Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 “Cotton Candy” Pink

Description

About the Leather:  I created this awesome light pink Panerai strap 100% by hand and hand-stitched it, as with all of my straps. This playful strap is one in a series of super soft leather straps that I have created for the Luminor 47mm case series.  The leather is chrome tanned with consistent color throughout.  This strap features a unique matte pink color reminiscent of bubble gum, cotton candy, or your favorite Simpsons doughnut.  Despite it’s relative thickness, this strap is quite soft and wears comfortably all day long.  I selected pink thread of a slightly lighter color to create contrast within the same color family. Additionally, this unique strap features gently creased edges.  I designed this light pink Panerai  strap with one floating keeper and one fixed.

This strap ships with a free brushed stainless vintage style pin buckle as seen in the pictures.  Additionally, you may select from other buckle options using the drop down menu.  Above you can see this pink 26mm Luminor strap paired with the PAM372.  The juxtaposition between the playful pink color and the brutal design of the 372 is a bold change from the traditionally brown range of colors in PAM straps.  As with any light colored strap, you should avoid exposing this strap to harsh chemicals or liquids which may transfer to the strap and affect the color.  Truly a unique spring color to add to your collection.

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. 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.

The entire process is performed 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.