I was just in Rome and I looked all over for straps. I did not find anything.
Plenty of watches and belts. No watch straps unfortunately.
In Rome you have GLC straps only by appointment.
https://www.glcstraps.it/contatti/
But otherwise it seems to me the most well-known makers of straps in Italy nowadays don’t have bricks and mortars facilities,
In general I would suggest walking into watch stores and jewelery shops.
My most enjoyable strap shopping experiences in Europe were in neighborhood shops away from the touristy and affluent areas, where they sometimes had nice straps for good value.
But it really depends what type of straps you’re looking for, and for what type of watches.
In Milan there’s the thread below for vintage in Milan, also a jewelery and watch shop on the left side of the big plaza in front of the Duomo.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-watch-shops-in-milan.63944/
the makers below are well known but sell on the internet:
-for vintage style check out @torrestraps on Instagram,
-more generally there’s the maker once sold through Hodinkee and Fratello, Jean-Paul Menicucci
https://www.jeanpaulmenicucci.com/contacts/
Finally if you really want walk-in strap shops, the ultimate shopping place would be Paris 😉
In Rome you have GLC straps only by appointment.
https://www.glcstraps.it/contatti/
But otherwise it seems to me the most well-known makers of straps in Italy nowadays don’t have bricks and mortars facilities,
In general I would suggest walking into watch stores and jewelery shops.
My most enjoyable strap shopping experiences in Europe were in neighborhood shops away from the touristy and affluent areas, where they sometimes had nice straps for good value.
But it really depends what type of straps you’re looking for, and for what type of watches.
In Milan there’s the thread below for vintage in Milan, also a jewelery and watch shop on the left side of the big plaza in front of the Duomo.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-watch-shops-in-milan.63944/
the makers below are well known but sell on the internet:
-for vintage style check out @torrestraps on Instagram,
-more generally there’s the maker once sold through Hodinkee and Fratello, Jean-Paul Menicucci
https://www.jeanpaulmenicucci.com/contacts/
Finally if you really want walk-in strap shops, the ultimate shopping place would be Paris 😉
I’ll be in Paris in the near future. Any solid recommendations I should visit?
Jean Rousseau 9 rue Duphot in the 1st.
Cie. Bracelet Montre Paris 25 rue du Dragon in the 6th.
Atelier du Bracelet Parisien 30 Pl. du Marché Saint-Honoré in the 1st
Concurring and adding:
Camille Fournet rue Cambon in the 8th (not far from Jean Rousseau and Atelier du Bracelet parisien)
Atelier du Bracelet Parisien is a treasure trove- you cannot miss it if you like watch straps, but it’s quite pricey.
Other good places:
Scarlett —rue Godot de Mauroy in the 9th
KenClara rue Bayen in the 17th - Porte Maillot area
