Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 “Thresher Grey”

Description

About the Leather:  This matte grey Panerai 47mm strap is one of a kind.  I utilized a unique and difficult to source latigo leather for this project. The leather features a matte surface with hints of light purple or dolphin grey, depending on the lighting. This strap features slightly creased edges.  I designed the strap with one floating keeper and one fixed.  A sturdy electron blue thread was used for the stitching.

This strap ships with a vintage style brushed stainless steel buckle sewn in place. An awesome strap for essentially any dial and indication combo. Pictured above on the stunning PAM00372, you can see how the tone of this matte grey Panerai 47mm strap plays nicely with the matte dial.  In addition, the strap in the photos measures 140mm x 80mm.  This particular design works best in longer lengths.

Measurements:  This strap is 26/26, with a thickness of ~5mm.

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

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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 that I am working with; more so than with Radiomir or even 44mm Luminor cases.

The 47mm Panerai case ships with a 26mm width strap, and there is no escaping the presence of such a case and strap combination. My designs for this case take into account several features of the 47mm cases including the arches, curves, angles, and degrees of slope of not just the case, but the buckle as well. Instead of step-in away from or trying to minimize 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 the make the strap keepers nice and wide. I box stitch most 47mm Panerai straps for extra strength. In addition, 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 straps that are thicker. Vintage style Panerai pin buckles also allow for more narrow holes for the buckle. Whats more, for these 26mm wide straps I mostly employ thicker thread with a larger margin in the stitching. I adjust spacing between stitches to be slightly wider than on my 44mm or Radiomir straps.

The entire process is performed by hand without templates or machines of any sort. Furthermore, I use the absolute basic tools, the same tools that I used as a boot maker for nearly two decades. Finally, as a result of the hand made nature of these straps, no two are identical.