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La Centaurée | Marseille H²O Capsule Collection

540€

Unique part number:

FR2404H2OSCA FR2404H2OSCB

Variant

1% donated to the NGO Survival International

Timeless leather messenger-style large game bag

A game bag worthy of the name, based on a classic design but reimagined by Faméthic to bring a fresh, understated new look. Its large size means it can accompany you on all your adventures while keeping your essentials safe. Its clean, almost universal lines make this elegant bag easy to make your own, whatever your style.

This size is particularly suitable if you need to carry glasses, a planner, a book, an umbrella or a water bottle in addition to your usual handbag essentials.

Limited edition

The Centaurée bag from the Marseille H²O collection is made in only two copies. Each piece is numbered with a unique reference indicating its date of manufacture. The unique piece number is hot-stamped onto the leather piece.

When making your purchase, select the number of the unique piece you would like. You will be the only person to own this creation.

Features

External dimensions: 28.5 cm wide, 20.5 cm high, 10 cm deep
Internal dimensions: 27.5 cm wide, 19.5 cm high, 19 cm deep
Weight: approximately 0.6 kg
3 cm wide strap, adjustable from approximately 70 cm to 145 cm, with a sliding buckle.
Magnetic snap closure
Key attachment
Pocket: 1 side interior pocket, 25 cm wide by 13 cm high

Leather and care:

The Marseille H²O collection is made from full-grain cowhide sourced from surplus production at the Tannerie Roux located in the Drôme near Romans and now part of the LVMH group.

This pronounced-grain leather is supple and thick. It is dense, with a full, textured feel. Of exceptional quality, it develops an elegant, gradual patina.

Despite its very natural finish and light colour, this cowhide leather is easy to care for.

To protect your leather , enhance its patina and preserve the leather's durability, wax it once a month for 4 months using the leather care balm provided by Faméthic. Use a soft cotton cloth, take a small amount of balm, fold your cloth in half and rub the two sides together to spread the balm as evenly as possible on your cloth.

Then apply your oiled cloth to the leather in gentle circular motions. You can pay particular attention to the edges of the leather to help them patina more quickly.

To clean your leather , you can use a damp microfibre cloth and a little Marseille soap, which you will lather up on your cloth before applying it to your leather in gentle circular motions. Allow your leather to dry, then wax it the next day.

Then rinse your microfibre cloth and wipe it over the leather to remove all traces of soap and any remaining dust.

In the event of a persistent stain, use a piece of crepe as an eraser to lift or lighten the stain. Keep in mind that the more you wax your leather with the leather care balm, the less stains will set into the leather.

If a liquid spills on your leather, absorb the liquid as quickly as possible, then clean it as soon as possible. Finally, wax your leather the next day.

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In our workshop, we have chosen to work exclusively with leather called "full-grain" for all our designs. Unlike split leather taken from the dermis, full-grain leather comes from the epidermis, the strongest part of the skin, reflecting the animal's life.

Thus, certain "imperfections" will be visible, such as wrinkles, moles, stretch marks, scars, scratches, punctures, etc. Most of the time, these marks are merely surface imperfections and do not affect the leather's strength. As leather itself is a waste product of farming, and out of consideration for the environment, we deliberately work with hides that have some of these marks. Likewise, to reduce waste when cutting, we retain certain natural imperfections when they are purely aesthetic.

Colour and patina:

The turquoise colour may react to sunlight. Indeed, like blue jeans, the blue colour can fade. As a precaution, and while waiting for your waxing and the first few months of use to develop a sufficiently protective patina, avoid exposing your leather to the sun for too long.

The patina on this leather will develop slowly and gradually, which is the best way to achieve the finest patina. It will reflect you, your everyday life and your relationship with objects.

Construction:

Each of our models is made entirely by hand in our workshop in Bourg-lès-Valence by Valérie, an artisan designer at Faméthic.

Possessing traditional expertise that has made French high-end leather goods renowned, Faméthic has held the artisan designer label since 2014. This means that all stages of design and manufacture are carried out in our workshop, without any subcontracting. No machine replaces the artisan's work; every stage, from pattern design to sewing, as well as cutting, punching, fitting metal accessories and assembly, is carried out by hand in the same place.

As a truly independent brand, we work without intermediaries to offer original designs at a fair and controlled price.

We specialise in hand-sewing, particularly the strongest type: saddle stitching. To ensure our pieces have a long life, the founder developed a punching technique unique to Faméthic, allowing the seams to be easily repaired—provided the leather is regularly cared for.

We work with high-quality full-grain leather and use hand-sewing techniques to create durable bags that truly stand the test of time, as the seams can be repaired if they wear out (unlike machine stitching). This does not come with any contractual guarantee from Faméthic; simply know that properly cared-for leather lasts three times longer and makes seam repair easier.

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A few extras to help you pamper your leather bag:

Leather care balm (30ml) and an organic cotton pouch included with all our leather bags.

Marseille H²O Capsule Collection

At the origins of the Faméthic brand name, we realized that this turquoise grained calfskin enhances all skin tones and is very easy to wear. Thanks to their brightness and their elegant, prominent saddle-stitch seams, the pieces in the collection have become iconic creations of the brand.