A while ago, I posted about this watch strap made out of the leather interior of this Mercedes-Benz 300SLR (owned by Jean Todt). If you own a Panerai watch, you probably know all about this strap thing. I have seen them in all kinds of colors, materials (even elephant) and with all types of buckles and inscriptions.
A very popular leather strap seems to be the ammo pouch strap. Yes, an ammo pouch. Below you’ll see one of a Russian soldier outfit from the early 20th century.
I have seen some really nice models over at Catcherstraps, and for a decent price as well. The straps made by Ted Su are also very popular amongst Paneristi world wide. I really like the vintage Swiss ammo pouch strap by Ted Su, as pictured below, but for 250 USD I would like to see it before I buy it.
I have a couple of straps for my Panerai and a few of them are really stiff, which kinda annoys me after a full day of wear. It is great that WatchUseek has this special ‘StrapUseek’-forum, this way owners of these non-OEM straps can exchange information and experiences. I also have good experiences with buying straps from TCStraps, although they don’t seem to carry a lot of Ammo Pouch straps. However, they do have the famous Mario Paci 1938 straps 
The military pouch strap they have is quite nice though, see the picture below:
You can get really caught up in this Panerai strap thing if you don’t watch out!
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The after-market strap market for Panerai’s is truly amazing. I can think of no other brand with such a robust strap market. I am always interested in seeing what someone will think of next! Thanks for sharing.
@Kyle S.
Thanks for your comment. Panerai equals straps
Strap companies and ‘market’ are still popping up like mushrooms for the Paneristi.
Check out JPH straps. James (in Australia) does some fantastic work! He has just finished a 22×22 pilot strap for me, with pre-V buckle, made of ostrich leg. Contrasting stitching and a lovely cognac colour. It’s going on a flieger with the Type 2 dial and 9-eater with a sandblasted case. The combination will be a killer. It seems we flieger enthusiasts are as much into straps as the Panerai folks! And it’s all good. Truth to tell, if I hadn’t decided upon ostrich I would have gone with an ammo strap. It was a tossup between “aged military” look and exotic, and exotic won out… go figure hah hah!
If you want to see some beautiful watch straps made out vintage swiss ammo pouches then check out http://www.DaLucaStraps.com. Some of the leather is from 1913 and up….each strap is 1 of a kind and handmade. There is also a return policy in case you dont like it when you receive it and we pay shipping both ways if you are not happy, so you have nothing to lose.
-Daniel