Hirsch Massai green 18mm — genuine African ostrich watch strap

Genuine ostrich watch strap 18mm

The 18mm Massai ostrich watch strap is cut from velvety African ostrich, vat-dyed through. Its round quill marks, in slightly contrasting shades, are the signature of the skin: they cannot be copied.

Dyed through, not on the surface

Vat dyeing goes through the thickness of the leather. On ostrich it shows in the quill marks: the colour varies naturally there instead of being uniform, which gives the Massai its characteristic contrast.

Hand-sewn finishing

Light curve, patented tone-on-tone stitching, hand-sewn lock stitch at the buckle, hand-sewn safety stitch on the floating keeper, heat-formed channel defined on the strap and on the keepers.

Hypoallergenic Silkglove lining

The lining is a hypoallergenic supersoft calf, Hirsch Silkglove. The steel buckle is nickel-free: nothing in this strap poses a problem for a sensitive wrist.

Our pairing suggestions

The full width is in our Hirsch straps 18mm. Among the 18mm exotics, the Hirsch Lizard gold-brown 18mm in lizard, the Hirsch Genuine Croco green 18mm in glossy crocodile and the Hirsch Savoir Alligator purple 18mm in alligator. For an embossing with a close pattern, the Hirsch Aristocrat black 18mm. In black ostrich on a 20/16 strap for a deployant, the 20/16 ostrich strap in black. Our guide to choosing a watch strap explains how to recognise genuine ostrich.

Technical specifications

• Lug width: 18mm
• Material: genuine velvety African ostrich, vat-dyed through, green
• Grain: round quill marks in contrasting shades
• Lining: hypoallergenic supersoft calf, Hirsch Silkglove
• Curve: light
• Stitching: patented, tone on tone
• Finishing: hand-sewn lock stitch at the buckle, hand-sewn safety stitch on the floating keeper, heat-formed channel on the strap and keepers
• Length: L standard (200mm)
• Buckle: hypoallergenic nickel-free steel, Hirsch Tradition design, 16mm
• Origin: Austria