Discount: Mix and match ANY Alran articles to get the volume discount above!

PRODUCT SPECS

Article: Chevre "Caviar" (Bright Colors)
Tannery: Alran 🇫🇷 (France)
Full Grain: Yes + Caviar Embossed
Firmness: Medium (5/10)
Cut: Whole Hide
Grain (Top): Smooth (Light pebbled texture)
Flesh (Bottom): Smooth Nap
Dye: Completely Through
Burnishing: Yes, with Tokonole, but edge paint is recommended
Thickness: 2.75oz (1.1mm) +/- 0.2mm
Splitting: Yes, down to 0.6mm *Please note split leather can not be returned
ReStock: Yes, restocked every 2 months
Luxury Brands: Yes, this article is used by a few of the top luxury brands for smaller handbags, wallets and other accessories.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Founded in 1903 in the South of Tarn and set in the beautiful surroundings of the "Montagne Noire" (the black mountains), the tannery Alran S.A.S. has developed a vast expertise in the tanning of goat skins. They are well renown in the luxury community and have many articles used by the top luxury handbags, small leather goods and watch straps houses.

Chevre "Caviar" is one of Alran's top articles and is produced in a special 23-step process which takes 4 weeks to produce. The Sully Base is then embossed with the small caviar print to provide more durability and scratch resistance.

The leather is tanned in a full veg-tanned crust and then retanned and dyed with some mineral tannage to add softness and strength at thinner thicknesses. Caviar has a nice balance of firm and supple. We receive their very top grades 1/2 which are very clean. The hides are a nice size ranging from 4-7 sqft, which are perfect for both small leathergoods and handbags.

When you combine the unique grain, great temper, durability and beautiful consistent colors across the entire hide, you see and feel the leather you will see why it is a popular article for everyday luxury items

THICKNESS

2.75oz (1.1mm +/- 0.2mm)

LEATHER SPLITTING

Leather splitting is a custom service available down to your preferred thickness
Please note split leather can't be returned
There is a tolerance to leather splitting. While we have invested a lot of time and training into hitting a tighter tolerance range than advertised, sometimes the leather articles and differing densities require the full tolerance range.
Leather tolerance is denoted by +/- which means the leather can be both above and below that number by the denoted amount.

Example 1.2mm +/- 0.1mm.
This means that the leather could come anywhere ranging from 1.1-1.3mm across the hide. Most the time this amount is indiscernible to the naked eye, but should be noted if measuring with precise equipment

How we gauge the leather is with a thickness gauge that can reach both the edges and middle of the hide. We apply a moderate amount of pressure (Not too hard and not too soft)
Again we are usually well inside the range, especially on panels, but occasionally need the full range. Tolerance ranges are as follows:

Splitting Panels: +/- (0.1mm).
Splitting Full Hides & Half Hides: +/- 0.15mm
No Splitting (From Tannery Splitter): +/- 0.2mm

The width of our splitter is 30 inches. If you have a hide that is larger we will trim the hide to fit and return you both pieces. We cut off the belly section leaving you the nicest area of the hide in tact.
Due to it requiring often multiple passes we do not send the split flesh part.

WHOLESALE

We are the Official North America distributor for Alran. You can mix and match any of the Alran Articles (Sully, Liege Main, Native, Caviar, Saffiano, Fatnat and Indigo) to get the discount below on Full hides.We can offer the following discounts on Full Hides (Double Shoulders)

Buy 3 Full Hides (Mix ANY Alran Article): 4% Off
Buy 6 Full Hides (Mix ANY Alran Article): 5% Off
Buy 10 Full Hides (Mix ANY Alran Article): 7% Off
Buy 20 Full Hides (Mix ANY Alran Article): 10% Off
Buy 25 Full Hides (Single Alran and Color): Contact us for Tannery Direct

WHAT TO EXPECT?

Will my hide/panel be perfect? READ BEFORE PURCHASING
Shipping and Return Info HERE