Panerai Luminor 47mm Leather Strap 26/26 Soft Crimson Red

Description

About the Leather:  This crimson red Panerai 47mm strap is 100% hand made and hand stitched, as are all of my straps.  I selected for this project a thick oil tanned leather with a waxy finish.  The thickness of this leather is especially suited to larger PAM cases.  This strap features two keepers, one floating and one fixed.  For a sharp contrast, I chose a bronze thread for the stitching.  Additionally, I have combined an unconventionally thin thread with wide spacing between the stitches to transform the stitch work.  This permits the overall color of the strap to dominate, but allows the wearer and those with an eye for detail to appreciate the precise hand stitching and contrast of colors.

This crimson red Luminor 47mm strap ships with a vintage style brushed stainless pin buckle which is sewn in place.  Additional buckle options are available from the drop down menu.  Above, you can view this red 47mm Panerai strap paired with the legendary PAM00372 in all it’s glory.  I selected the stitching color to match the dial of contemporary PAMs.  If you would like the same strap, but with a different color stitching, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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 as pictured.

To view more 26mm straps that I consider legendary, click here.

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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. 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 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.