Yet Another Apple Watch Band

bkressley · October 1, 2018, 3:23am

Very Nice!

Jules · October 1, 2018, 3:42am

Looks great!

mnemosyne · October 1, 2018, 3:49am

wow, love the contrast on that!

cynd11 · October 1, 2018, 1:15pm

Nice job! And it’s nice to know you can always whip up a replacement whenever this one wears out.

sailbyc · October 1, 2018, 2:21pm

Nice looking. I have the fittings but haven’t created a design yet. Long list of things to do.

rebecca · October 1, 2018, 4:07pm

The bands shared here are pretty cool! Please post all the GF-made watch bands.

bwente · October 2, 2018, 1:43am

If you have a butterfly clasp, then I can post my file. Not much use if you don’t. Since I did not leave a hole for a prong.

sailbyc · October 2, 2018, 2:58am

No worries. I want to design my own. I have a standard clasp. Thanks though.

pauline.lally · October 2, 2018, 11:10am

Nice looking band.

bwente · October 4, 2018, 1:52am

It was a little snug, so I made another one.

Jules · October 4, 2018, 2:17am

Oooh! Like the red!

ptodd · October 4, 2018, 2:26am

I like the red, too! Nice!

ray716 · October 5, 2018, 4:24am

This is something I’ve been excited to do, make my own watch bands. Yours looks FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing.

bwente · November 3, 2018, 2:18am

So after a few weeks with my new band I noticed that I made it the same width and that left a gap on either side of the watch lugs. It would make my eye twitch every time I looked at the time. So I fixed it. Just made it wider and tapered. Same basic design and just switched the hardware. Used a different color thread too.

bwente · November 3, 2018, 2:19am

Hard to tell in the photo, but the thread is brown.

Tim_Ung · November 3, 2018, 2:26am

This watch band and the others you shared in the comments look amazing! Love the contrast between the dark leather and bright threads. Great designs . It also looks like you’ve figured out how to clean/prep the leather to remove the soot leftover from the laser cutting. I haven’t found a good process yet

bwente · November 3, 2018, 2:34am

I am not sure what I am doing. At lot of googling and stuff from the kitchen… Vinegar, steel wool, beeswax and olive oil.

I got lucky the first time and just did the same thing I did before.

Tim_Ung · November 3, 2018, 2:52am

Haha, that’s a fantastic way of putting it. I’ve done the same and just haven’t found the right process for me just yet . Awesome work!

bwente · March 11, 2019, 2:01am

So I have been wearing my watch a lot more and starting to walk in the evening. (Got to close those rings).

I have found out that the combination of wearing my watchband too tight and the heat and sweat is not good for leather.

So this weekend I will be making a larger band that will fit looser.

bwente · March 11, 2019, 2:16am

New version in this thread…