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My custom made watchband, made by me, around November 2024. Everyday wear, no size adjustment, I custom made it for me and it's a perfect fit. (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/leathercraft@lemmy.ca
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It's not quite easy getting a photo while not only wearing it, but also showing the front plus a bit of the backside of the watchband at the same time. It's a snap-on design, where I spent like a week shaping and sizing the leather to my wrist, including water shrink shaping and sizing, before considering it properly finished.

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[–] [S] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

This is the 3000 model though.

Nah, I'm actually pretty careful with it, it's very rarely caused any scratches.

Hell, I do vehicle work, and don't ever want to scratch anyone's paint. The quick snap makes that a very easy solution, just unsnap it and put it away for a bit.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    It looks awesome man. In highschool I did something like this that just looked okay... Like a national watch. I didn't have any money but my dad worked with leather. So I made myself a strap. I found my watch in a pile of broken things at a swap meet. Next thing you know I got a nice looking watch. Yours is way better than anything I could have tried to pretend to make.

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