{"id":416,"date":"2012-02-09T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/09\/new-complex-center-seam-weekender\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:50:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:50:59","slug":"complex-center-seam-strap-for-graham-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dangerous9straps.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/complex-center-seam-strap-for-graham-watch.html","title":{"rendered":"Complex ‘Center Seam’ Strap for Graham Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Complex ‘Center Seam’ Strap for Graham Watch – Hi strap lovers, Some straps are a lot more complex than they look and that’s really the goal in a lot of ways to make a strap appear natural and elegant. But sometimes a simple design concept and turn out to be much more complicated than simply cut, fold, and stitch. The strap you see here is a perfect case in point. My very good customer Scott, from Canada, had recently acquired a Graham Silverstone Luffield GMT<\/a> and wanted a strap made for it using our ‘Weekender Series<\/strong><\/em><\/span>‘ leather, but had a few special requests regarding design and fitment. first, he wanted the strap to have a center seam similar to the strap that comes with the Graham RAC 6 Nations celebration<\/a> is the photo below. Second, he wanted the strap to be in black leather and the large accent stitching to be in white instead of black. Third, he wanted the strap to also be padded. And fourth, he wanted the strap to have a nice tight fit at the lugs and curving at the case.<\/p>\n

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Now any one of the elements would not have been a problem, but combining all of them in combination was going to be a challenge. Just a couple of the issues: First, I had never built a strap with a center seam before, but realized right away that I would need to start the seam above the holes for the buckle because if I punched holes through the seam stitching, the integrity of the stitching would be compromised and would potentially unravel. Second, the white accent stitching because of its location needed to be done reflectively early in the build process (instead of last, as is typical), so keeping those stitches white throughout was going to be a struggle. Third, the Center seam creates a bulge on the underside of the leather right down the middle of the strap that I would have to design room for in the mid-layer if I wanted the strap to have a nice smooth profile and I had to do this while adding a padding layer. Fourth, incorporating a curved lug while having this center seam bulge and still having it fit the relatively short lugs of the Silverstone. Needless to say, it was all a bit daunting. I had to develop a couple of techniques and employ a handful of others and bring them all together in one strap!<\/div>\n
Well, I’m pleased to say that it turned out to be a great-looking strap and Scott has confirmed that the strap fits perfectly! I, myself that it turned out to be a pretty sexy strap, as even my wife was impressed!<\/div>\n
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Read and see more:<\/h2>\n

To read more about custom straps made with the Weekender Collection<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, please follow this link to a blog post featuring these custom straps: Weekender Collection by Dangerous9straps<\/a><\/p>\n

To read more about the many straps that I have made for Graham Watches over the years, please follow this link to a list of blog posts featuring these custom straps:\u00a0Dangerous9straps for Graham Watches<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact us:<\/h2>\n

If you would like me to build this strap for your Graham Silverstone or any other of your precious timepieces, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact me right away to begin your custom strap consultation.\u00a0 You are always welcome to e-mail me at\u00a0Dangerous9straps@gmail.com<\/strong>\u00a0or simply click on the contact button at the top of this blog and complete the brief contact form and I will get back to you right away.\u00a0 I would be happy to hear from you!<\/p>\n

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Complex ‘Center Seam’ Strap for Graham Watch: Complex ‘Center Seam’ Strap for Graham Watch – Hi strap lovers, Some straps…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1136],"tags":[1138,448],"yoast_head":"\nComplex 'Center Seam' Strap for Graham Watch - Dangerous9straps<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Complex 'Center Seam' Strap for Graham Watch - Handmade from our 'Weekender' Collection leather with unique center seam design is a great combination!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/neu-d9s.7ja.de\/blog\/2012\/02\/complex-center-seam-strap-for-graham-watch.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Complex 'Center Seam' Strap for Graham Watch - 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