All-Leather Winter Gloves with Plush Lining Urbi Winter — CXS
Use Winter handling
Material Pigskin leather
Lining Plush
Contact cold Level 3 of 4
Contact cold level 3 Our best leather glove
Leather outside, plush inside, and level 3 in contact cold
The Urbi Winter gloves are made entirely of leather: pigskin grain on the palm, where the hand grips and rubs, and pigskin split on the back, which is more supple. Inside, a plush lining — a long-pile fabric on a woven backing, which holds a great deal of air and does not flatten the way a knit does. The elasticated cuff closes the way to cold air without gripping. That build is what explains the result: contact cold certified at level 3 of 4, the highest in our glove range. Sizes 9, 10 and 11.
Grand-Froid expert's view
On contact cold, lined leather beats coated knit, and the gap shows in the marking: level 3 against level 2. This is the glove you reach for when the day is spent gripping cold metal. Its limit is written plainly by the manufacturer: dry environments. In rain or slush, leather soaks up water and loses exactly what makes it worth having.
What is it designed for?
The manufacturer intends these gloves for work in cold weather, in dry or slightly damp environments.
- Construction: handling materials, formwork, scaffolding in cold dry weather
- Logistics and transport: loading bays, loading work, metal crates and racking
- Engineering and industry: parts to be gripped, assembly, maintenance in unheated premises
- Agriculture: winter work, machinery and tools to handle
- Jobs that grip cold metal continuously: this is where level 3 makes itself felt
For work in rain or slush, a coated glove suits better: leather is not made to stay wet.
What the markings cover
Two performance standards apply to this glove, and each figure stands for one test. An X means the test was not carried out, or the level was not reached.
EN 511, cold hazards — X 3 X
- X — convective cold, that of the surrounding air: not assessed
- 3 — contact cold, level 3 of 4: this is the protection of the hand that grips a cold object, and it is the best result in our glove range
- X — water penetration: not achieved, which matches the recommendation of a dry environment
EN 388, mechanical hazards — 3 2 2 2 X
- Abrasion level 3 · Blade cut level 2 · Tear level 2 · Puncture level 2 · TDM cut not assessed
The useful reading fits in one sentence: this glove deals with the cold you touch, not the cold you breathe. It is made for the hand that grips, not for the still hand exposed to freezing air.
Technical specifications
- Standards: EN ISO 21420, EN 388 and EN 511, category II
- Markings: EN 388 3222X · EN 511 X3X
- Palm: pigskin grain leather
- Back: pigskin split leather
- Lining: plush
- Elasticated cuff
- Recommended environment: dry to slightly damp
Size guide
Three sizes, from 9 to 11. Take your usual work glove size: the plush lining takes up a little room, but a tight glove insulates less well than one that leaves air around the hand.
| Size |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| Weight per pair (g) |
112 |
125 |
182 |
The manufacturer does not publish a dimensions chart for this reference.
Care & Durability
- Brush off dust and soil once the leather is dry, with a soft brush
- Dry flat, at room temperature and away from a radiator: direct heat stiffens the leather and cracks it
- Feed the leather from time to time with a suitable cream, so it keeps its suppleness
- Let them dry through between two days, as the plush lining holds moisture longer than the leather
- Avoid drying them inside out: the plush does not settle back properly in the fingers
- Replace them once the palm leather turns shiny and stiff, a sign it has lost its oils
Return or exchange — 30 days
You have 30 days after receipt to request a return or exchange for this item.
Why choose the Urbi Winter gloves?
Because they carry the best contact cold level in our glove range: 3 of 4, against 2 for the coated knit models. On a job where the hand grips cold metal all day, that is the gap you feel most.
And because leather lasts where a coating eventually cracks. Provided it stays in its element: dry, or slightly damp.
