On request: 19 strap combos for a Panerai 243

After an earlier post about twenty different strap combos for a Panerai 233, I was asked to make a similar post about straps for a Panerai 243. I should have been able to take at least twice as many photos of different strap combos for the 243 as I have owned many more straps than shown in this post. But quite a few straps have gone to different homes by now. Browsing through my archive I did manage to find nineteen photos that I made over time of different combos for this watch.


Green shark strap by strap-works

The PAM243 is not really a watch that you can easily dress up. Many different styles of straps look good on this watch, but it will always have that rugged look and feel. The watch originally comes with the new style Panerai rubber strap with a brushed steel buckle - shown on the right in the photo below. The other straps in the photo are the earlier version OEM rubber straps (with a folding clasp aka deployant). The new style rubber no longer has the words officine on one end and Panerai on the other. There's an embossed logo on both ends instead.


Panerai OEM rubber straps - the 243 strap on the right

In my opinion the 243 is at its best in combination with an ammo type strap. Although I have worn it on a crocodile strap quite regularly too. Below are eighteen photos of different combos, number nineteen is showing at the top of the page. You can click the photos for a larger version.

Kevin/BigB ammo	Strap-works
The Watchboys shark	Justin Chen lizard
Justin Chen ammo	Kaktus Drifter Original
Ted Su French ammo I	Micah/Vintager straps z-matten
Ted Su French ammo II	Simona dark blue croc
Ted Su Swiss ammo	ABP special tannings blue croc
Julien Landa strap	OEM light blue croc
Kaktus Drifter Havanna	Simona honey brown croc
Simona black calf/copper stitches	OEM funnel strap (of the 233)

Strap makers

These are the contact details of the strap makers referred to in this post:
Julien Landa
Micah/Vintagers straps
Simona straps
The Watch Boys
Strap-works
Ted Su
Kaktus Straps
Kevin/BigB on watches24seven
ABP Paris

Justin Chen doesn't have a website but occasionally offers his straps on the AC on paneristi.com.

Related posts

Twenty strap combos for a Panerai 233
An overview of more posts about straps

All photos © 2009 M.Wilmsen