Machine seams unravel when one thread breaks. A saddle stitch never can โ that's the difference between a strap you replace and one you inherit.
A leather strap arrives stiff. That's the design, not a defect โ here's how to break it in so it moulds to your wrist, not fights it.
Before a strap is cut, the leather is judged by feel. Here's what the workshop notices โ the give of the grain, the pull of the temper, the whisper of the flesh side.
