Panerai Leather Strap Luminor 26/26 Aged Brandy (Sewn)

Description

About the Leather:  I created this awesome English tan Panerai strap 100% by hand, and hand stitched it as with all of my straps. This is a unique vegetable tanned leather with a consistent English tan finish. The leather is of an ultra soft temper for maximum comfort.  This strap is a must for those who want a soft and durable strap in a unique English tan color.  The stitching is tone matched to the strap and is one to two shades lighter providing a nice contrast but staying within the same family of colors.

This English tan Panerai strap features a lighter cream colored inner.  The design features one floating keeper and one fixed, both with a super wide 10mm width.  I have included a vintage style pin buckle, sewn in place.  Pictured above, you may see this awesome handmade strap on the Panerai Luminor PAM00372.

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

What we Include:  Watch strap (top, bottom), sewn buckle, one wooden gift box as pictured.

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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.  After that, I move on to the selection of thread, buckle and design.

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 steping 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. These pin buckles work especially well for straps that are thicker. Moreover, 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 of any sort and 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.  Above all, no strap ships unless I’d wear it on my personal watch.  In conclusion, if you are looking for a strap that is truly made with passion and old world technique, you have come to the right place.