THEY'RE BACK!!! Authentic replicas of the famous two-tone Ventura strap. A beautiful accent to your vintage watch.

It has been almost a year since I sold out of my well-known and popular replicas of the unique gold and black strap originally used on Hamilton Venturas. My previous supplier subsequently went out of business and It took a long time to find another manufacturer willing to work with me on such a complex project, but I have finally succeeded and am pleased to be able to offer these unique straps once again.

As conceived by renowned designer Richard Arbib and first marketed by Hamilton in early 1957, the "Ventura" Electric was offered with a special strap with a stripe of gold alongside a stripe of black, complementing the stunning design of the case and dial. However within only about four months Hamilton discontinued this custom strap and replaced it with a conventional black strap to reduce manufacturing costs. The few straps that were sold in 1957 have almost all worn out and today these original straps are incredibly rare and valuable. Those few that do exist are usually so brittle from age that they are not wearable.

Like the original my high-quality replicas are handmade with two separate strips of leather, with different colors and textures, fitted side by side. However my reproduction strap is backed with a soft, hypo-allergenic kidskin lining for extra comfort and features supple, extra-high quality leathers and smooth rembordé edges. Thse straps are handmade in very tiny quantities yet their cost is about the same as plain straps of similar quality: ONLY $37.95 each!.

Quantities are limited. California residents must add $3.42 sales tax per strap. Shipping: please add $1.41 per order for packing and postage.