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Lots of good examples listed. At the risk of repeating other submissions, here are some brands that are worth looking at (disclaimer: I have NOT owned all of these personally):
RSM Watch strap
Artem
Delugs
Bulang and Sons
David Lane Design
Atelier Romane
Jean Rousseau
Has No Bounds
The Strap Tailor
Weltmann Munich
Rubber B
Avel and Men
Anachronistic Zero Pass (hi @Max !)
Full Disclosure: in addition to the above, I’m dropping in my own shameless plug: if you are looking for something unique I’m launching a new brand of premium watchstraps etc. later this year, so keep an eye out for those. The name is Boundary Layer Studio LLC.
Happy Hunting!
It’s why Jefferson penned, “the pursuit of happiness” rather than happiness. The hunt is the majority of the watch journey for some, at least in terms of time spent (no pun intended). I am somewhat guilty of this.
Agree with most of the economic points already raised. So I’ll add this instead. There is a famous speech by Orson Welles in the film “The Third Man” where his character, Harry Lime, perfectly encapsulates the Swiss:
“Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
