Edited March 2024 for new stock etc...Brown and black lanyards are now available! Yes you should have a pocket watch, and yes you should wear it a lot. Still need some convincing? You don’t need a vest or a three piece suit to wear a pocket watch. That little pocket on your jeans that you maybe use for pocket change? This is a "watch pocket" that was introduced in the late 1800’s as a protective sleeve for wearing a pocket watch. Most jeans are still being produced with these pockets, I bet you have one. Now all you need is a lanyard, let me tell you about the ones I make: Features: • Made by hand in Vancouver, BC, Canada, from quality full-grain vegetable-tanned Australian Kangaroo leather. Kangaroo leather is renowned for it's impressive ratio of softness to strength • These lanyards are perfect for pretty much any railroader or other size 16 pocket watch, as shown in photos. Size 16 watches are apx 2" (5cm) wide. These lanyards will most likely fit any smaller pocket watches. Feel free to ask me in advance if you have questions. I have some beefier lanyards for the larger size 18 watches, just drop me a note and we can chat • You can swap out different pocket watches with your lanyard, or remove it to put your watch away for storage • Another important advantage that these lanyards have is that they will not stretch your watch’s bow or scratch the watch like metal clasps on chains can • I think that the flagship of this lanyard’s design is the mystery braid that’s woven in. The braided section looks awesome, and you will enjoy confusing people as they wonder how this one single piece of leather can possibly have a braid in the middle. Very cool • Your lanyard will provide apx 12" (30cm) of length from your belt to your watch • Fits easily on a standard 1 1/2" belt • The leather keepers are glued & hand-stitched to stay put • The belt-loop end can also be opened if needed, but until then it will securely hold and protect your watch while in use, or in case of an accidental drop • You're smart and could easily figure it out on your own, but just in case, your lanyard ships with a little "how to" brochure to remind you how to use it • Watches shown are not included (it just needed to be said) Your investment: For about the same cost as a quality wristwatch strap, you can get yourself a custom handmade pocket watch lanyard. You might see that I sell these lanyards on Etsy for $124 CDN, worldwide shipping included (external links not allowed under forum rules). But, since the idea for these lanyards was born through discussions on the forum, a nice 10% discount is provided for forum members. For members without access to a calculator watch, that's $111.60 Canadian, shipped. Since I don’t need to pay twice for shipping, a further 10% discount is also applied on orders of two or more shipped to the same address On to the photos! Thanks for looking, and THANK YOU to the forum for the space! References & Testimonials: https://omegaforums.net/threads/excellent-transaction-with-davek.125390/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1526754/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1526354/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1523244/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1519343/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1518441/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1526353/ https://omegaforums.net/posts/1507331/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/great-transaction-with-davek.127949/ https://omegaforums.net/threads/davek-is-great.139970/
November 2020 update: Ohh, I’ve got some new colours in now. Some blue, forest green, burgundy, and a rich brown and espresso will be ready soon. Sourced from super-high-quality remnants, colours are available for a limited time
Hands up if you have a pocket watch with plum coloured hands At my local leather shop I picked up a tiny remnant of some gorgeous, soft, distressed purple leather. It was just enough product to make one lanyard. If you have a pocket watch with plum hands, wouldn’t they look great together Let me know if you want to take home this one of a kind lanyard
Self serving bump to promote the new plum coloured lanyard (as noted in the edited first post above) Again thanks to the forum for the space, and thank you for looking
Hey Dave, are you still making these lanyards? I have just purchased a lovely vintage Ryrie Bros silver cased pocket watch that deserves a great lanyard!
I’m late in my reply Yes, my wife is still being inconvenienced by my takeover of the kitchen counter so I can make lanyards