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8 August 2008, 01:15 PM
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My new plain leather strap didn't cost $1,400
Straps can add up to quite a bit of $$$, some of the fantastic croc straps can be as high as $280. But if you want a vintage pre-vendome OEM panerai leather strap it can set you back as much as $1,400 on the used market. "Wow"
 Anyway, I wanted a suede strap for sometime and I found a bargain for $60. The strap is 24x24mm with a sewn in brushed steel buckle. The strap came with a little rough stone for getting marks off the strap and refinishing the suede. All in all an excellent package and it came from the other side of the world in less than a week for just a few $ in postage.  The first photo is the most true colour of the strap. For some reason the colour changed when I took the photo of the buckle. You really need to feel how smooth this suede strap is to appreciate it. I will follow up with a photo of it on the watch, I'm hoping it will look dynamite 
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8 August 2008, 01:25 PM
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Waiting for a Panerai Jules Verne Nubuck Gold for my 242.Delivery times from Panerai,a pain.9 weeks !! Confirmed to be in the next shipment,arriving later this month.
Nice strap at a good price.Show us some pics with the suede on the Ti Luminor. Suede is soft and changes character quite a bit with wear. 
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9 August 2008, 12:23 PM
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Nice pix Steven, especially the macro of the stitching - the quality looks excellent.
Now how about those pix?
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9 August 2008, 12:31 PM
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10 August 2008, 11:21 PM
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Pics are on their way tomorrow, I left my camera at work
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11 August 2008, 12:16 PM
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More pics on the way, no time now
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11 August 2008, 12:34 PM
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Looks good !!
Suede develops patina with wear,very quickly.Likely to darken a bit.How about a nice vibrant tan/brown,dark brown or black strap for the next one ? |
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11 August 2008, 12:35 PM
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Looks great, and comfortable too
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11 August 2008, 03:10 PM
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O.K. I'm on the run at work but here's another one:
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11 August 2008, 06:07 PM
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Here's the rest to top off the ones you already see
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12 August 2008, 12:10 AM
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Nice combination
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12 August 2008, 12:12 AM
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Very nice. If you don't mind me asking, where did you order it from?
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12 August 2008, 12:56 AM
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I got the strap off Don @ http://rlx.homestead.com/don.html
He's a great guy and excellent to discuss what your looking for in the strap in terms of size,colour style etc.
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15 December 2008, 08:50 PM
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LOVE the strap...LOVE the buckle.
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16 December 2008, 12:58 PM
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Nice strap, very nice!!!
can wait to get my Pam..... maybe this weekend  
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16 December 2008, 01:28 PM
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Nice strap, Looks great!
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16 December 2008, 01:43 PM
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Nice!!!!
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16 December 2008, 03:52 PM
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Got 3 straps in the mail today from Vintager... I will post pics... Lol-X - I love the strap. Great buy! Looks cool on "our" watch...
I was looking at one very similar "Baseball" strap on Europelli but, sold out. I love the look!
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