A Leather Strap Fit for a Kingston | Hodinkee Leather

[Fullers1845]

I love wearing my Kingston on it's vintage-styled rivet bracelet. I love wearing my Kingston on NATO and Real Bond Mil straps. But what about a leather? In my opinion, the perfect leather straps for pairing with the Kingston's sexy vintage styling are the hand-made Tuscan leather straps by Hodinkee. I purchased my smooth brown one by phone order from Jesse at Freemans Sporting Club in New York.

Here are a couple of Freemans' pics of the Hodinkee collection:






A closeup of the smooth brown I purchased (Hodinkee pic.):



And a few pics of my new Hodinkee Leather Strap on my Kingston. This Hodinkee leather is definitely fit for a Kingston.

[m.and]

Hey James,

I couldn't agree more. Those Hodinkee straps are a perfect match to the Kingston's vintage styling. I am currently working on building a 5513/1680 homage using Mk II parts and I ordered a similar leather strap to complete the look. Neither Hodinkee nor Freeman's had the strap I wanted in stock, but I did find another dealer that sells a very similar (if not the exact same) strap. Check out The Time Traveler for similar straps.

Regards,
Matthew

[Foxglove]

Looks awesome , James!!! Wow !

What a hefty strap. Love it.

~Ross

[kkwpk]

This is my favourite strap for Kingston.

[Watchamacallit]

This is my favourite strap for Kingston.

Hey, I’m also wearing mine (identical configuration) on a Time Factors Rally strap. :-) Nice shot, btw.

[Fullers1845]

Thanks, fellas. Can't wait to see the results of that project, Matthew.

I've seen the Time Traveller straps too, but they didnt have the config I wanted. Which one did you go for?

[Izzy]

I agree, I think the Kingston looks best on leather.

[m.and]

Thanks, fellas. Can't wait to see the results of that project, Matthew.

I've seen the Time Traveller straps too, but they didnt have the config I wanted. Which one did you go for?

I went with the red tan color with a similar stitching pattern to yours.

[Fullers1845]

Nice one. Is it smooth or distressed finish? What kind of buckle will you get?

[66Cooper]

I was drooling over those straps a few weeks ago. My dream would be a tropic-dialed 6538 with one of those straps!
As for my Kingston, I recently got a long-time searched sorted (for the moment). I dark brown gator (real not embossed) strap with drown stitching. 20-16mm for that correct vintage look just like Bond wore in the real early films. I AM LOVING IT!!! Pix to come.