{"product_id":"only-one-rust-color-two-piece-american-leather-strap-20mm","title":"ONLY ONE — Horween Color 8 Two Piece American Leather Strap 20mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROTOTYPE DIVISION — DROP 001\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHorween Color 8 Two-Piece Strap\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONE MADE. ONCE IT’S GONE, IT’S GONE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost watch straps are designed so the next one can look exactly like the last one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis one wasn’t.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first Redux Prototype Division drop, we start with a piece of \u003cstrong\u003eHorween Color 8 leather\u003c\/strong\u003e and the build simple: a single layer of leather, raw edges, minimal gray hand stitching and our original Redux titanium hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a strap that singular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHY HORWEEN COLOR 8?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorween Leather Company has been tanning leather in Chicago since 1905, using traditional processes and finishes that allow the natural character of the leather to remain visible rather than hiding it beneath a perfectly uniform surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd \u003cstrong\u003eColor 8 is something special.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a deep oxblood-burgundy that is notoriously difficult to capture in a photograph. Depending on the light, this piece moves from wine-red to brown to almost black, with subtle highs and lows across the leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat variation is exactly why we chose it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t a strap meant to stay looking factory-new. Wear it. Bend it. Mark it. Let it become yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBUILT WITH LESS, ON PURPOSE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s no padding, edge paint or unnecessary layering here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe used a \u003cstrong\u003esingle minimal layer of Horween leather\u003c\/strong\u003e to keep the strap supple, and showcase the leather and titanium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strap was hand stitched in New York City using \u003cstrong\u003eminimal gray waxed-thread knots\u003c\/strong\u003e chosen to complement the raw titanium hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the tail, there’s only one mark: the \u003cstrong\u003eRDX mark\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end is finished with our angular half-hex cut — a small nod to the gear-shaped visual language that runs through Redux hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE BUILD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeather:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horween Color 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdges:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStitching:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minimal hand-tied gray waxed thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Redux titanium buckle and keepers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTail mark:\u003c\/strong\u003e RDX symbol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTail:\u003c\/strong\u003e Angular half-hex cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 2mm \/ 0.08 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuckle section:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80mm \/ 3.1 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHole section:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125mm \/ 4.9 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFits wrists:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 6.25–8 in. around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFit note: Not sure of your wrist size? Wrap a piece of string around your wrist and measure the length.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1 OF 1\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is \u003cstrong\u003eone\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo second colorway.\u003cbr\u003eNo production run.\u003cbr\u003eNo restock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen this strap is claimed, Drop 001 is closed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#000; color:#fff; padding:32px 24px; margin:32px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color:#fff; margin-top:0;\"\u003eWHAT IS THE PROTOTYPE DIVISION?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    The Redux Prototype Division is our skunk works — a place for ideas that don’t need to make sense at scale.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Rare materials. One-offs. Experimental straps. EDC concepts. Small runs. 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