First, the leather.

Chosen at the counter, one by one, against the grain and against the light. Not from a catalogue: from the leather on the table that day, for that watch, for that wrist.

Louisiana alligator

The regular scale, the grain that changes from one area to another on the same leather: choosing the cut is already half the work. Matte or glossy. With its CITES.

Twenty-two colours on the counter today. Viewed in natural light, next to the dial.

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Louisiana alligator, the colours on the counter

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, shaded brown: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, shaded brown

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, pearl grey: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, pearl grey

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, blue: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, blue

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, dark grey: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, dark grey

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, slate grey: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, slate grey

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, tobacco: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, tobacco

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, cognac: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, cognac

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, red: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, red

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, black: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, black

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, sand: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, sand

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, taupe: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, taupe

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, periwinkle blue: one of the leathers of the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, periwinkle blue

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, anthracite colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, anthracite

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, olive green colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, olive green

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, dusty blue colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, powder blue

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, mahogany colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, mahogany

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, leather colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, hide brown

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, orange colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, orange

Glossy Louisiana alligator leather, emerald green colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Glossy Louisiana alligator, emerald green

Glossy Louisiana alligator leather, blue colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Glossy Louisiana alligator, blue

Glossy Louisiana alligator leather, ruby colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Glossy Louisiana alligator, ruby

Matte Louisiana alligator leather, mauve colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Matte Louisiana alligator, mauve

Ostrich

The quill pores, raised, arranged in a pattern that is never the same twice. Light, soft from the first day.

Ten colours at the counter today.

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Ostrich, the colours at the counter

Ostrich leather, coral colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, coral

Ostrich leather, grey colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, grey

Ostrich leather, cognac colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, cognac

Ostrich leather, caramel colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, caramel

Ostrich leather, water green colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, aqua green

Ostrich leather, orange colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, orange

Ostrich leather, dusty pink colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, antique pink

Ostrich leather, taupe colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, taupe

Ostrich leather, meadow green colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, grass green

Ostrich leather, tobacco colour: one of the leathers from the Casati Milano atelier — Ostrich, tobacco

Shell cordovan

It is not a leather in the common sense: it is a fibrous layer from the horse's hindquarters, tanned at length. Few straps per animal. It ages with a sheen other leathers do not have.

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Leather cutting at the workbench of the Casati atelier

The other leathers on the bench

Box calf: fine grain, smooth surface, clean fold. The leather against which everything else is measured.

Suede: the flesh side of the calf, left exposed. Matte, soft, for everyday wear.

Vegetable-tanned leather: tanned with plant tannins, without chromium. It changes colour with light and with the wrist: the patina is its way of ageing.

Crocodile: a relative of the alligator, not the same thing. With its CITES.

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Leathers change with the seasons and with what the tanneries have. What you see here is a list, not a showcase: the choice is made together.

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