Exotic leather tannery
The Caiman Crocodylus FuscusThe Caiman is a south American crocodile, mostly from Venezuela and Colombia, the skins have ventral scales with strong ossifications, consequently the flancs are the most used parts.
Typical usage is for watchstraps, shoes and belts., 'Exotic leather is a passion and the working methods used represent the highest level of expertise.
Knowing the best sources of supply, preserving the natural qualities of the leather, colouring and finishing them in a way that will satisfy the requirements of all designers is a tradition perpetuated by ROGWILLER from father to son since 1928, the work begins long before the tanning in the ROGGWILLER tradition.
Roggwiller Group, Exotic leather tanneries - Alligator, Crocodile, Lizard, etc
From Papua New Guinea to Africa, from Africa to the Americas, the ROGWILLERs travel to every corner of the continents, maintain well-established relations and build up new contacts, privileged agreements with certain breeding farms allow the company to be involved in re-stocking operations, in accordance with the regulations governing the skin trade Washington Convention of 1973 CITES, whilst offering the benefits of a regular supply.
In the Sarthe plant in Vivoin, one discovers a world where delicate handling operations are the master secrets of a traditional tanning process skilfully combined with modern equipment, the raw skins arrive from their distant origins protected with salt, are then launched into production after an expert inspection.
Chrome tanning, vegetable tanning, and many other operations remove undesirable surpluses and irregular thickness from the skins, colouring is not simply a surface operation, the colours penetrate the structure itself tolerating no defects that might be highlighted.
As for suppleness, feel, appearance and perfume, manual skills and tools are dedicated to revealing these qualities; finally agate is used to put the final shine on this new beauty, over 75 years, extensive research has unearthed the best selections, the finest working methods have been developed and a global commercial organisation has been set up.
Lizard
Fine leather goods
International group specialized in the exotic leather trade such as alligator, crocodile, lizard, shark, stingray, ostrich and snake
