I love shell cordovan , I have few pair of shell cordovan boots from Alden. This is my first shell cordovan Watch band . I have this band on my new Apple Watch 7 . The craftsmanship is very good it’s a beautiful band. However the fit is not optimized for my skinny wrist of 6.25 inches in circumference. I manage to use the next to the last hole to have the Watch fit securely on my wrist. Ashland offer to have me return it and they will made a shorter one for me, but It’s too much work to return it to Ashland leather. However I love to get a shorter black shell cordovan band if you can give me a nice discount.