We love a good strap here at HODINKEE, and we are always on the hunt to find even more great options to pass along to you. So, in addition to carrying our Italian leather and suede straps (which we launched over two years ago), our nylon NATOs, our beautiful exotic skin straps, our super thin Kangaroo NATOs, and our two piece lined and unlined Shell Cordovan straps, we are here to introduce you to something entirely new that we think you'll love: Horween Shell Cordovan single-piece straps. They're not NATOs ?they're better.
We love NATO straps, but we also hate straps that are too thick. By the very nature of shell cordovan being as rich and beautiful as it is, it's an inherently thicker leather. We've tried cordovan NATOs, and, quite honestly, they are way too thick, in particular where you have to fold the leather over up top. That is why we chose to introduce our leather NATOs in kangaroo. The kangaroo NATOs are fantastic, and the response to them has been wonderful. But, we couldn't resist the urge to do a single piece strap in the gorgeousness that is Horween shell cordovan, though we knew that a NATO just wasn't right for us. So, we removed some of the hardware and shortened the strap.
Here you can see there is only one buckle, no additional rings, and the main section of the strap is made from a single piece of shell cordovan. This eliminates the need to fold over excess leather and makes these single-piece Horween straps MUCH more comfortable to wear, while still giving you the NATO look and the cordovan construction. Pretty great, right?
Just like a NATO, you can thread these straps right through your watch's lug bars. This means that these work just as well on your favorite vintage military fake watch with fixed bars as they do on a modern fake watch with removable spring bars. The single wide keeper holds the extra length firmly, so you don't get that unwanted flapping effect.
As with our other Horween shell cordovan straps, there are three colors available: black, color #8, and natural. With the two darker colors, you get a little bit of a contrasting edge from the center section of the leather, showing off that hand-made quality we love. These are crafted in the United States from leather tanned at Horween in the heart of downtown Chicago.
HODINKEE Horween shell cordovan single-piece straps come in both 18mm and 20mm sizes and are priced at $135. You can find them right here.
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