Culture Club: Tailor-Made Watch Straps to Elevate Luxury Timepieces

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Oct 25, 2023 · 14m

For over a decade now, watch enthusiasts from around the world have been flocking to one man in Bishan for tailor-made straps for their timepieces: Hughes Low of Hughes Handcrafted. The 37-year-old leather artisan crafts bespoke watch straps and leather goods from the finest skins. We find out how Hughes' leather-crafting journey began and what it takes to have a discerning eye for working with an array of materials, ranging from alligator, ostrich and crocodile skins to more exotic selections like beaver tail as well as sturgeon and frog skin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…