Jack Foster Shell Cordovan Watch Straps

Disappointed with mine. The stitching on the strap and the way it has been cut is uncomfortable and sticks into the skin. Glue is already coming off and it hasn't even been on the wrist for half a day. Looks alright but that's where it ends unfortunately. For the price I expected a better quality of finish (have bought two of the Ashland straps in their last drop and were better quality and cheaper.)

Just received mine, and I don't think it's from Horween. I have the "Guarded Goods Shell Cordovan Watch Strap" (also from Massdrop) and it's pretty different. The GG one is softer / more pliable, and the underside (the part touching your wrist) is smoother and more finished. It's like GG is nubuck (but smoother) & JF is rough out leather (on the inside. the outside is pretty similar). In terms of overall quality, I'm not impressed, but I'm not "unsatisfied" either: *The lug ends are mismatched - buckle side (12 o'clock end) is maybe 20.5mm, and the adjustment side (6 o'clock end) is 21.5. I ordered a 21 and put it on a 22 watch just to confirm: one side has a lot of obvious side-to-side play and the other is almost snug. *The glue on the buckle/lug side is gone already and it can flap around. it's fine on the 6 o'clock strap. Not even one day of wear. The strap does narrow from lug-end to end, presumably so that they can use the same hardware for different strap widths. Not an issue per se, but something to note. If Guarded Goods does a two-part strap, i think i'll go in with that instead of this. Again, not a bad strap, but not great.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I am better educated now ;)