Hurtig Lane (Spain) offers quality vegan watches from the beautiful city of Barcelona, along with watch straps in several sizes, to fit their own watches and other brands (you can replace your watch strap in seconds). From rich colourful vegan leathers (including cactus leather, which is very soft and needs hardly any water to make, unlike animal leather) to petite straps for small wrists, there are watches for men and women in a range of colours and designs, along with traditional square-faced dials. Look for sale bargains at Immaculate Vegan.
Many watches are made from plastic or leather (often made in countries with poor or no animal welfare laws). It takes 17,000 litres of fresh water to make 1kg of leather. 80% of leather is tanned with chrome that is toxic to tannery workers (who have higher rates of cancer than average). And of course animals suffer – 65% of leather is from cows. Here are some better brands of watches (and straps) when time comes to replace.
Recycle watch batteries (choking hazards) at jewellers. Send broken and unused watches (and other jewellery) to Animals Asia, where the metal is used to raise cash for its work to help bears and other creatures abroad.
