3 Tier Strap Comparison: Bark & Jack, Teddy, EBay

Lol you think when you bend the leather the color change means low quality? That is not an indication of cheap leather. Pull up is what the color change is called and is desirable, for example Horween chromexcel is known for this color change and it is one of the highest quality leathers out there.

We have New Watch Straps 10.-cent here.Who pay 5.-Dollar for Strap?Veeery Expensive

It boggles my mind that people worship brands just for sending a thank you note that's handwritten. As if that means that "they care about you" unlike all other shops. It's so fake. They don't even know you, it couldn't mean anything even if they wanted it to. And more and more of the higher priced shops are starting to do it now, guess why? Because people fall for it, not because they suddenly started caring about you. Just stop personalizing businesses and judge the product, and meaningful service.

Hmm,i am wearing Fortis Flieger Chronograph and for 110$ i can get official Fortis leather strap with buckles. 100$ is a little too much for 1 'me' brand I believe it's high quality but...

The best quality strap and customer experience I’ve ever had was from Nomos. Just stellar in every way. I’ll have to try Bark & Jack though. I’m a big fan of great customer service. Worth the extra $ in my book. Great vid! Subbed 👍🏼

$100 strap on a $50 watch.

Etsy is the King of straps...

When your strap costs more than the watch ...... bruuuhh.

I'm surprised you have a bunch of AliExpress watches but no straps from them. Got something in this style for, I don't know, maybe 6USD and it's of a similar quality as the eBay one. Though of course nothing beats nylon straps in price/performance.

the color changing on the $20 strap maybe due to the dying process. If leather is oil dyed, it will change shade when bent. Lots of italian oil tanned/dyed leather do that. I have made a couple of straps like that.

Teddy's straps are made in USA at Roma factory Florida... Hand made brother...Last strap factory in US. I like your hat.

Looks like you have the 6 side of the Bark and Jack strap upside down ?

Do you know pull up leather?
Point stitch strap is weak, only glue to make them stronger.
But, great commercial video 👍

Excellent review. Definitely get what you pay for there and the customer experience from
B&J is top notch. Well done them.
But why aren’t ALL straps QR? Madness, the best invention since…….. wrist watches! 🤣
Fixed are far too fiddly and have to find a tool. QR pins are the reason I buy so many straps, so easy to change.
That’s why I wouldn’t buy any of these. But, if the B&J did QR I’d buy one on that back of this review. At least offer a choice?
Again a good, articulated review. 👏🏻

To me it seems that the Teddy strap is better quality, better looking and better value.

Genuine leather is not ground up and press glued together. That’s bonded leather. Genuine leather is a slice of the hide but it is the one below top grain and full grain. Lower quality version of the real thing.

Wow $100 when I can get a Seagull 1963 Chronograph for $300.

I do find the glue on the B&J strap ugly.

Thank you for this video

Genuine leather is the cheapest kind of leather you can get. It isn´t about authenticity. You should be looking for full grain leather or top grain
If it reads genuine leather that's the quality you are getting, the worst.

1 full grain
2 top grain
3 genuine leather and suede

Any strap made with full or top grain will state that

THat hat is from Dick's sporting goods :D

The leather changing colors doesn’t necessarily mean it’s cheap, it’s just a different process used to make it. The oils are just moving around.

when you talk about the color change in the leather that isn't really an indicator of quality, in the leather world it's called "Pull Up" it's just an idicator of the amount of oils infused into the leather, many high-quality types of leather present this color change. the best way to tell if its quality is simply to make sure the maker tells you what leather this is, Vegetable tanned leathers are the highest quality.

Bark and jack at that price. No wonder they are called bark . He is barking mad if you think I would pay that price.

The bend test doesn't necessarily indicate low quality leather. A full grain pull up leather will change colour on bending but is very high quality. ...saying that, the 'genuine leather ' ebay strap isn't good quality.

There's a leather called "Pull-up leather" that changes color when you bend it and it can be a high quality leather... So your statement isn't really on point 🤷‍♂️

Try shinola leather straps! They are 115$ , with built in quick release pin, custom logo and high quality leather.

Spring Bars, they're called "Spring Bars" not pins, jeez

I'm studying about leather straps. How they are made. I think it's not important if it's made in a single piece of leather or more pieces glued and sewed. This it's only the different method to work leather. What really matters it's the quality of the leather used. For example now a customer ask me to make a strap for an old Swatch for woman. Now I saw the original one and I'm not sure it's real leather. But I plan to use 2 pieces of Tempesti leather glued. This because I want that the reverse it looks good as the front. That's doesn't mean it's less quality, it's simply made different. Of course in this case the glue you use it's a lot important! You need a glue that it's elastic when dry

I've got them all (teddy and bark) unfortunately. they just aren't any better to something you can get from watchgecko or something. i like their channel, but their pricing is just not worth it. something you get from Delug. would destroy them.. The lack of customization.. is just not on for that price tag

The differences in these straps are in the leather and only the leather. Whether the leather has pull-up, distressing or a lining/backing is not an indication of quality. If you buy a thick Horween CXL leather strap it will be better than composite leather made in China regardless of the brand or where you purchased it. It's the same thing goes for buying a quality belt. Everything else he mentions is purely aesthetics and subjective depending on a person's preferences.

Glue spots on an 100 dollars strap ? You should check with Colareb to understand what quality is. The watch / straps combo is awful

This person has no real knowledge of genuine leather, nor does it have an opinion that leans into some kind of product.
There are many kinds of genuine leather, some with an oil coating. Bending the leather will cause the color to fade, but some leathers soak in the color, keeping the color always on both sides. When bent, the color does not fade.
Single-layer strap-making section Two layer, three layer It depends on the technique.
Price doesn't always tell you the quality, but it always makes people paying more expensive feel better.

69 l.sterling for an hand-made leather strap made in turkey, LOL

Too many views of you talking, not enough of the products.

Lots of misinformation in this video...

I’ve been collecting watches longer than most of these guys have been alive and the best straps are Hirsch straps, hands down with better price points. Also, to get the most life out of any leather/exotic strap use a deployment clasp.

Bought some
Barton’s, Ritche, Blueshark and they all went to shit. Hadley Roma is the one that outlasted them all. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 Damn…

Threaded is nice to

I ordered a "Made in the USA" American Saddle Leather Nato style band for under $17 shipped off ebay, from the pictures it appears to be a quality leather strap we'll see tho it will arrive today. A lot of these straps look so similar from $15-$100+ my thing is I don't want to buy a $15 strap off a boujee looking website for 800% markup.

$100 and no spring bars? That a deal breaker!

Thin or thicker does not matter, as far as the quality is better , the leather would be last longer and look better

Check out Crown & Buckle. They are a good company. Good straps. They send "Thank you" notes as well.

its $100 they better tell all that. hell i want the damn cows name for that price.

Sorry, but I'd expect pins to be included with a $100 strap. A tiny personalised note doesn't make up the difference. What if the watch had quick change pins that can't be put in a different strap? Then you're left with a useless strap that is expensive and can't be used until you go buy some extra pins yourself.

Feels like payed off video. This burned needle looks horrible. This guy is very low on his leather knowledge. Dont take this video serious.

The fact that bending the leather and if it changes colour is an indication of poor quality is completely wrong. I like the fact that the leather strap develops patterns it gives it the distressed look

B&J NATO’s aren’t the cheapest but in the end I feel like they’re the best overall.