Watch brand collaboration: 47Ronin x Eza Watch (Germany)

Eza Watches is a brand from a small watchmaking town called Pforzheim in Germany. Pforzheim has been called the “entrance to the black forest” due to its location in south-west Germany. The town is mostly known by its historical jewelry and watchmaking industry, which goes back more than 250 years.

The brand has a long history since 1921. With 37 years of absence in between, the brand was restarted in 2016 from the desire to make vintage looking watches in a modern way. Nowadays the brand is being managed by a young watchmaker and entrepreneur, Adriaan Trampe (26). He has a big passion for craftsmanship and especially watchmaking. To put this passion to use, he started a watchmaking education in a small close to his birthplace Rotterdam, called Schoonhoven.

We have been having nice chats with Adriaan over Instagram about his brand, watches and ideas for collaboration. After a couple of months, due to logistic delay over the peak of the pandemic, we finally received a SEALANDER BRONZE GREEN. 

This is the newest Eza Sealander. As the vision of Eza Watches implies, the Sealander is a 300-meter dive watch with an automatic Swiss ETA 2824 Calibre movement inside.

First of all, the  SEALANDER BRONZE GREEN is a solid dive watch. Although the 41.0mm case is not considered huge, it has some thickness at 14.2mm. Also, it certainly has some weight it in when carrying it on your wrist.

Crazy horse leather which also can be referred as saddle leather is made by applying a special kind of wax to a full grain leather surface that has been smoothed out. The wax enhances the leather fibre and that way when they are scratched or rubbed, the leather's natural colour changes its shade that gives the antique, vintage appearance. 
Crazy horse leather are durable, strong, and of course its gives a unique look and feel which combines luxury and antique touch. With the wax applied to the leather, it protects the leather with water resistant and makes it more durable.

A piece of Kimono fabric from Kyoto Japan is placed beneath the first layer of the leather as an inlay. This piece of Kimono fabric is chosen for the large area of  brilliant gold colour it offers which matches the bronze case of the watch. 

Since only a small piece of the fabric is applied to the strap, it could be any part of the fabric at random. Hence, the resulting piece of fabric always come as a surprise, as each part of the Kimono fabric offers a unique pattern. 

On the leather, three diamond shaped cutouts arranged in a straight line are made to expose the Kimono fabric inlay beneath it. The cutouts are inspired by Samurai's Katana sword, where the handle has similar shapes and design. 

In order to complement the green bezel and the dial of the watch, a 0.8mm seaweed green thread is used for stitching the edges. The saddle stitching method is done by hand, such that in case any part of the stitching breaks, the rest of the stitching stays in place. 

A layer of dark green edge paint is applied to the edge of the strap to prevent water entering the leather, as well as to add another subtle complement to the over green theme of the watch. 

Finally, a golden stainless steel butterfly clasp buckle 22mm is installed to go along with the bronze shine of the case. Butterfly clasp buckle would reduce the bending of the watch strap every time it is being put on and taken down from the wrist. Since Crazy Horse leather can be stiff and strong, the butterfly clasp buckle will retain the shape of the strap, and also prolong its lifespan. 

The Material:

• Mocha brown Crazy Horse leather
• Kimono textile fabric from Kyoto
• Seaweed green stitching (hand stitched)
• Dark green edge paint (heat treated)
• Golden stainless steel butterfly clasp buckle 22mm
• Quick release spring bar

Measurements

• Length: 125/75 (can be customised according to wrist size)
• Lug: 22mm
• Buckle: 22mm
• Thickness: 4.75mm

 

Order this watch strap at:

47Ronin#279 Mocha brown calf leather (22mm, Dark green stitching)

* Contact us for customised lug width, length, and thickness (Whatsapp +65 86567631, hi@47ronin.co)