here's another pic:

I have a leather watch strap, which is supposed to be vegetable-tanned, full-grain leather, with nubuck lining (see attached photo). The strap is in this condition, after about three weeks of use. I showed it to someone more familiar with straps, and he said it isn't supposed to look so worn so soon, and criticized the leather quality. Can anyone verify this? How do I identify good quality leather for watch straps? Put it another way, are there any examples of how "good" leather straps are supposed to look after 3 weeks / a few months /a year? Thanks!

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Slightly confused here. Nubuck can be both vegetable and chrome tanned right? Since the nubuck buffing process is separate from the tanning process? And would vegetable tanned nubuck be durable enough for watch strap linings? Would you need to coat it with something? Thanks!

I have seen a sample with a printed logo on the nubuck, looks pretty good, so hopefully no problems on that end. Really, is nubuck all vegetable tanned?

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I'm choosing a lining material for my watch line. Nubuck does feel better on the skin -- are there any benefits to the veg-tanned full-grain leather (more durable?) And forgive my ignorance here, but nubuck could also be vegetable-tanned right? Thank you!

Yeah, I tried Google Translate, and looked a few Chinese sites, got nothing. It's just supposed to be a sweat and water resistant calf-skin liner I guess.

Hi, I'm working with a factory to make watch straps for my watch (I need a lot). Originally, I wanted to use vegetable tanned full-grain leather for the strap lining (to match the upper), but they recommended instead to use a water/sweat resistant lining, which they said they usually use for their "high-end" straps. In Chinese, this lining is called 真京底. I have no clue it's name in English. So my question is how do vegetable-tanned leathers fare with sweat/water? Should I go with the water/sweat resistant lining or good old veg-tan? Thank you!

I'm choosing types of leathers for watch straps. Are vegetable tanned leathers more likely to stain shirt cuffs, for example, compared to chromium tanned leathers? Oh, and the strap will be dyed black. Thanks!

Thanks for the advice! Hm, so backing Horween Chromexcel or Dublin would be hard since they are both waxy/oily? Also, for the embossed back patterns, can I infer that embossing an asymmetrical pattern (e.g. waves or contours) will not be good as it'll cause the band to stretch in an imbalanced way?

Huh, oily and waxy finishes are not good for watch bands? What types of finishes would be most suitable? Also, if I embossed a pattern into the back of the strap (like people like to stamp their logo on the back, but this' be a pattern that'll cover the entire back of the strap) would it hurt the durability / comfort of the strap? Thanks!!