Mario Paci straps: a brief review

[Watchguy69]

I ordered 4 straps by Mario Paci recently, and they promptly arrived today. I've installed 3 of them and snapped a couple of shots. The MP straps are fabulous! They're made of thick hides, rich in color and aroma. They arrived firm, but soften quickly as they're broken in (which I did all day).

As I have small 6.5" wrists, I ordered all but one strap in 115/75 size. This fits fine, with the buckle fastened at the 2nd or 3rd hole, but it leaves a very short tail. Due to the thickness of the straps, consider ordering one size longer when ordering (125/80 in my case). MP makes this recommendation on their order page as well.

All the straps I ordered came with sewn-in buckles that are very robust. I would have preferred to use my stock Panerai buckles, which are smaller, but as I said the buckles are sewn in; furthermore, the straps themselves are not tapered, so the stock Panerai buckles I own wouldn't fit anyway. That said, the buckles themselves are well built, nicely finished, and look increasingly proportional with longer and wider straps; on the 26mm wide strap I got for my PAM 422, the buckle looked better.

For anyone with a particular buckle or strap configuration in mind, MP also offers custom made straps, which provide a greater variety of choices for an appropriate delay. One final note, MP also offers tubes and screws, a convenient option when ordering.

Overall, I'm very pleased with the quality, look, and feel of the straps I received, and have no qualms recommending them to anyone interested. I may try one of their custom jobs in the near future. Cheers.