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Just went to put on my Panerai PAM 0112 this evening and I noticed that my original brown leather band is cracked straight across the band where the buckle is.
I want a black leather (crocodile look) band.
Do any of you watch forum guys or Panny owners know a good place to get one?
TIA
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Hi Aaron,
Very quickly:
Here is a list on paneristi of strap manufacturers. Check out the third party dealers. It should keep you busy for a while...
Officine Panerai Straps
There are a variety of websites to get cool straps. As you probably know, PAM straps are an industry unto themselves.
Check the accessories corners at:
Paneristi.com - The Unofficial Resource For Officine Panerai
and
Panerai Watch and Strap Forums from ViaPaneristi!
I am also looking for a black croc strap for my PAM 212 (flyback, 1950-style ). I think it will look really handsome on a black croc.
I was thinking of going to Wempe on 5th ave and picking up an OEM black croc. For your purposes (standard black croc) you might want to go OEM. But there are A LOT of beautiful custom options. One of the things that is big is stitch color and thickness.
Just curious... Are you looking for a black stitch color? Brown? White? You can get gold colored stitch... All kinds. It makes it very difficult to choose. Also, keep in mind that if your strap has a deployant or a "non-pre-V" buckle, you need to get a tapered strap. Otherwise, you need a non-tapered for a Pre-V size buckle. I prefer buckles to clasps. If you want the big, vintage look, get a screw in buckle and you're good to go. Or you can get a strap with a buckle sewn in. That makes strap changes even easier.
There is a huge amount of info and research for these straps. Be prepared to get swamped and to find yourself getting about 5 different straps and changing them all the time. It's part of the fun with Panerai.
PM me if you want. I'd like to know what you end up choosing. Also be sure to post pics!
If you want I can send you pics of some of my straps. Maybe you might be interested. I have a new brown leather one that I might part with. It is from:
https://www.manifatturefirenze.it/home.php (a GREAT strap maker, I also have a wallet from them).
Right now, I am looking into the "Legend Gator" at Strapculture:
legendgator
J.