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XILUGS Workshop
Inside the XILUGS Workshop
Real moments from inside the xilugs workshop, where every handcrafted piece begins.
Captured inside the xilugs workshop, just as it is.
Handmade Watch Straps
How it is made
The XILUGS Crafting Process
18 handmade steps behind every XILUGS watch strap.
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Cutting the Leather
Cut by hand from a full hide against a steel rule — never die-pressed in batches.
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Skiving
The edges are pared thinner so the strap folds without a ridge under your wrist.
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Reinforcement
A reinforcement layer is set in where the strap takes the most stress.
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Hammering
The layers are hammered flat so they sit true before they are bonded.
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Assembly
Outer leather and Zermatt lining are laid up together and aligned by hand.
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Rolling
The layers are rolled under pressure to bond them into one piece.
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Shaping
The strap is cut to its final profile and the tip is shaped.
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Edge Sanding
The raw edge is sanded through descending grits until the layers read as one.
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Punching the Stitch Holes
Holes are struck with a pricking iron at a constant angle — what gives a hand seam its slant.
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Saddle Stitching
By hand: two needles, one waxed thread, every hole passed twice. It cannot be done by machine.
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Edge Creasing
A heated creaser draws a fine line along the edge, framing the stitch.
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Edge Painting
The burnished edge is sealed and hand-painted in thin coats to match the leather.
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Keepers
The keeper loops that hold the tail are made and fitted by hand.
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Buckle Holes
The pin holes are punched to the exact length you ordered, not a standard pattern.
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Fitting the Buckle
The buckle is fitted in the finish you chose.
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Spring Bars
Quick-release spring bars are fitted so the strap goes on your watch without tools.
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Quality Control
Every strap is checked against your order and against itself before it leaves.
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The Finished Strap
Boxed and shipped worldwide with tracking, ready to leave the workshop in 5–7 days.
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Our story
We make two things, and we make them properly.
Read our full storyA strap that outlives the watch it carries, and a key fob that outlives the keys on it.
Every piece is cut, edged and saddle-stitched by hand in our Hanoi workshop — one artisan from the first cut to the final burnish, no production line.
Made to order
Build your custom strap
20 options · made in 5–7 daysChoose your leather, colours, stitching and buckle — and see it live before we cut it. Each strap is handcrafted in Hanoi, ready in 5–7 days.
From $75.00
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Choose the leather
Epsom calf or Ostrich leg — photographed for real.
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Define the fit
Style, lug width, length, thickness and tip shape.
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Finish the details
Stitch colour, edge, keeper, buckle and engraving.
Cut to your watch. Handcrafted in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Worldwide Shipping
Flat $10 to the US. Every other country is calculated at checkout, one flat rate per order.
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30 Days Returns
Exchange or return within 30 days, or upon discovery of a defect.
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Get In Touch
We reply within 24 hours on weekdays — support@xilugs.com
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Handcrafted in Ha Noi
Cut, stitched and finished by hand. Made to order in 5–7 days.
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