Panerai Radiomir Leather Strap 26/22 “Epic Tan” Soft

Description

About the Leather:  I created this epic super soft tan Panerai Radiomir strap 100% by hand and hand stitched it, as with all of my straps. This is a distressed vegetable tanned leather with a very soft temper. Being a distressed leather, the top finish will show slight signs of wear, scuff marks, fat lines, grain creases and color variations.  These elements add character to the leather.  This super soft tan Panerai Radiomir strap wears very comfortably on the wrist. The color is a whiskey tan tone but shows variation across the surface. The inner is a lighter tone than the surface. I utilized beige thread in a box stitched pattern. This strap design features a single thick fixed keeper.  The edges of the strap are lightly distressed.

This strap ships by default with a vintage style brushed stainless pin buckle.  Additionally, the color palette of this tan Radiomir strap ensures a fit with all dial and lume colors. Pictured above, you may see this handmade strap on the Panerai Radiomir 8 Days PAM00992.  This strap will age beautifully as you wear it and therefore will no doubt become an essential part of your strap collection.

Measurements:  Width 26mm at the case and 22mm at the buckle area. Thickness ~5mm.

What We Include:  Watch strap (top, bottom), vintage style buckle, one wooden gift box.

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Additional Information:  For each Panerai watch, I have a different design philosophy when it comes to making straps.  The Radiomir is my historical favorite among all Panerai cases.  I bought my first Radiomir nearly two decades ago and did not start making straps for them until many years later when I neared retirement.  The Radiomir is a fun and challenging case to make custom straps for. 

On larger Panerai cases in the 47mm range, I tend to use thicker thread with wider spacing. For the Radiomir I employ a mixture of both thicker and thinner threads, and both tight and wide spacing.  When determining the thread thickness and spacing I take into account the characteristics of the leather.  As a general rule, I tend to make my custom Radiomir straps in thicknesses ranging from 3.5 to 5.0mm. The average thickness will be somewhere in the middle.

Due to the wire lugs of the typical Panerai Radiomir case, I tend to lean towards leathers of a slightly softer and more pliable temper.  From a design perspective, I tend to utilize a taper of 27-22 or 26-22 depending on the leather.  If you have a larger 47mm Radiomir case, like a PAM323, I highly recommend going with straps of 4.5mm thickness or above.  I have even designed some custom Radiomir straps specifically for the 47mm Radiomir cases that have a bolstered taper where the strap meets the case.

Please do not hesitate to contact me prior to the purchase of your customer Panerai Radiomir strap.  I would be happy to guide you on your journey towards the best bespoke strap for your individual needs. I pride myself in each aftermarket Panerai strap that I produce.  The entire process is done by hand without templates or machines of any sort.  I use the absolute basic tools, the same tools that I used as a boot maker for nearly two decades.  As a result of the hand made nature of these straps, no two are identical.