Panerai gen straps....

[the_don_robinson]

Gents,
Just bought gen strap off the risti site... Comes in the bag thing but it didn't come with tubes in it.

Is that right? Do the gens not come with tubes?

Cheers

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[QinetiQ]

What kind of strap is it? Leather? Rubber? Usually they state in the threads whether they come with tubes or not. Also, not all gen PAM straps have tubes to begin with...

 

[the_don_robinson]

Its a black water buffalo leather... No it didn't state in thread if it had toobs...
Ah annoying but oh well.

She will be jumping onto my 111n very shortly!

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[mysterio]

Have a similar question. How do you tell a gen OEM strap from one from the dealers? Packaging isn't always a tell as the Assolutamente straps from the TDs have them and some of the OEM straps being sold came from the gen PAM set, hence no individual packaging. Lack of tubes also isn't one of them. Is there a reference somewhere one could look at? Thanks.

 

[the_don_robinson]

I honestly don't know... I guess from my own experience of the rep straps they aren't the best quality... I might do a strap compare as I have gen and rep asso... And now a blk gen (I hope!)

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[Fiddo]

Panatime sells tubes, etc..---------> http://www.panatime.com/scallsc.html

There is a huge market out there of PAM straps. I prefer some of the fine handmade straps over the Gen PAM straps.


Also, check out ALE7575's excellent Strap Reference-----------> http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/reference-pam-strap-111878

 

[Del]

The gen PAM strap I bought recently also didn't come with tubes but you can buy a good set of tubes (and screws included) for around $10 delivered. That's what I did.

As for knowing if it's a gen strap or not, it's not easy from pics, especially with calf straps. Gator straps are easier to know because the rep ones are leather with a pressed croc pattern and don't have the very fine wrinkles that only gen gator hide has.

I bought my gen Panerai calf strap on eBay and I asked the seller many questions - his answers actually gave me confidence that it was gen, plus I could tell 95% from the pics that it was not a rep strap - the texture looked too good for a start, plus the colour had not been repped as far as I knew.

You just need to be careful.

 

[mysterio]

The seller has excellent feedback and I know him from several forums (just not this one as far as I can tell, :lol: ). Thanks for the invaluable info Del. The PCTeam at work.

 

[frigpig]

Panatime sells tubes, etc..---------> http://www.panatime.com/scallsc.html

There is a huge market out there of PAM straps. I prefer some of the fine handmade straps over the Gen PAM straps.


Also, check out ALE7575's excellent Strap Reference-----------> http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/reference-pam-strap-111878

I agree that there are better straps out there than Gen ones.

 

[ALE7575]

I agree with Frig
All the gen PAM starp are good quality.
But if you study and select good aftermarket makers you can get even better strap than gen ones. Usually is a price matter
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