Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 “Tangerine” Soft XL

Description

About the Leather:  I crafted this chunky, soft 26mm Panerai strap 100% by hand and hand stitched it as with all of my straps.  For this awesome project I selected a latigo leather with soft, gummy, uniform finish in a color that lands somewhere in between beige and orange, hence the name.  Furthermore, this soft 26mm Panerai strap is supremely comfortable to wear on your wrist, which is important for a strap of this thickness.  Design characteristics of this strap include unfinished edges, thick margins and fine beige stitching.

In addition to the above, this strap design features one floating keeper and one fixed.  This strap ships by default with a flat GPF style brushed pin buckle as pictured.  Additional buckle options are available from the drop down menu. Pictured above, you may see this awesome thick Panerai strap on the Panerai Luminor 47mm PAM00372.  For reference, the strap in the photos is 135/80.  This is one of the thickest straps ever made for the 47mm Luminor case. This strap would also work quite well on thicker 47mm Radiomir cases.  Finally, this strap makes a great addition for collectors looking for something more vibrant than the standard Panerai strap fare. *Custom buckle engraving is available at no additional charge, send an email to inquire.

Measurements:  This strap is 26/26, with a thickness of ~5.5mm.

What We Include:  Watch strap (top, bottom), one flat GPF style 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.