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kyRos Straps Panerai Straps Review #2
kyRos returns with a second review of his outstanding Vintage recreations. The Vathy is a superb orangey-tan-brown strap built with historical techniques and stays true to the vintage Panerai strap DNA – thus the name of the strap line: DNA. Hope you enjoy this review of a superb strap from our Grecian brother, kyRos. Model: […]
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Lac Crado Straps Review #2
Lac Crado from Singapore has been crafting Panerai straps from exotic hides for some time. The first strap I reviewed of theirs was a shiny silver piece, but this one is much more of an everyday strap, and is even an OEM replacement for Tang Buckle straps, and comes in at a very attractive price […]
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Strap Geek Panerai Straps Review #2
Posted a review of Strap Geeks watch straps from the Netherlands! Fantastic value straps from a top notch new maker. This is the second review from Strap Geek I have done, and he has much improved his technique and now is a great choice for your Strap needs. Straps As Shown (Top Photo, Left to […]
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Dodo Leather Handmade Watch Straps Review
I’ve recently reviewed a Ukrainian Dodo strap for Panerai watches on Paneraisource, but I also picked up a couple of their general straps for use on all sorts of other watches that don’t necessary follow the Panerai style. These straps are more cost effective and use much simpler assembly techniques and follow the trend of […]
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Kastantona Panerai Straps from Cyprus
Brand new review on Paneraisource for Kastantona Straps of Cyprus. These are some very nice straps for a good price, customizable as well. I think that Kastantona has some great ideas brewing and their stuff is just different enough to warrant a look for those of you that are seasoned strap buyers. Model: Olive Oil […]
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Hadley Roma 20mm Tan and 22mm The Collection Leather Straps
Got a couple of straps in from my friends at Total Watch Repair in Los Angeles. These are some very well-made straps out there for the money. I’m usually reviewing the hand-made stuff and what not, but the big production strap houses make good stuff too and often at a better value. Companies like Hadley […]
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Lac Crado Panerai Straps Review
Model: Handmade HQ Silver Double Hornback Length: 125/75mm Thickness: 4-5mm With Horns Keeper Type: 1 Fixed, 1 Floating Stitch Color: White Edge Finish: Painted Price: $169 A newer Singapore-based strapmaker that specializes in exotic hides and materials. See the full review on Paneraisource here. Focus is on Panerai-style straps, but they can make just about […]
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Visconti Marble Green Alcantara Strap Review
I just received a brand new strap from this company based out of Milan, Italy called Visconti Milano. They specialize in bespoke straps but also have a large selection of ready-to-wear straps like this Marble Green Alcantara strap that I’m reviewing today. For those of you not familiar with Alcantara, its often referred to as […]
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Mays-Berlin Vintage Panerai Straps Review
Mays-Berlin has been producing some incredible vintage style Panerai straps, faithfully recreating the originals right down to the last details, for the past five years. They’ve been a household name (for strapmakers, at least) in their native Germany as well as many other European countries but now they are growing their following in North America, […]
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Strapsco & Dassari Watch Straps Review