Don't Buy a Watch Strap Until You See This.

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Buying a watch strap online can be hard. Is it well made? Is the color correct? Is the material a good quality? And will it fit your watch?
Choose the wrong strap, and you've wasted time and money. Choose the right strap, and you increase the value of your watch and make the watch feel like new.
To answer these questions and more, we sat down with Larry Schechterman (@watchsleuth), the mastermind behind the watch straps sold by many watch KZfaqrs, watch dealers, microbrands, and famous auction houses. We can't name names, but you definitely know who they are.
We go hands-on with vintage, modern, and bespoke straps to talk about what's changed over the years and how to navigate today's complicated strap market.
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@HRM.H 8 ай бұрын

We will need another video with this man!! One on leather strap maintenance, cleaning and storage.

@2K9s 7 ай бұрын

Use shave cream.

@aminsaid4379 4 ай бұрын

I second that👍

@AndresOssa 8 ай бұрын

So much patience and love on this gentleman. I felt like if my uncle was explaining me. Great video!

@marcn8750 8 ай бұрын

A part 2 video would be great. Covering these topics perhaps: 1. Curved strap spring bars or not? 2. Taper from lugs to pin buckle. One size or two sizes down is best? 3. Stitching to 12:18 match the dial color or not? 4. Rubber straps vs leather. Thanks.

@Bob_Smith19 8 ай бұрын

All except #1 are personal choice. I prefer no taper at all. But I know I’m in the minority.

@HRM.H 8 ай бұрын

One thing that is very hard to find nowadays is straps made for bent springbars. Some watches were designed to use bent springbars, yet the straps are near impossible to source

@ams914 8 ай бұрын

When I encountered a bent spring bar I was beyond frustrated. It was on a modern IWC portofino. Good riddance to them.

@CombatRat 8 ай бұрын

You shouldn't have too much trouble finding straps for curved spring bars. Take a look at Delugs and Veblenist just to name a couple.

@thiagobartolo 8 ай бұрын

Fpjourne

@Yorkiepoocharlie 8 ай бұрын

You can source bent spring bars. You can source a specific plier to bend spring bars. I wonder if doing this spring bar. Also wonder if the springbars that are bent are bent the same way as the pliers would. Are the strap designed differently to accept a bent spring bar?

@afuentesalburo 8 ай бұрын

I bend my bars with a couple of pliers; I use quick release and regulars, the only variation is that if you require a pronounced curve you need to use a bar 1 or even 2 mm longer to compensate the curve

@MrPauoa 8 ай бұрын

How do we contact Larry to order straps?

@DrLFV 27 күн бұрын

Thanks Larry! Great discussion. Very entertaining and informative.

@mellangatang 4 күн бұрын

Good stuff. Keep making these great videos!

@dooks85 8 ай бұрын

I love this upload! Very informative. Thanks for the share!!

@joshn.5625 8 ай бұрын

What an informative video! I feel I know a lot about watches (and straps), and I learned some new things. Thanks for sharing.

@muribecks3113 8 ай бұрын

Very informative and entertaining video! Great job as always Mr. Hendricks! 😎

@ComicBookVeteran 8 ай бұрын

Loved this episode!!

@TipTWhip Ай бұрын

Wonderful discussion. Thank you!

@davidinghram2494 8 ай бұрын

Interesting presentation. Thanks guys

@aminsaid4379 4 ай бұрын

OMG.. The best and most informative video. Pretty detailed❤

@AstroVanTribe 8 ай бұрын

I wish this was longer and had gotten into the G10/NATO/Zulu discussion including the terms and materials - I've personally been going with leather NATO's but often cutting away the watch keeper send pass piece. My next endeavor is to make my own

@taylorlclassen7319 8 ай бұрын

Larry is the man ! The true king of watch straps 🙏🏻

@choond 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting video! Thanks!

@walkerb1734 8 ай бұрын

More, please! I LOVE watch straps and can’t get enough of this content!

@themrmarkprior 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting and could go a lot further. I personally am into Tropic straps, all the little nuances into between original Tropics and modern Tropics. I like that they are textured like material, flexible, breathable and utilitarian. To me the perfect blend between dressy leather and a nato for the perfect travelling strap. I've tried and tested (nearly) them all and for those that care, Meraud make the very best modern Tropic.

@zoltanmagyar3059 8 ай бұрын

It will be great to listen how different materials last and look over a period of time. For instance, horse skin vs alligator.

@tab9175 8 ай бұрын

Would say 12 min is not enough! nteresting strap at the start, also really like the versatility of the white dial gold tone watches when it comes to straps.

@michaelriera6277 8 ай бұрын

Very informative

@lbco5229 8 ай бұрын

Great episode. I’ve got some wonderful watches that get less (or I dare say don’t get any!) wrist time because of the strap or bracelet. I need to rectify that.

@BAF605 8 ай бұрын

Great information. This gentleman must have more to tell us. Invite him again

@BenNS1971 8 ай бұрын

Great video

@mapleknot3 4 ай бұрын

Would enjoy a much longer deep dive into straps w Larry

@georgebell132 Ай бұрын

Good video. Very helpful. How about doing one on deployment straps? Good ones? Bad ones? Or none at all?

@mt24Carson 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Thomas for having Larry as a guest. Let's have follow up sessions with him. Maybe a livestream?

@johntate5050 8 ай бұрын

Have you seen the videos of bonobos having sex? There re lots to choose from but my favourite is the one where the weird grandad looking one was jerking and writhing. He looked weird but the female was enjoying it. They are similar to chimpanzees. I am going to Africa to go and look at bonobos having sex. Do you want to come? We can share a room to cut costs.

@gman72 8 ай бұрын

Excellent Video! Do you have one on bracelets by any chance?

@stoneriverwatches 8 ай бұрын

The man behind the curtain is finally unveiled! Larry is the best!

@geraldined4796 8 ай бұрын

Does Larry have a site? How do I buy straps from him?

@CvddleFish 8 ай бұрын

I would like to give Larry my business!

@PocketUau 4 ай бұрын

My issue with most straps is the lack of length options. As a man with a 6.2 inch wrist, most straps just don't fit me. Everyone uses the standard 120+80 layout when I would need a 110+70.

@bezimienny_andzej6425 3 ай бұрын

I can't use the 2nd keeper (and I love the look of the tip of the strap sticking through both keepers) and my wrist is a bit over 7", but but a bit flat, hence I need at least 125+75mm strap on a relatively big watch to have any hope of this looking right. And a lot of 125+75mm straps are in fact 123+73 or something like that and these few milimiters can make all the difference.

@theshadowman1398 8 ай бұрын

I like lizard straps more than croc ones because it has more detail

@tyarnold4088 4 ай бұрын

He is the strap master. 🎉

@charles-titi8493 8 ай бұрын

I am looking for a nice round scale shiny dark brown with nuances crocodile strap and I have an hard time finding one

@azeezoyewale3782 8 ай бұрын

Very lovely since watch straps are my new interest.

@Victor-kh5rh 7 ай бұрын

I slash all my straps and shove a quick release bar on them, it baffles me why it’s not standard.

@tyarnold4088 4 ай бұрын

Some people feel like the quick release are not as secure and might come undone. But I agree with you, the quick release is better.

@melody3741 5 ай бұрын

I have a sin, or we shell Coravan strap that is single piece, and it is the most comfortable and soft and durable scrap that I own. I feel like it is never going to be lemonade because it does not have layers, and it’s honestly more comfortable than even as you believe bracelet or a silicone strap.

@thatspiritualhumane 7 ай бұрын

we need 2 more videos from this man on NATO, Zulu etc.

@roscopeco2000 8 ай бұрын

Why want this video an hour long !! Very interesting

@palashchoudhury5565 4 ай бұрын

Acrylic Glass & Nylon Strap Watch It luks Trendy & Casual

@amlesh8638 8 ай бұрын

All i need is a color guide for watch strap

@franciscozaragoza7193 8 ай бұрын

Larry is so cool 😎

@melody3741 5 ай бұрын

Ive noticed cheap watch straps have this grey middle layer and they ALWAYS come apart

@davethebarber62920 7 ай бұрын

Where is the best place to get a 21 mm strap?

@darkphotographer 2 ай бұрын

problems i see with watch staps , 1 instead of bucke the could use the same system as metal bracelet and the hole in wher the buckel is the point wher the strape brake 2 the leather is often to fin and will brake after 2-3years , 3 thows quick relice baret are quick way to lose or brake you watch , 4 they will often use the cheapest leather they could find , they are made to falle and brake after 2-3 years ,

@Yorkiepoocharlie 8 ай бұрын

The angled stitching on a nice quality strap just looks off. I inquired about this and the manufacturer stated that the stitches are angled because they are hand sewn. They said that machine stitching is straight. Is it really true that hand stitched cannot be straight, inline stitches. Thanks!

@larryschechterman3063 8 ай бұрын

The finest European factories only do straight stitching. Angled stitching is mostly done in Asia

@Yorkiepoocharlie 8 ай бұрын

@@larryschechterman3063 is this a hand stitch vs. machine stitch issue also? It difficult to understand how a machine would not stitch a perfectly straight line.

@jbrent733 10 күн бұрын

@@YorkiepoocharlieHonestly, I find it hard to believe that it isn’t just b.s. marketing and more about having a superiority complex. It’s so much easier to do straight stitches, so I’m not even sure how this is “best quality.” A slanted pattern would be harder to replicate with a machine, and I’d argue that the string needs to be tightened more with each pass (it definitely would take more time to perform).

@Yorkiepoocharlie 9 күн бұрын

@@jbrent733 I now have seen numerous videos of hand stitched watch straps. They use a pouch with angled stakes to make the holes. Of course the stitches will look angled. The weird thing is that they don’t have the mirror image angle for the other side of the strap. I agree that a straight stitch would easier and obviously symmetrical. That is how a machine would stitch it.

@jamesphillips7150 8 ай бұрын

And Apple says ‘no leather’ possibly misguided 😂

@cookingwithwatches 8 ай бұрын

Please make a video about Velle Alexander. I buy all my straps exclusively from him. He is a true artisan.

@jacobkohler 8 ай бұрын

Larry making his KZfaq debut?! He’s the best.

@wichol3 8 ай бұрын

Would you know, how could I buy one of his straps?

@AmericanPaisa99 4 ай бұрын

“They made straps out of anything that moved.” Homie my fellow Mexicans have been doing the same since the day they gained their independence. 😂

@HerrPfannkuchen 7 ай бұрын

That is not herringbone, but rather a woven (plain weave) pattern at a 45 degree angle.

@D-X-rt5qd 7 ай бұрын

This video only discusses leather straps. Should be included in the title

@Bob_Smith19 8 ай бұрын

Straps are consumables and you’re going to replace them over the years. I just buy ones I like and replace every so often.

@jamessher6956 8 ай бұрын

I own many watches just so I can buy more straps.

@brittwebb5602 7 ай бұрын

So many double entendres!

@thegorn 8 ай бұрын

I've had so many of those quick release tabs break from my baboon thumbnail that I actually prefer the springbar tool for the most part now.

@jaapster1273 Ай бұрын

I almost fell asleep, waiting for the brand name. So, whats the brandname?.

@Chrono24Official Ай бұрын

Hey! Hope you caught up on your sleep 🙂 He's a white label supplier for various retailers.

@vianouche1 8 ай бұрын

Shit !!! I had bought watch straps before watching this video 😔

@samseo664 8 ай бұрын

“Dont buy a watch strap before you watch this.” …too late.

@thiagobartolo 8 ай бұрын

Taper taper taper he never mentioned it

@theaussiewhinger 8 күн бұрын

Because that is a stylistic point. Plenty of cheap papery leather straps taper but are still poorly constructed.

@o.3825 8 ай бұрын

Whould have been nice show the difference of the construction better didn't shaw any difference, en this so called rembordey?

@walkerb1734 8 ай бұрын

Got to be honest, I am skeptical about the quick release spring bars. Never trusted their quality compared to the OEM bars that come with a high-end watch.

@afuentesalburo 8 ай бұрын

I only use quick release since 2017; the variation is not on the quality of the bar, but on the quality of the leather and construction; I only use standard bars if I will never switch the strap, but for my regular watches, Rolex included, quick release offer real flexibility without damaging the lugs

@ChevyBM 8 ай бұрын

A good leather strap should be soft from the beginning, the quality of the leather needs to be nice and of course it needs to fit the design of the watch and also 4mm smaller than from the lugs of the watch. At the moment I really like after market straps from Molequin, they vintage watches.