Strap for Millenary Self-Winding White Gold / Silver

Not in the conventional sense. The bracelet is integrated into the case and the attachment is proprietary: a standard strap simply cannot connect. The only way forward is to build the strap directly on the watch, in the atelier, working from the actual geometry of the case.

Everything is done by appointment only at <a href="/pages/casati-booking">Casati Milano</a>, at Via XX Settembre 15 in Milan. I bring the watch to the bench, take measurements from the case itself — not from technical sheets — and hand-build each attachment, curve by curve. There is no template: every piece starts from scratch.

I recommend polished Mississippi alligator in cool tones — charcoal grey or midnight blue. White gold has a silky, almost lunar quality, and a leather with visible yet refined texture complements it without competing. Natural Barenia is an alternative for those who want something that ages with character, developing a patina over time.

With a first-rate leather and proper craftsmanship, I count on at least five to seven years of regular wear. Keep the leather away from prolonged contact with water and condition it once or twice a year with a neutral product. Alligator ages by becoming more compact; Barenia develops a patina that tells the years rather than hiding them.

On the Millenary, the dial does not fill the entire surface — it is shifted to one side, leaving part of the mechanism visible through the crystal. This is not an aesthetic whim; it is a construction choice that demands a different approach to reading the time. I have seen very few watches where mechanics and design speak to each other with this kind of coherence.