Ethical Dilemma Involving Sewing Leather! Yes Really!

[gottaknow]

We call our leather watchbands "hand crafted". They are cut out with a clicker, hand dyed, hand burnished, then machine sewn. The final finish is also applied by hand. Our machine stitching is about the finest of any I've seen as we take the time to groove the stitch line. That is done by hand. Hand sewn, no, hand crafted yes. I imagine our legal department are the ones who decided how to describe them.

We don't worry about what our competitors do, we believe all of our products are the best money can buy which is why we guarantee everything for life, no questions asked. As a side note, another subsidiary of our company actually makes the watches in our Detroit factory. They are gorgeous.

Regards, Eric

[lowes48]

I refer to my straps (and everything else I make) as 100% completely hand made - hand cut, hand marked, hand sewn, every step. The whole "hand made" issue is aggravating to me as a maker also. But from what I've found the guys and gals that are REALLY into whatever hobby (guns, knives, watches, gadgets, outdoor/survival gear, etc.) know how to find US and appreciate the time and effort that goes into truly handmade, bespoke product! I say don't sweat it and let the minor league dealings go as they may!