STRAP MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES Most cheap straps are made with the "semi remborde" method in which the top leather is drawn and glued over the edge, but not tucked under the lining of the strap. This method is widely used by many oriental factories where straps are mass produced. Here is a "semi-remborde" strap, do you see what I mean? Then, there is the widely known method of "cut straps" used by Oriental and European strap makers alike. The leather at the top of the strap and the lining leather of the bottom are two pieces of equal size that are glued together, stitched and then the edge is painted. Straps made under this method will vary greatly in quality depending on numerous factors, and while most straps made like this are totally machine made, some small factories make them by hand and they can turn out to be pretty decent straps. Here is an unfinished "cut strap" The "Art Manuel" method, is more elaborated. The top leather (the one you see when you are wearing the watch) has another layer of leather underneath which is rolled over a fleece lining by hand then the bottom nubuck lining is added in such a way that the actual top leather rolls underneath the bottom lining and then it is all finally stitched together. The "Art Manual" cut out In order to give the straps a beautiful edge, all Art Manuel models, like the Juchten, have the edges painted five times by hand The back of the strap reveals a lot about it too. A cheap strap will have no stitched keeper or loop and no stitches at the end of it near the buckle, while a fine quality strap should always be stitched at those three points. One hundred and ten manufacturing steps go into these straps compared to a maximum of 50-60 steps for other straps.