WW1/2 style leather watch strap

[topknot]

Hi,
I do not know about some of us but, i for one i'm always damaging my watch so having a look around i found an old stlye WW1/WW2 leather watch strap with a leather cap that goes over the watch to protect it.
But the ones you can buy looks so big and cumbersome on the wrist that i decided to make up my own. The leather wrist band is made from veg tan leather which i dye brown in keeping with the officer colour the protective cover is molded tightly around my watch, the protective cap is then hardend over the watch face for added protection. I have used a Sam Brown stud for the protective lid to hold it down.

Thank you for looking
All comments welcome
Cheers Topknot

 

[decorum]

notworthy:notworthy Like that a lot ~ deceptively difficult to get right too notworthy:notworthy .

 

[Retired Member southey]

Brilliant, I love these, I have a sorry looking cwc on my wrist that would have benefited from this! nice work indeed chap,

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Now i really like that. Would have one of those in a millisecond.

 

[Mesquite]

That is really good... I like it a lot

 

[Dogoak]

Nice work it looks way better than the commercially available ones

 

[monkey boy]

yeah i like that, great idea

 

[British Red]

That has to be a few .303 cases there too

Lovely work - I like that a lot

 

[pwb]

Very nice work mate...now that would really be ideal for work.
I've taken to keeping my watch in my pocket now.

Cheers,
Pete.

 

[Zingmo]

Wow! I like that a lot. You have been very restrained with the decoration too.

Z

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[Dreadhead]

thats braw nice and practical, love it

 

[RonW]

Very well done, indeed!

 

[Steve13]

That is nice fancy making a few more?

 

[Vulpes]

That's cool!

 

[Baaf]

Very inspirering, thanks for posting

 

[Man of Tanith]

i have one of the mass produced ones you refer to
yours is much much nicer

 

[topknot]

Hi Guy's

Thanks for the comments on the watch strap .
I kept this one simple and in keeping with the WW1 ones.
Yes Red .303 case's, ones with one hole in the bottom and not the Berdam ones. I had a WW1 Enfield SMLE and bayonet so if i do not hit the target i could run down the range and stick it , lol . Do not shoot .303 no more but still got the dies.

Cheers Topknot

 

[British Red]

Boxer primed mate - very handy! I must get a set of dies one day as I have switched over to boxer primed now the cheap Berdan surplus has dried up.

If you get nostalgic at any point, and find yourself up my way, I have a mint No.4 Mk II (Fazakerly) that I just picked up to replace my shot out Mk I. You'd be very welcome to a range trip

 

[topknot]

Boxer primed mate - very handy! I must get a set of dies one day as I have switched over to boxer primed now the cheap Berdan surplus has dried up.

If you get nostalgic at any point, and find yourself up my way, I have a mint No.4 Mk II (Fazakerly) that I just picked up to replace my shot out Mk I. You'd be very welcome to a range trip

Sir you are a Gentleman, and if i find myself up your way i would love to put some lead down the range with you and the N0.4 MKII.

Cheers Topknot

 

[RichardIT]

Love it