I have a Ferrero "trench watch", the white radium dial, radium skeleton hands, sterling case with wire lugs... and I wanted a decent strap on it. The other day I was thinking, hm. I have some NOS (when I bought them) JB Champion 5/8" shell cordovan straps. What's interesting about these straps, the ends are cut to a point, folded, and sewn. You basically see a V-shaped row of stitching, and the small pocket made by this process is where you put your spring bar. Assuming you have one, of course. I knew I had a strap in that Horween #8 color, the brownish burgundy. This strap has a deep, rich color you might not realize is really dark not-black. but it really brings the right watch to life. The tools: Small, sharp knife blade Smallest sewing needle I had Black thread 5X loupe Needle-nose pliers The procedure: - Cut the existing stitching - Resew using the black thread and existing holes After a lot of swearing and some hand cramping, I finally got it done. Note to anyone wanting to do this: wax the holes with a soft wax. I used musical instrument "grease" for slides and corks. Please enjoy the photograh below. I like how it came out and these NOS JB Champion straps are Really Nice! Tom