Custom Stingray straps by Dangerous9straps
Custom Stingray straps by Dangerous9straps – This blog post is to share some of the many Stingray straps that I have made over the years. Stingray is a curious material having a pebbled surface that is very similar to toothy-bone-like material with a substrate of leather. As such the Stingray, which typically arrives from the tannery with a polished finish, can be given a sanded matte finish if our customer wants a less flashy strap. This result is an extremely durable leather that makes for an excellent basis for a watch strap. Although cutting, smoothing/polishing the edges to achieve an elegantly refined watch strap is very labor intensive.
These are typically raised and harvested in Thailand where they are grown as a food source and the skins are then salvaged for leather so that these leathers are not in any way a threat to the environment and are not endangered or restricted.
Please see my current collection of Stingray skins here: Dangerous9straps Stingray Skins in current stock.
I have broken these straps into the three main components for Stingray: Unpolished, Polished, and Row Stone, as I think it would be best to present these as very separate design options:
Row Stone Stingray – Custom Stingray straps by Dangerous9strap:
Row Stone Stingray is unmistakable with the large center stones running the full length of the skin. I offer these in both polished and matte finishes and currently stock colors in Black, Grey, Red, Turquoise, Royal Blue, and Pink.
Needless to say, these straps are extremely eye-catching and have become one of our most in-demand Stingray options.
Please feel free to click through these photos at your leisure:
Polished Stingray – Custom Stingray Straps by Dangerous9straps:
I stock polished Stingray’s massive number of color options. These straps are made from oval-shaped Stingray where the Tannery dyes these skins and then polishes the surface to reveal the white inner core of the bone-link pebbles on the surface of these skins. These skins come from the tannery with a highly polished finish, however, if our customers request a matte finish, I can sand off the polished finish resulting in a matte finish. Also, the straps that I make can either be cut from the center pearls section or from the off-center portions without the central pearls section:
Please feel free to click through these photos at your leisure:
Unpolished Stingray – Custom Stingray Straps by Dangerous9straps:
These straps are made from stingrays with has not been sanded and polished, leaving the little domed pebble suface untouched. These with many times feature a White (undyed) Central Eye section which I can use for your strap is available or I can use the off-center section without the central Eye:
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar on Black Unpolished Stingray with Integrated Fit
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To Read More:
To see and read more about the many straps that I have made from Stingray, please follow this link: Stingray straps by Dangerous9straps
To see our full collection of Stingray skins available for your custom strap project, please follow this link: Stingray Skins Collection
Please Contact Me!:
If you have an Idea for a strap that you would like from Stingray or from any other of our available material options for your precious timepieces, please don’t hesitate to e-mail at Dangerous9straps@gmail.com or simply click on the ‘Contact‘ button at the top of the page and complete the form. I would be happy to hear from you and will get back to you right away!
