Always had good luck with James at Rustwatch:

http://stores.ebay.com/Rustwatch/_i.html?_sid=234934&_sop=2&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14

He also happens to be located in NYC, but I think he only does business via mail order.

Take care,
gatorcpa

 

James Rust is phenomenal. I have bought many dozens of straps from him from the finest gators to lizard straps. He is second to none - I don't buy straps anywhere else.

 

I purchased one strap from Rustwatches, great service and nice straps at great prices.

 

I kind of found him by accident, short straps are hard to find!

 

Of those Rustwatches straps which brands do you guys go for? The Artisanal 18mm croc in black and brown looks amazing but do you guys have any favorites?

 

In particular these two look pretty damn nice:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/18MM-ARTISA...ultDomain_0&hash=item2eb3df6e4f#ht_500wt_1156Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

http://www.ebay.com/itm/18MM-ARTISA...ultDomain_0&hash=item2eac7a2aa8#ht_500wt_1156Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

The artisanal hirsch straps that James sells (no matter the material) are top quality. The gator artisanals are as nice as camille fournet straps and at the price that James sells them are an absolute steal. I've been buying from him for years now and a few years back, he had way more variety including some very nice tiffany ostrich straps that sadly are now all gone. He told me his supplier for the tiffany and artisanal straps has gone out of business so what artisanal straps he still has are all there is left so get them while you can!

 

I'll have to do just that

 

You never asked!

He's been on eBay so long, I figured you knew.

BTW, if you go to a site called Blujay.com, he's a couple of bucks cheaper there than on eBay:

http://www.blujay.com/?page=profile&profile_username=rustwatch

Happy shopping!
gatorcpa

P.S. the Nappa leather Hirsch Artisanal bands are the best buy you will find anywhere on Earth.

 

Don't buy out the blacks, he's only got 3 and I need 1!

 

Can you guys post some better pics of them on some watches? The ebay ads aren't that good.

 

Came across this video when looking at another forum:

IIRC, Hadley-Roma had a connection to the old Norman Morris Corp. (former USA importers of Omega). Which makes this perfectly appropriate for this Omega Forum.

Take care,
gatorcpa

Edit - Found this video on YouTube

Not only did NM Corp. own Roma in the 1970's, Hadley-Roma now distributes Hirsch watchbands in the USA.

So it has come full circle.

g