Vintage Leather Watch Bands for Men - Top Grain Leather Compatible with Panerai Watch Band - 20mm, 22mm, 24mm, 26mm

This strap really surprised me. I bought it for my Panerai Radiomir PAM1385 to test how the watch accepts different straps, and it fits the aesthetic of the watch perfectly. Though the 45mm Radiomirs usually fit 27mm straps, the 26 mm width does not look "off" and fits great.The quality of the strap is quite good for the price. I mean, let's not kid anyone, this isn't the same quality as an OEM strap, or a strap from a leather vendor or bespoke strapmaker, but for less than $20 it's quite nice. The leather itself feels quite soft, not like suede, but close to a velvety "Nubuck" feel on the outside, while the leather lining on the inside feels soft on the skin. The strap also does not crack when you flex/bend the leather, and seems like it will hold up over time. The strap does "squeak" when the leather flexes and rubs against itself, which I usually only find on cheaper leather.Staying true to Panerai's strap style, this one is quite thick, which is great, and has a very large trapezoidal buckle. It looks great on a large watch like a Panerai, but will likely look silly on a smaller or thinner watch.My strap did NOT include any spring bars, however most Panerai have their own systems - whether they use screw-in bars, or the Panerai quick-change system, or the removable wire lugs on the Radiomir models - if you're installing this on a Panerai watch then you don't need the spring bars. The holes for the bars are quite large, which is good for fitting in Panerai's thick bars or lugs, but if you're not putting this on a Panerai you'll need to supply your own spring bars, and if they're on the thinner side, it will likely not feel as secure.Overall, it's a decent strap overall, but a 4.5/5 (rounded up to 5) star strap when you take into account the great price.

I picked up this aftermarket khaki strap with silver buckle, which has the look & feel of the Panerai Assolutamente natural calfskin strap. My third photo compares the size & quality to an OEM Assolutamente strap in dark brown. The stitching, construction & length are pretty close & this aftermarket strap is a great value at a fraction of the OEM price. The 24/22 tapering is also correct, and I can easily replace the aftermarket buckle with my OEM Panerai buckle with screw bars for a more premium feel.For 100% transparency, this isn't a paid or sponsored review, and I didn't receive any discounts or incentives for sharing my thoughts. I've owned several OEM Panerai straps, including the OEM light brown Assolutamente, and the color of this in comparison is spot on. Plus, $17 shipped is a bargain.

This is a very nice looking watch strap. Unfortunately, the first time I put it on, the buckle broke and the pin that holds the buckle in place was bent just by putting it on.

I ordered the large 26mm size strap for my 24-26mm lug width Magrette watch. Now this is definately a Panerai type of buckle, which is a pretty beefy buckle, so it tends to look better on a wider strap. Some people think these large buckles digs in to the bottom of the wrist but I have not had that kind of issue. It is a reasonable facsimile of the Panerai-type buckle and all the proportions seem correct. The texture of the strap was very smooth, not textured like the photos seem to indicate. I got a blue strap and compared it to my leather OEM blue strap. One thing I noticed right away is this strap is lighter than my OEM strap. I think the leather they use a "Crazy horse skin cowhide" whatever that means, is not as thick and as beefy as more expensive straps use. It feels lighter and a little more delicate. I did really appreciate that the underside of the strap was the same color as the top of the strap, with cheap straps sometimes they don't bother to use the same dyed material. Oh and the blue color was darker than the blue pictured in the sales text. The stitching looks pretty good in general, though I noticed a little straying, nothing major and nothing that would affect the functioning of the strap.It comes with 4 spring pins and a little tool to install the pins, which is a nice touch. All in all, a pretty good bargain for a replacement strap.

This leather watch band looks quite impressive and appears to be very good quality. The only issue I had was that the band was quite stiff when first received. After a few overnight applications of leather conditioner to soften the leather, the band looks and works well. Overall, it's a really nice value.

Fell part/pin broke when putting on watch.Leather is nice but cheap components.

Works

Nice strap, in fact wearing it now on my Panerai