For subscribers

Hughes Handcrafted: Tailor-made watch straps to elevate luxury timepieces

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox

llcustom - Hughes Handcrafted

Credit: STORIES WITH RYAN

With "super fakes" on the rise, the allure of luxury has evolved from conspicuous branding to the realm of bespoke creations.

PHOTO: STORIES WITH RYAN

Google Preferred Source badge

SINGAPORE – For over a decade now, watch enthusiasts from around the world have been flocking to one man in Bishan for tailor-made straps for their timepieces: Hughes Low of Hughes Handcrafted.

Working from his bustling workshop on the seventh storey of Halcyon Building, the 37-year-old leather artisan crafts bespoke watch straps and leather goods from the finest skins.

See more on