Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 “Ranger Thick” Rugged

Description

About the Leather:  For this 47mm Panerai strap project, I selected a thick, combination tanned cherry red water buffalo hide with a rugged finish. This cherry red leather is of a medium temper and is relatively thick, lending it characteristics of durability. As with all of my Panerai straps, this rugged strap is completely handcrafted from start to finish. Additionally, the stitching is all done by hand. For this strap, I selected an ivory white thread, thicker than usual to contrast the color tone of the leather. The stitching is completed in a boxed pattern with an extra line of stitching at the buckle. I designed this cherry red Panerai strap in the traditional way, with the fold terminating at the buckle end. On a softness scale of 1-10 with 10 being the softest possible leather, this strap is about a 5 or 6.

This strap design features one fixed and one floating keeper.  The edges of the strap feature a soft crease. Additionally, this strap ships by default with a vintage style flat pin buckle, sewn in place.  Additional buckle options are always available from the drop down menu. The sample strap in the photos above measures 125/80 for perspective. As usual, I can make it in any size that you prefer.  Pictured above, you may see this rugged chery red Panerai strap on the  Panerai Luminor PAM00372. The neutral tones of this strap make it a great match for nearly any dial and case combo. This is a leather that is going to age well over time. It will begin to show wear and tear while maintaining its integrity.

**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 ~3.8mm.

Included:  Watch strap, 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.