The making of Hermès watch strap
Well-known for its world-class watches bands, Hemsut was not a hard work of any single person. However, a group of artisan came together to begin this initiative with which they become able to deliver ultimate quality watch bands to customers. “We are not limited to production-line process; however, this job is our love and passion, and we love watching the whole artwork with a keen eye as if we are the customers who are going to buy the last product,” says Alex, a leather artisan. “We were not a newbie when we started this; we took our first step in Hemsut with ten years of experience in crafting leather product.”
Hemsut understands the needs of its customers very efficiently, and it is the reason that we offer watch bands to our customers not only by crafting material but their favourite watches too. Beginning with a small group, we have grown to a team of 30 members who can carve almost 60,000 Hemsut watch bands in a month. We do not only rely on machine work, but we are a combination of hand-made and machine-made crafters.
Keeping the demands of our customers in mind, Hemsut pick the crafting material with epitome care so that there is no loss to the safety of the product. Right from the alligator grain in most eye-catching colours to choosing the leather while keeping elegance in mind, the company sources the raw material from different places to get the perfect pick.
To endow the customers with the magic of nimble fingers, Hemsut tries its best to craft incredible watch bands from a plethora of colourful canvas hides and other beautiful material. While choosing the buttery skins and shiny leather, we ensure to make the final product user-friendly. We make it pretty sure that there is no halogen or any other hazardous substances in the product so that nothing can destroy the beauty of our customers’ gentle wrists. Above that, we treat the crafting material with specialised treatment to avoid allergic reactions by making the products skin-friendly.
Wearing a watch can be tedious for a lot of people sometimes but at the same time necessary too. Therefore, we make sure Hemsut can double the charm of wrist of the one who is wearing Hemsut watch bands. We have a plethora of ideas to make our watch bands stand out of the box across every corner of the world. Comprehending the customer behaviour, we carve watch bands in almost every colour that a woman would love to wear. While matching the watch band colours with most of the women’s apparels, we ensure that there is pretty enough variety of watch bands to go well with the belts and shoes of men.
Hemsut does not only focus on the bulk of production but also work emotionally to get the perfect fit for both men and women. The whole strap-making process involves nearly 40 to 50 stages and therefore, delivering quality becomes our ultimate aim to endow our customers with high standard products. When it comes to customisation procedures, we take enough time to work on a single watch band so that there must not be anything that can destroy the smile of the customer at any cost. Being a foundation of artisans, it becomes our hobby to pay a keen eye on every step involved in crafting a watch band perfectly.
We do not sell only to the retail customers; however, a lot of watch companies also purchase watch bands from us in bulk. But, the production of bulk watch bands never compromises the quality we seek to deliver. Typically, the process of transfer of skills from one generation to another goes on, and it becomes the main hand behind the worldwide success of the company. Every skilled man in our company works to bring perfection in their work regardless of the time a task demands.
The process goes like this: Once we complete the process of choosing leather from a delightful array of colours, we cut it carefully and split it into three layers keeping thickness resembling that of paper. The upper layer is the impression maker that will be visible on the face of the band, the middle layer is the textile lining, and the third layer touches the wrist of the wearer to make them feel comfortable in the watchband. Then we flatter the pre-cut straps to paper-thickness from the side of the outer edging. Afterwards, we place a lining between lower and upper strap sections, and then glue combines the altogether.
The story does not end here, but we rely on making the stitching saddle to avoid any wear and tear in future. After assembling the straps, we sent the whole material to one artisan who stitches, hammer, seal and paints the band with epitome care. Then, clean and creative stitch begins at artisan table who make the holes of the strap with the use of an awl. Then, two threaded needles cross each hole to bind the holes with a secure knot. After completing the hole making procedures, an artisan uses glue drops and smooth the band with gentle hammering so that it becomes the perfect fit to add glory to wearer’s wrist. Then, we brush the rough edges with sandpaper and do touch-ups with due. Now, the artisan will use flat, and warm iron toll to heat the edges and brings glaze to them. The repetition of processes keeps going on till the time band gets a uniform look where it appears craft of a single piece of leather not many.
Now comes the most challenging task, that is making strap loops for which one needs to be a fixed one and other movable. Here, the artisan cuts two thin strips and pare the edges to make its thickness resemble with the corner where we need to join it. All the initial steps undergo repetition here to join the strap to loops. Fixing the loops to watch bands takes six perfect stitches. After a few more identical procedures, we send the final product to the quality check department to ensure there are no flaws. It is how we become confident about our artisans’ work and perfect choice of crafting material. We warmly welcome the customers who find it too challenging to get the ideal watch band for their timepiece. We promise to deliver quality and something that can add charm to your wrist undoubtedly. Tell your watch and get the perfect watch band to amplify your elegance.