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By now we are certain that you are well aware of the global coronavirus pandemic. For those interested, we wanted to post a short update on our status in the midst of this crisis. We have reduced our in-office operations to only essential tasks: namely, only order fulfillment and shipping. All other activities are now being done from our homes. We are voluntarily self-isolating and social distancing. It goes without saying that health and safety will always come ahead of watch straps.

Status of customer-facing operations (as of May 22nd):

• Shipping/Fulfillment  Status: Normal  We are fulfilling orders with little to no delay. Our daily pick-ups from USPS and FedEx are still occurring. Please anticipate in-transit times being longer, namely for international shipments. Heavily affected areas, such as New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Italy, China, etc., may have more significant transit delays.
  Carrier Links: USPS Service Alerts // FedEx Service Alerts
• Customer Service  Status: Normal  Our support response times are normal (read: fast!) within business hours, which are Monday - Friday 9:30AM - 4:30PM EDT. We are working from home, and still providing the excellent service that we are known for.
• Returns/Exchanges  Status: Delayed  Due mandatory local regulations and social distancing, we are taking less trips to our mailbox (which is located at a staffed UPS Store). At this time, the delay is approximately one week. Please bear with us on any return or exchange that you have pending.

Unprecedented effects from this pandemic have been felt in every nation. Our hope and prayer is that we as a global community are able to mitigate and recover from this quickly. Tragically, there are industries and businesses that are suffering much worse than ours, and they need our help. If you have the means, we encourage you to continue to support small & local businesses. Here are some ideas on ways to help. To our supporters, we truly owe you a debt of gratitude. At C&B, we are two families that rely on this business as our only livelihood. Through this turbulent time, we have found our love of watches and the #watchfam community to be a calming escape, and we hope you have found the same.

Sincerely,

Thomas and the C&B Team

Romans 8:38-39

Black Label Season 4 has been our most popular collection thus far. Is it the deep blue leather? The brown distressed options? The breadth of stitching options? We're not sure, but we love that you love them.

We are starting to run low on some models, and like all Black Label collections, once they're gone, they're gone! We do not re-make or re-stock Black Label straps; they are all made in one batch only.

All of our Chromexcel and Kangaroo straps are back and fully stocked in 18mm, 20mm and 22mm. We restocked them in our brushed and PVD hardware, so get ‘em while they're hot! Find a couple of our favorites linked below.

We are happy to announce that our wonderful new 'Harris' Chevron™ colorway is now also available in 19mm! All 3 sizes are also available in 3 hardware finishes: Brushed, Polished, and Black PVD. Check them out using the link below!

We are starting 2020 looking our best, from head to toe to wrist. To quickly refresh your watches for the New Year, our FedEx shipping option is on sale! For the rest of January, all U.S. orders can enjoy fast 2-day shipping (with insurance!) for only $4.99.

We've been hard at work releasing a ton of new products this summer. Usually we release a bunch, and then get right back to working on the next batch. Thus, we often fail to make known what's new on the site! So here we go with a quick run down of what we released over the last few weeks.

Chevron™ Adjustable: There are a bunch of new colors, including a much-requested "all black" version called the Obsidian! New colors include Royale + Night (seen in the photo above), Obsidian (all black), James (black w/ grey stripes), and Stone (medium-dark grey). PLUS Chevron most Chevron straps are now available in 19mm widths! PLUS we also have 4 colors of all-new Leather Chevron adjustable straps as well!

Supreme NATO: There are a bunch of exciting new colors here. Two new shades of blue (Frost, Aqua), Burgundy (the perfect dark red), and Auburn (a really cool copper-y brown). Select colors are available in 19mm and 21mm widths, with more on the way.

Perlon Straps: There are 3 new colors. Two are melange colors: Violet and Checker. Checker riffs on our popular Linen color, but instead of being sand/brown, it now uses black/white threads for a more silver and monochromatic look. The other new color is Azure Speckled. This is a new two-thread weave pattern, similar to melange, but with a more random pattern.

Black Label: Black Label Season 4 is here and it includes 13 all-new models! This may be our strongest collection yet. There are some incredible leather strap models available in there, including my two personal favorites: Lani (navy leather), and Berthold (an ashy-brown leather).

American Made: We finally have Horween Shell Cordovan straps available as part of our collection! The fully-stitched models are the absolute nicest leather straps that we have ever produced. We're super proud of these. The suede camouflage straps are also a great choice as we headed into the cooler months. These are available in traditional woodland (green)  as well as arctic (grey) camo patterns.

As we celebrate Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., we plan to be closed on Monday, September 1st. Unfortunately there is large Category 4 hurricane threatening our area late Monday night into Tuesday. We're praying the storm stays away, but we'll be monitoring it closely, and updating our site as necessary if we have severe effects from the storm. There is always a high probability of losing power at the very least, but we will do our best to keep our customers informed. Please keep the eastern seaboard in your thoughts and prayers, and consider any order placed over the next few days may be delayed if the storm stays on it's current trajectory. We made it through the storm okay! Thanks for all the well-wishes.

One of our most common requests has become a reality! CHEVRON™ adjustable straps are now available in 19mm widths! To start out we have four of our most popular colorways available: Night, Stone, Night + Crimson, and Night + Harvest.

Shop 19mm Straps

Black Label Season 3 straps are discounted 15% off while supplies last. All Black Label straps are only made in one run, so once they sell out, they are gone for good. No code is needed; the prices are marked down on our site.

We are making way for Season 4, which is going to be the strongest collection yet. Coming soon-ish.

Shop Black Label

FedEx 2 Day Air shipping is now available for all domestic orders. Coming in at just $6.99, it represents a great value for expedited shipping. This new service includes door to door tracking, advanced intercept and hold for pick up options, and up to $100 of insurance included at no extra charge*.

As always, orders placed Monday through Friday will ship the same day if placed before 3:00 PM EST.

* Up to $100 of insurance included at no charge, provided by FedEx. The value of insurance provided equals the value of the contents of the package up to $100. For example, an order for one $32.00 strap would have $32.00 of declared value on the package. The customer is responsible for filing the claim and seeing it though to reimbursement. Filing an insurance claim can be done online on the FedEx web site.