Collection: Waxed Cowhide Watch Straps

Waxed leather is cowhide impregnated with wax and oil rather than coated on top. Bend it and the colour lifts along the fold — the pull-up effect — then settles back darker than before. Scuffs rub out under a thumb. Over a year the strap carries a record of how it has been worn: lighter on the flex points, deeper at the lugs.

Every waxed strap is hand-cut and saddle-stitched, Zermatt-lined and edge-painted by hand, made to your size in 3–5 days. Free engraving, worldwide tracked shipping. If you want a strap that looks better used than new, this is the one.

Pairing waxed leather with a field watch? See 20 mm and 22 mm fits in our Hamilton Khaki Field strap guide.