a PAM 292, dad so generous.. over rm$29K.
anyway u can put it where U feel safe!

Pam leather band best obtain online. U can get them custom made too. $29K watch don't be cheap get it a nice  Cordovan strap
ie
http://www.europelli.com/
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http://www.thestrapsmith.com/The_StrapSmith/Welcome.html
http://www.gregstevens-design.com/sizing.html
http://www.tcstraps.com/category/CUSTRPS.html

Spoiled b@stard!  I mean that in the most loving way.  Congrats on that beauty.

You can buy the straps at most of the local AD's.  I usually get mine directly at the Panerai boutique when I'm back in the states because the selection is better.
But to be honest, I really like the price and selection of aftermarket brands.

Here are two of my favourites:

Heroic 18 (http://www.heroic18.com/)
Quality is very good for the price.  I've compared with a lot of brands out there and I really like this one.  I'm not a huge fan of their buckle's though - a bit too big for my small wrists.  I bought a slimmer one from Strap Culture (they make decent straps too, but I still prefer Heroic) If you have huge wrists like those white dudes, you might be able to pull it off.  Here's a pic of my two favourite Heroic 18 straps:

Italian Sandy Tan (left, on my Panerai Luminor Daylight) and Italian Aged Cocoa (right, on my Panerai Luminor Marina), both with wax ecru hand stitching with full stitch pattern.  You can't see it clearly, but one has a strap keeper the other doesn't.
The leather is lightly treated but will still patina over time to a richer luster.  Very beautiful.  It is also incredibly soft and supple for how thick it is.



Greg Stevens Design (http://www.gregstevens-design.com/)
I love these straps.  The guy is based out of Utah, U.S.A.  He makes them to order.  I had him make one exactly in the style of the original 1950's vintage Panerai.
This is a box stitched pattern with matching hand stitch threading in a vintage military leather.  I also requested the vintage GPF-Mod Dep sewn in buckle from the 1950's model.  He uses different types of leathers for wrist facing side of the strap.  Very high quality, I paid about USD 150 shipped, which is cheaper than any other custom strap maker. (Seen here in my Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3-Days Automatic)


I keep my watches in a big watch box that can hold all of my various watches.  It has a drawer at the bottom where I keep my straps, gloves and tools.  I keep everything in a SentrySafe just in case.

hey guys, happy new year! just got hold of a panerai! my 1st luxury watch. Its a gift from my dad! Just wanna ask, where can i buy panerai leather straps? i wanna look for a dark leather brown 1, something like in the pic.

http://professionalwatches.com/panerai292_brown1.html

And how do u guys keep ur watches? in the box? or on the table? haha, sry to ask this kinda of noob questions, because i dont use to own such luxury item. Kinda scared to wear it at times :s

anyways, this is the pic of my watch


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