Mott Watch Straps

Mott Watch Straps Watch strap maker specializing in baseball glove watch straps (and now baseball glove coasters)

I post much more on Instagram, but here are a number of my more recent builds.
07/13/2025

I post much more on Instagram, but here are a number of my more recent builds.

26mm and 24mm in process.  Amazing how this steel grey waxy leather looks no matter what thread you use.  Orange and Opa...
12/17/2024

26mm and 24mm in process. Amazing how this steel grey waxy leather looks no matter what thread you use. Orange and Opal Blue Tiger thread on these.

A recent custom order in 22mm
12/17/2024

A recent custom order in 22mm

Been working a lot but forgetting to post.  On the wrist today: Panerai 312 on Badalassi Carlo waxy leather.  The red re...
12/08/2024

Been working a lot but forgetting to post. On the wrist today: Panerai 312 on Badalassi Carlo waxy leather. The red really pops on the 312. What do you think of the single large zone in keeper?

One of the new builds, made from a vintage Wilson made in the USA softball glove
10/06/2024

One of the new builds, made from a vintage Wilson made in the USA softball glove

Somehow my Instagram posts aren’t getting to this page anymore…. Will have to fix that soon.  Here are the latest off th...
07/21/2024

Somehow my Instagram posts aren’t getting to this page anymore…. Will have to fix that soon. Here are the latest off the bench. 26mm at the top 20m at the bottom.

Finally catching up on some sample straps.  Badalassi Carlo Pueblo, Waxy and Minerva.  All very nice veg tan leathers.  ...
02/25/2024

Finally catching up on some sample straps. Badalassi Carlo Pueblo, Waxy and Minerva. All very nice veg tan leathers. The 2nd from the right is sold as grey but lots of green in it I think.

Saddle stitching by hand is the only way to go.  If a stitch wears through, the other stitching stays intact.  I stitch ...
02/24/2024

Saddle stitching by hand is the only way to go. If a stitch wears through, the other stitching stays intact. I stitch away from myself which I think is not as common but always “cast”, looping the thread around the needle which makes a knot in the hole.

22mm baseball glove watch strap.  You want an oft, thick, and truly one of one.  Gotta get glove.  Find it at mottstraps...
02/14/2024

22mm baseball glove watch strap. You want an oft, thick, and truly one of one. Gotta get glove. Find it at mottstraps.com.

Some interesting textures with these new leathers: Badalassi waxy and Pueblo… plus Dollaro and a blue jeans leather.    ...
02/11/2024

Some interesting textures with these new leathers: Badalassi waxy and Pueblo… plus Dollaro and a blue jeans leather.

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60035, 60037

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