Degermann Baranil Leather Watch Straps

[CalgaryJim]

I hadn’t used this leather before so I ordered some from Rocky Mountain Leather Supply. It’s harder to skive than I’m used to with veg tanned leather. I also for the first time used inverse pricking irons as well as regular ones, also from RMLS. Those leave holes that are more oblong than the rectangular holes I get with my Tandy Pro pricking irons. I prefer the latter shape but Tandy doesn’t sell inverse ones. Happy with the results though except that I just noticed the stitching on the shirt strap is angled outward, on the long strap it’s angled inwards, lol.
 

2.7mm pricking irons, 1mm Degermann Baranil Leather, Velodon reinforcement fabric, 1mm Haas’s Zermatt leather for the liner, Tandy Eco Flex Edge Coat edge paint, 0.45mm RMLS waxed linen thread, Barge All Purpose cement.

 

Unfortunately I only have this photo of the straps ready to be given to a watchmaker friend as a thank you gift.

 

 

Edited March 10 by CalgaryJim

[dirk87]

Nice work! Thank you for sharing~

I wanted to order some Baranil, is this gold color? Looks great.

can i ask why you use the inverse pricking irons? X punching from both sides?

Also where did you get the buckle? Looks nice and small.

[CalgaryJim]

On 3/13/2025 at 8:47 AM, dirk87 said:

Nice work! Thank you for sharing~

I wanted to order some Baranil, is this gold color? Looks great.

can i ask why you use the inverse pricking irons? X punching from both sides?

Also where did you get the buckle? Looks nice and small.

Thanks! Sorry for the late response, I should go on to this site more often.

The colour is gold. 

I use inverse pricking irons on the same side of the strap, the top layer, but opposite from the regular pricking irons. That way the slants and therefore stitching can run the opposite direction instead of one side slanting out and the other side slanting in. It just looks better in my opinion rather than this:

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It will look like this:

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Or I can use regular and inverse to achieve a slanted in look:

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Now, having said this, I made a mistake on my straps because I have the long strap stitch lines slanted in on both sides, but on the short strap I have them slanted outward.

Edited March 27 by CalgaryJim