Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 “French Ammo Tan”

Description

About the Leather:  I created this thick French Ammo tan Panerai strap 100% by hand and hand stitched it as with all of my straps. This is a semi-waxy latigo leather with a medium temper and a consistent finish. The color immediately evokes memories of the classic light tan color of vintage French Ammo cases, that feels so at home on the venerable Panerai models of yesteryear.  Furthermore, the strap features a soft crease along the edges.

I utilized thick ivory thread in a boxed stitch pattern.  This strap design features one fixed and one floating keeper.  Additionally, this strap ships by default with a flat GPF style pin buckle.  The sample strap in the photos above measures 130/80 for perspective. As usual, I can make it in any size that you prefer.  Pictured above, you may see this durable classic mustard tan Panerai strap on the  Panerai Luminor PAM00372. Being of medium temper, this strap will conform to your wrist after a period of wear.  Finally, this strap looks especially good on classic PAMs, but will complement dials and cases of all shapes and colors.

**As with all straps on my site, this strap is available with a “no buckle” option that allows you to use your OEM buckle. If you wish to use your OEM buckle, please select “No Buckle” from the buckle drop down menu.

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

What We Include:  Watch strap (top, bottom), one flat pin buckle, 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 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. There is no escaping the mass 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. 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.

I perform the entire process by hand without templates or machines and 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.