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'三色' SANSHOKU STRAP

¥20,100

The new HIROSHIGE 三色:Sanshoku is tricolor-patina watch strap that pushes the limit of artisanal hand-applied anticatura technique - to create a more vibrant and fresh take of the traditional leather strap. HIROSHIGE 三色:Sanshoku blends green, mustard yellow and chestnut brown on each piece of calf leather, and features our unique Hiroshige script engraved on hand-patinaed leather.

Watches depicted in pictures for reference only - not available for sale. 三色:Sanshoku is seasonal and will not be repeated

Lengths:

Standard: 115mm/75mm

Small: 105mm/70mm

Large: 130mm/80mm

Lug/Buckle widths: 20mm / 16mm

Upperside color: Sanshoku (Tricolor)

Underside color: Olive-green

Hand-dyed Patina

Engraved Hiroshige script (original poem)

Embossed logo on underside

Revised quick-release spring-bars at lugs end

Hand-made & hand-cut

Limited production and shall not be repeated

三色

Sanshoku

SANSHOKU

HIROSHIGE 三色:Sanshoku blends green, mustard yellow and chestnut brown on each piece of calf leather, and features our unique Hiroshige script engraved on hand-patinaed leather.

HIROSHIGE SCRIPT

All HIROSHIGE straps are engraved with legendary Ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige’s original handwritten poem from an original artwork ca. 1840. The poem is loosely translated as: 'The moon indulges into the night in various ways.' 

HAND PATINA

Although the straps are priced affordably, they are not machine made, nor do we use pattern cutters. Each strap is hand-cut, and from hand-penciled stencils. It takes 3x longer for each artisan to hand-make and hand-patina HIROSHIGE 三色:Sanshoku. With mono-color patina straps, we choose a pre-dyed base leather closest to the color of the final product, and then add the desired shades for the patina.

For HIROSHIGE 三色:Sanshoku, we have to start with a nude un-dyed base leather, then a base color is applied to the surface followed by a coating to prevent unnecessary color bleeding when the tricolore is applied. Green dye is first applied, and then dried; followed by mustard yellow, then dried; and finally chestnut brown, then similarly dried. A lot of care is taken to ensure that each color transitions to the next color in a seamless manner. Another layer of coating is then applied to ensure color fastness and vibrancy. Anticatura patina technique is then applied to darken the edges of each color - black for the green layer; dark orange for the mustard layer, and dark brown for the chestnut layer. After drying, a final coating is applied to seal and protect the strap and colors.