‘The StrapSmith’

 
 

Thank you for visiting my website and welcome.  You may know me from a few forums as Rob-Montana and as the name suggests, I am from Montana!  I share your passion for Panerai/watches and have been completely hand building and stitching custom straps for Panerai, Bell and Ross, IWC and many others for almost 2 years now.  This originated as hobby that I loved, turned full business.  I spend a lot of time perfecting and searching out the right leather, threads etc...  I recently visited the Panerai manufacture, Bell&Ross, Rolex, AP in Neuchatel Switzerland, and the boutique in Florence.  This trip allowed me to visit a tannery just outside of Florence where I was able to purchase some excellent leather for my straps.  I also purchased some professional hand stitching thread.  In the photos to follow you will see examples of my work which include various leathers, different stitching designs and thread styles.  I custom build to your length, width, approx thickness, stitching style, hole placement etc...  I am also working with some wonderful vintage leathers from WW2 etc... If you have any questions or would like to order a custom strap please email me at :            ristirob@mac.com  To reduce the number of emails and to improve turn around time on your order please know the strap number, your preferred width, length and buckle preference.  Payment via paypal(my email address), money order, cash and wire transfer.  Thank you!

 

Custom designed, Hand built and Hand stitched straps for Panerai, Bell&Ross, IWC/pilot watches, Kobold, UBoat, and other fine time pieces.