Panerai Leather Strap Luminor 26/26 Sahara Sand (Sewn)

Description

About the Leather: I have created this light tan Panerai strap 100% by hand, as with all of my straps. I have carefully selected this chrome tanned leather with a waxy tan finish and a slightly lighter inner. The leather is very smooth with a delicate surface that will attract scratches and other marks to add character over time.  This is the nature of this particular waxy finish. The temper of this leather is medium, and after extended wear it will conform to your wrist. I have utilized a medium beige thread to create subtle contrast.

The color tone of this strap evokes classic Panerai style, and is a perfect match for any PAM dial/indication combo.  Pictured above, you may see this light tan Panerai strap on the Panerai Luminor PAM00372.  This light tan handmade strap design features one floating keeper and one fixed keeper.  This strap ships with a brushed vintage style pin buckle that is sewn in place.  *Due to the waxy finish and light color of this strap, it will be more susceptible to scratches or stains than other straps.

Measurements:  This strap is 26/26, with a thickness of ~4.5mm.

What we Include:  Watch strap (top, bottom), sewn 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. 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. As a result of the hand made nature of these straps, no two are identical.