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Strap Freaks!!!
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A real treat today guys, new arrival from France, beautiful old leather, looks and feels great.
My 2nd strap from Xamlam straps and surely not the last.
Wysłane z mojego motorola edge przy użyciu Tapatalka
My 2nd strap from Xamlam straps and surely not the last.
Wysłane z mojego motorola edge przy użyciu Tapatalka
VSF PAM904 on a green rubber
was that a rep? I just ordered the pam904, but the QA pics don't look as good as this.
Yes, it is a VSF PAM904. QC pics never do these watches justice, it truly is beautiful in the flesh. You can be calm, yours will be just as good
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New strap review - Kok Peng Lim / M75 Straps
I came across KPL a while ago while reading through the Paneristi NL strap reviews - https://paneristi.nl/strapreviews/M75/Vintagestrap/
He's a low volume maker that produces straps mainly for his friends via Facebook. I'm not on FB and don't plan to be so I didn't try to reach out to him but earlier this week I saw one of his straps for sale and bought it. I loved the pale apple green distressed finished with the brown ammo leather showing through - the 145mm / 90mm is longer than my typical specs but it feels great on the wrist.
I'll let the pictures do most of the talking, though I have to say that I'm truly impressed with the craftsmanship and precision - note how close to the edge of the strap the stitching is and how uniformed it is. Another nice touch is the highly burnished edges which add a tailored feel and colour contrast. Unfortunately this strap does not have the thicker vintage buckle with the M75 stamp on the edge, which I thought was a cool detail.
KPL is a very talented strap maker.
Next to one of my Cordes Gustav ammo straps for comparison
And on the tobacco dialed 203
I came across KPL a while ago while reading through the Paneristi NL strap reviews - https://paneristi.nl/strapreviews/M75/Vintagestrap/
He's a low volume maker that produces straps mainly for his friends via Facebook. I'm not on FB and don't plan to be so I didn't try to reach out to him but earlier this week I saw one of his straps for sale and bought it. I loved the pale apple green distressed finished with the brown ammo leather showing through - the 145mm / 90mm is longer than my typical specs but it feels great on the wrist.
I'll let the pictures do most of the talking, though I have to say that I'm truly impressed with the craftsmanship and precision - note how close to the edge of the strap the stitching is and how uniformed it is. Another nice touch is the highly burnished edges which add a tailored feel and colour contrast. Unfortunately this strap does not have the thicker vintage buckle with the M75 stamp on the edge, which I thought was a cool detail.
KPL is a very talented strap maker.
Next to one of my Cordes Gustav ammo straps for comparison
And on the tobacco dialed 203
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Hazing
And So It Begins... Again
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Wristies
Heard good things about his work. He does some excellent painted straps that are very visually similar to Cordes painted straps. I was about to split an order to him with a friend and then I paused, realizing I had like 6 straps on the day already at the time and decided to wait. Very reasonably priced. Shipping was a little steep though when added in. I’m the USA I hope shipping price level off a bit because they’re really high at the moment. What a pain. But looks great.
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New beauty arrived from France today.
Vintage French ammo.
Wysłane z mojego motorola edge przy użyciu Tapatalka
Vintage French ammo.
Wysłane z mojego motorola edge przy użyciu Tapatalka
Calling all 024 owners... Can you post your strap combos, not quite nailed my setup, looking for inspiration.
Just finished my new strap. Hope you like it as much as I do.
TGIF
TGIF
That strap looks great on your fiddy! Do you know what size strap goes on the PAM 127? Is it 26mm/22mm? Planning to replace the rep strap on my XF PAM 127..
Lugs are 26 mm for sure but are you confident that the rep strap is not tapered to 22 mm at buckle?
I didn't have the rep strap so can't say.
May016 the strap needs to be 26 at lugs, and if you want it straight at tapered is your choice. I would go with 26/26 or 26/24.
Wysłane z mojego motorola edge przy użyciu Tapatalka
Thanks, fellas. The official Panerai site said a 47mm had 26mm/22mm, which was why I thought that was the correct sizing! https://www.panerai.com/us/en/home/find-your-strap-size.html