Saffiano French Calf Leather Strap in Blue - Artisan Straps
Saffiano French Calf Leather Strap in Blue - Artisan Straps

Blue Saffiano Leather Strap

Sale price$130.00 AUD
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Size (Lug/Clasp): 24mm/20mm

Size (Lug/Clasp)
Length (Long/Short): Standard (115mm/75mm)

Length (Long/Short)
Stitching Colour:
Stitching Colour

Stitching Colours

We are pleased to offer many stitching colours that hopefully allows you to be match colour accents of your watch. Our choice of thread is super fine linen as it is a 100% natural material from the flax plant and generally does not feather up over time. 

Artisan Straps
Spring Bars:
Spring Bars

As the name suggests, spring bars consist of a hollow metal tube with a spring-loaded mechanism inside and a pin on each end. When compressed, the pins retract, allowing the spring bar to be inserted into the lugs of the watch case. Upon release, the spring force extends the pins into the lug holes, securely holding the strap or bracelet in place. This mechanism provides a secure yet easily removable connection

Quick Release Spring Bars have a knob located on the back of the strap which can be pulled to compress the spring bar.

If you're watch does not utilise spring bars, it is highly likely that your strap is screwed onto the watch. This screw comes with the watch can be unscrewed to replace the strap.

Artisan Straps

Our Saffiano Italian calf is an embossed grain, vegetable-tanned leather sourced from Italy. Commonly used to make handbags and wallets by Hermes and top luxury brands, this leather is scratch-resistant, durable yet soft and extremely comfortable to wear on the wrist. The leather has a nice deep grain to it with a waterproof finishing, making it ideal for watch straps that are exposed to the elements.

Tannery: Nuova Overlord
Temper: Soft to Moderate
Surface: Embossed grain
Patina: None
Water Resistance: High. To ensure longevity, avoid moisture or soaking our straps in water.





The sizing is in the format as follows: (LUG WIDTH/BUCKLE WIDTH)

  • The lug width refers to the width of the strap at the lugs (where it connects to the watch).
  • The buckle width refers to the width of the strap at the buckle or clasp.

For the strap length:

  • Short: 105mm/70mm will suit a 145 mm - 167.5 mm wrist size. (5.7 - 6.7 inches)
  • Standard: 115mm/75mm will suit a 162.5mm - 182.5mm wrist size. (6.4 - 7.1 inches)
  • Long: 125mm/80mm will suit a 182.5 mm - 212.5 mm wrist size. (7.1 - 8.2 inches)

For more details on strap sizes: click here

With our leather straps, we recommend avoiding prolonged contact with, and submerging the strap in water. While our leathers may have strong water resistance on the surface, water may seep through the core of the strap through the stitching holes.

Avoid contact with alcohol and solvents (think perfumes and colognes!) as this weakens the integrity of the edge finishing.


We ship worldwide from our workshop in Sydney, Australia.

Express Shipping in Australia is free for orders over AU$110

Free EMS (5-7 Days) to the USA for orders over US$75

We offer subsidised DHL Express Shipping Worldwide.

Returns:

We offer easy returns back to our workshop in Sydney, Australia or our returns address in New York, USA.

Straps must be returned in unused condition (no bending/creases and the strap holes show no signs that the buckle tongue was inserted).

For more detailed shipping: click here

The Gold Standard for Leather Watch Straps

All of our watch straps are entirely handmade, utilising traditional leathercrafting techniques. They are cut, saddle stitched and edge painted by hand to ensure your straps are durable and develop character with wear. All of our straps are lined with Zermatt leather, a hypoallergenic and water-resistant french calf leather. As all our leathers are full-grain leathers, the natural characteristics of the leather will show and may vary across straps.

Click here to learn about the crafting of our leather watch straps.

Hypoallergenic Calfskin Lining

In order to provide a luxurious feel, the straps are lined with Zermatt calfskin leather from Haas Tannery. This premium material is specially developed for use as a lining material and offers exceptional softness and comfort. It is also water and sweat-resistant, making it ideal for use in hot and humid climates.

Fine Hand Stitching

Our made-to-order straps showcase a fine hand-stitching density. With a spacing of 2.4mm per stitch, this creates a very refined look. Should you wish to go for a more rugged look, we also offer thicker thread and wider density stitching at 2.7mm and 3.0mm.

Strap Thickness

Our standard unpadded strap thickness is 2.2mm and padded strap thickness tapers from 4.5mm to 2.2mm. We are able to customise the thickness of the strap accordingly.

316L Stainless Steel Buckle

Our straps comes installed with a 316L stainless steel buckle which is engraved with our Artisan Straps logo. This buckle comes with drilled lug holes allowing for easy removal without damaging the strap.

Spring Bars

Choose between regular spring bars, quick-release spring bars or no spring bars. While quick-release spring bars are our preference as we love to change straps, we also understand it's not everyones cup of tea!

Smooth & Polished Edges

The edges of our straps are finished with Italian edge paint - sealing the raw edges from wear and tear. With over 5 layers of edge paint applied and rigorous sanding in between, our straps exhibit a beautiful smooth edge.

Customer Reviews

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Larry Johnson (Los Angeles, United States)
High-quality and fast delivery.

My second strap with Artisan because the first impressed me so much. Wonderful quality and the option for curved lug ends is a big plus. The quick-change spring bars makes changing them out super easy - and more likely to make me buy even more. Very happy with these straps.

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Hannah K (Canberra, Australia)
Great service and product

I wanted a narrow watch strap custom made as the options available elsewhere were limited. Artisan Straps answered my queries very promptly. I'm very happy with the resulting strap and would not hesitate to order from them again.

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Kenneth (Ken) Hendy (Perth, Australia)
I love these straps!

I bought a black strap and a brown one for my lovely JLC Reverso, and I loved them so much, I followed up with an order for 4 more straps in a variety of colours. The quality of the leathers is excellent, and the workmanship quite exquisite. These straps are at least as good as those that come from famous watch brands, but are much more reasonably priced - and you have the advantage of being able to customise the size, tapering, leather, colour and stitching. I couldn’t be happier!

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Jeffrey Chan (Melbourne, Australia)
Excellent workmahship, fitting and quality of leather.

A repeat customer who recommended and placed a made-to-order on behalf of friend. Friend was extremely impressed by the workmanship, perfect (yes, perfect) fitting, and the high quality of the Saffiano leather.

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Javier Masis (Hightstown, United States)
Buttery soft and luxurious!

I ordered the blue saffiano leather strap after seeing someone post a photo of it and mentioning Artisan Straps on one of the Reddit watch subreddits. I ordered a custom 17mm strap with quick release spring bars in exactly the leather I wanted. It is so hard to find strap companies that will make this size, offer quick release spring bars, and have such a wide selection of possible leathers! The straps are not cheap, but the prices are fair considering the workmanship and the fact that they are handmade. Definitely already spreading the word about Artisan Straps among my friends!