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Old 10 November 2018, 03:31 AM   #1
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ABP Straps from Paris...

I bought my first Panerai recently - a Radiomir PAM 754 and what does a new Paneristi do? Start looking at straps.

There are so many different companies that make straps for Panerai and prices are all over the board. I really wanted to keep it to OEM but got a tip to look at ABP Concepts in Paris and that they were a company that was making straps up to the quality of the OEM.

I added this black on black 26/22mm standard length alligator strap and I'm very pleased with it's quality. It took about a month to get it made and shipped from France. Converted from Euro's, I paid roughly $300 shipped (about $100 less than the similar OEM).





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Old 10 November 2018, 03:37 AM   #2
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Congratulations on both watch and strap. The strap looks great, and really does give the watch a dressier look. The OEM Panerai straps really are of exceptional quality IMO but they are expensive. This one looks every bit as good.
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Old 10 November 2018, 03:38 AM   #3
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Awesome!

I have a horn back from them that I got for my (now gone) Aerospace, now it lives on my Apple Watch lol.

They make great stuff.


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Old 10 November 2018, 03:43 AM   #4
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Congrats and it looks great. I’m an strictly oem guy as well. But one of my first straps were abp and to date years later, it’s the only non-oem I’ve been truly pleased with or get any wrist time.


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Old 10 November 2018, 03:44 AM   #5
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Congrats and it looks great. I’m an strictly oem guy as well. But one of my first straps were abp and to date years later, it’s the only non-oem I’ve been truly pleased with or get any wrist time.


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It’s holds up supremely well over time!


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Old 10 November 2018, 08:19 AM   #6
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Congratulations Mike, looks great.👍🍻
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Old 11 November 2018, 12:53 AM   #7
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Very nice!
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Old 11 November 2018, 01:06 AM   #8
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Nice strap! I’d say ABP is on par or better than OEM.
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Old 11 November 2018, 02:56 PM   #9
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That’s a really nice strap!
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