Description
About the Leather: This strap is a monster. I selected the premium chrome tanned hide for it’s durability and unique texture. This leather originates from Mexico, a country with a rich history of leather tanning. The top side of this leather features an amazing texture that varies between light and dark brown. The sides of the leather provide a nice golden brown contrast. The strap is of a fairly soft texture, meaning it will easily conform to your wrist almost immediately. Furthermore, the soft temper allows for easy removal and adjustment.
I designed this strap to utilize historical style pin buckles as pictured. If you would like to use this strap with your OEM buckle, I can update it with larger pin holes for you by request. I cut this strap with a more significant point, in the style of a torpedo. For stitching, I have selected a high-tensile French thread of significant thickness. I have spaced the stitching closely together, adding time to the construction, but also a pleasing aesthetic effect. I complete the hand stitching in a traditional boxed pattern.
The buckle side features a single fold terminating near the buckle and thus an additional line of stitching was added at the buckle to ensure durability. I finished the edges with a thin, soft crease, and applied the same crease to the keepers. The design features one floating keeper and one fixed. The watch is pictured with a vintage style curved pin buckle. Additional options are available from the drop down menu. The pin holes are sized to perfectly fit the buckle pin without any extra space.
The golden rule for thick straps is to go with one or two sizes larger than you would normally wear. For example, if you wear a smaller 120/70 OEM strap, you might go with 125/75 when ordering this strap. The strap in the photos, made for my personal watch, measures 140/80. At a thickness of 4.2mm, this strap is roughly 1.7mm thicker than your OEM strap.
Displayed here with the PAM00372.
Measurements: This strap is 26/26 wide, with a thickness of ~4.2mm.
Included: Watch strap, stainless pin buckle (sewn), one wooden box with papers.
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Additional Information: For each Panerai model, I have a different design philosophy regarding straps. For the 47mm Luminor series case, as well as the Radiomir 1940 and the Submersible, my concept revolves around thickness and symmetry. When I create unique straps for the 47mm series cases, I take into account the overall thickness and temper of the leather I am working with, more so than with Radiomir or 44mm Luminor cases.
The 47mm Panerai case ships with a 26mm width strap. There is no escaping the mass of this case and strap combination. My designs for this case take into account several features, including the arches, curves, angles, and degrees of slope of the case and buckle. Instead of stepping away from or minimizing the bulk of the case, my goal is to embrace it. To reflect this, I work with thick leathers and make the straps for this model a minimum of 5.0mm thick on average.
Additionally, I like to make the strap keepers wide. I box stitch most 47mm Panerai straps for extra strength. On rare occasions, I may employ open-ended stitching. 47mm Panerai custom straps tend to be 5.0mm thick or greater. I usually utilize vintage-style stainless pin buckles that are sewn in place. These pin buckles work especially well for thicker straps. Vintage-style Panerai pin buckles also allow for narrower buckle holes. What’s more, for these 26mm-wide straps, I mostly employ thicker thread with a larger stitching margin. I adjust stitch spacing to be slightly wider than on my 44mm or Radiomir straps.
I perform the entire process by hand without templates or machines. Finally, as a result of the handmade nature of these straps, no two are identical.
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