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About us
A useful place for watch geeks
Straps&Style started as a group chat about lug widths and turned into the reference we wanted to exist: practical, independent and free.
Why we built it
Watch buying advice online tends to arrive in two flavours: marketing copy, or forum folklore. Neither helps when you are staring at a listing at 11pm trying to work out whether the case has been polished into a different shape.
So we wrote down the checks we actually use — for buying, for selling, for judging a movement or a water resistance rating — and put them next to a directory of all the mainstream watch brands and a special section for UK brands worth knowing about.
Run by a small group of UK watch collectors, our site brings together useful, reliable watch knowledge in one place — saving you endless Google searches and questionable AI advice.
We’re enthusiasts, not a commercial operation, but we do offer a small selection of premium products we genuinely rate. Take a look at our Watch Straps section.
Insurance & repairs
A handy guide to UK watch insurance providers and a list of UK independent repair shops near you.
Buying & selling guide
Step-by-step checks for both sides of a deal, plus red flags.
Knowledge base
Movements, sizing, water resistance, care and a jargon glossary.
UK brand directory
British watchmakers by region, price bracket and speciality.
Editorial standards
Flaws first
Whether it is a listing or a review, the shortcomings go near the top. It is the fastest way to build trust between strangers trading expensive objects.
Written from ownership
We only publish opinions about watches we have worn for weeks, not hours with a press sample.
Corrections in public
Spot an error in a guide or the directory? Tell us and we will fix it with a note explaining what changed.
Get in touch
Corrections, brand submissions, listing enquiries or a story pitch — one inbox for all of it.