Custom apricot for the 44KS

The tones here come from patience. Hours of dilute dye baths in yellows and browns, layered until the colour settles into a watercolour softness. This strap has already lived a few lives, first with my Grand Seiko, and now finding a new character alongside the King Seiko.

The 44KS has always been a strap monster, but what makes it work here is how the sharp case lines make the strap’s warmth stand out even more. Though not a dark colour, the muted apricot tone contrasts just enough with the silvered dial, while the two accent stitches complement the clean geometry of the piece as a whole.

There’s a relaxed ease to this colour too, the kind that feels natural in quiet moments with coffee or while leafing through old photographs. Much like those photographs, a watch does more than mark time. It gathers it. Worn day to day, it quietly collects the ordinary and the memorable alike, bringing them back whenever it’s handled again.

Objects like these remind us that time isn’t only measured. It’s lived, layered, and left behind in small, quiet traces.

Strap specs:
Custom dyed apricot cow leather
Siena pebble grain navy lining
Off-white accent stitching
19/16mm
115/75mm