Fluco Dublin Horween Leather Watch Strap - Cognac

Located in Germany's Bavarian Forest, Fluco manufactures 100% in-house at its headquarters in the town of Furth im Wald. Owner Ulrich Fleischmann represents the third generation of his family to lead the company that his grandfather founded more than 70 years ago, producing handmade watch straps of the highest quality for men and women.

Fluco carefully vets every partner they collaborate with. They work only with tanneries that produce ecologically and ethically responsible leather, complying with the strictest regulations to ensure environmental safety and exercising verifiable control from the origin of the raw material to the end product. Fluco's buckles are made entirely in Germany, at a traditional company in Baden Württemberg that tasks itself with producing premium clasps for watch straps.

Of the many tanneries in the world, only a few have earned a reputation for being the best. At the top of that short list is the Horween Leather Company, established in Chicago in 1905. Ulrich Fleischmann personally toured the Horween tannery and spent some time with Nick Horween himself, discussing all of the beautiful things that can be made from leather. Fleischmann was deeply impressed by the experience, and the two companies have now been partnering for years to produce beautiful watch straps from various types of Horween leather.

Handmade in Germany using vegetable-tanned cowhide leather from the Horween tannery, Fluco's Dublin strap is treated with the same traditional tanning extracts (characterized by a high proportion of oil) used on their Horween shell cordovan straps. Marks and tonal variations lend a vintage appeal to the leather (see photos), which will age naturally and beautifully over time. Due to the different ways the oils and waxes affect vegetable-tanned leather, each strap is slightly different in color and finish.

Material:

• Vegetable-tanned cowhide leather from the Horween tannery
  
• Vegetable-tanned lining leather
• Edges are painted, sanded and polished several times by hand
• Fitted with a polished stainless steel German-made buckle

Sizing:

• Available in 18mm, 19mm and 20mm
• Strap/buckle taper: 18mm/16mm, 19mm/16mm, 20mm/16mm
• Regular piece length 118mm / 75mm excluding buckle; Total length 7-5/8" (193mm) excluding buckle
  
• Short piece length 110mm / 65mm excluding buckle; total length 6-7/8" (175mm) excluding buckle
• 2.5mm thick

Includes:

• Integrated with stainless steel quick-release spring bars

Some Fluco Horween shell cordovan straps are integrated with handy quick-release spring bars. Prefer standard spring bars? Quick-release bars are easy to remove: simply slide the lever as far as you can to the left, then gently bend back the strap corner until the bar emerges from the slot.