Samstag, 14. April 2007

Welcome to Copimi Straps

German

Vorab mal vielen Dank für euren Besuch auf meinem Blog. Dieser Blog dient dazu, euch mit so viel wie möglich Informationen meiner Uhrenarmbänder zu versorgen. In der "slide show" werden die Bänder angezeigt, die ich zur Zeit anbiete. Hier erfahrt ihr auch wie ihr eines meiner Bänder erwerben könnt, und welche Informationen ich von euch benötige um euer Band herzustellen.

Meine Bänder sind alles Massanfertigungen, und 100% handgefertigt. Dies beginnt beim Ausschneiden des Leders, und endet beim Ausschlagen der Löcher. Auch die Nähte sind handvernäht. Bei der Herstellung meiner Bänder verwende ich nur hochwertiges Leder, um eine größtmögliche Qualität, und eine lange Lebensdauer meiner Bänder zu gewährleisten.


English

Welcome to my blog. Most of the posts on this blog will be in german, because the majority of my customers are german. But I also speak french and english, so I will not have any difficulties to understand you.

On this site you will find instructions on how to order, which selection of leather I have in stock, and so on. Whenever I have new information to pass along such as new leathers, or straps that I have in stock I'll let you know. Check back often, because I'll be updating my blog periodically. Thank you for passing by.

About me and my philosophy

I’ve made my first strap the 18th March 2006, nine days after I bought my first Panerai a PAM005. My PAM didn’t come from an AD, I bought it second hand, so the straps that came with the watch were used too. After a few days, as they didn’t smell really good anymore, I started to figure out where I could get a new strap. I found a few strap makers and sellers on the internet, but the time that it would take to send me the straps was way to long and I didn’t want to wait.

So I got the idea to make my own strap by myself, which would be the fastest solution. First I would have to figure out, how to make a watch strap, as I had never worked with leather before. A few thoughts later I went to our garage to get me some tools, a piece of old leather, and started. After 6 hours of work this was the result, my first strap. I was so happy that I could now finally take of the old used and stinky OEM strap, and put on my own handmade strap.

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After I had mounted the strap on the watch, I posted some pictures on a popular Panerai forum. To my surprise I got a good feedback. There were some users that encouraged me to continue so I made a few more, and posted them again on the same forum. Some liked them and some didn’t but hey, everybody has a different taste.

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Now after over a year of strap making I’m still here. I couldn’t stop making straps, because after finishing one I always wanted that the next one would become better than the last one.

My philosophy is to keep the quality of my straps as high as possible. Everything is handmade from cutting the leather, to the stitching and finishing of the straps. I don’t use any machines to make them, for that reason you will always find some teensy imperfections. In my opinion these imperfections make them more special. I’m extremely proud of all my straps, and I hope that you'll enjoy them as much as I enjoy it to make them for you.

How to buy



I can't take any orders at the moment.

Thank you for your comprehension.

Ich kann zur Zeit keine Bestellungen entgegen nehmen.

Vielen Dank für ihr Verständins.

Leather in stock


Sometimes I do have one or the other strap for sale, but usually I don't have any straps in stock as most of my straps are custom made.

Normalerweise habe ich keine Bänder auf Lager da fast alle meine Bänder Maßanfertigungen sind.


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Description: Cognac Calf with gold beige stitches, and medium brown painted sides.
Beschreibung: Cognacfarbenes Kalbleder mit gold-beiger Naht, und hellbraun gefärbten Seiten.


Dimensions of the strap in the picture:

  • length: 130/75mm
  • widht: 24/24mm
  • thickness: 5mm


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Description: Cognac Calf with ecru stitches, and waxed sides.
Beschreibung: Cognacfarbenes Kalbleder mit hell-beiger Naht, und gewachsten Seiten.


Dimensions of the strap in the picture:

  • length: 130/75mm
  • widht: 24/24mm
  • thickness: 5mm


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Description: Chocolate brown Calf with ecru stitches, and dark brown painted sides.
Beschreibung: Schokoladenfarbenes Kalbleder mit hell-beiger Naht, und dunkelbraun gefärbten Seiten.

Dimensions of the strap in the picture:

  • length: 130/75mm
  • widht: 24/24mm
  • thickness: 5mm

Mittwoch, 11. April 2007

Out of stock

All the straps shown in this post aren't available any more. Most of them were made from vintage leather, that I can't get any more.

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Description: Chocolate brown textured calf with ecru stitching, and greased sides.
Origin of the leather: The leather I used for this strap is over 40 year old, and came from our national railway company.

Beschreibung: Strukturiertes schokoladenfarbenes Kalbleder mit hell beiger Naht, und gefetteten Seiten.
Herkunft des Leders: Das Leder das ich für dieses Band verwendet habe, ist über 40 Jahre alt, und stammt von unser nationalen Zuggesellschaft.



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Description: Light vintage tan calf with ecru stitching, and greased sides.
Origin of the leather: The leather I used for these straps is also over 40 year old, and came from our national railway company.

Beschreibung: Altes helles naturfarbenes Kalbleder mit hell beiger Naht, und gefetteten Seiten.
Herkunft des Leders: Das Leder das ich für dieses Bänder verwendet habe, ist auch über 40 Jahre alt, und stammt von unser nationalen Zuggesellschaft.



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Description: Vintage brown extremely textured calf with ecru or gold beige stitching, and medium brown painted sides.
Origin of the leather: Also this leather is over 40 year old, and also came from our national railway company.

Beschreibung: Braunes extrem strukturiertes Kalbleder mit hell beiger oder gold beiger Naht, und hellbraun gefärbten Seiten.
Herkunft des Leders: Auch dieses Leder stammt von unser nationalen Zuggesellschaft, und ist über 40 Jahre alt. Dieses Leder ist sehr weich gewesen, und war eine echte Augenweide.



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Description: Vintage tan calf with gold beige stitching, and greased sides. The back is covered with a layer of dark brown greased calf leather.
Origin of the leather: The leather I used for this strap came from a french WW2 ammo pouch, that I got from a friendly Paneristi.

Beschreibung: Altes naturfarbenes Kalbleder mit gold beiger Naht, und gefetteten Seiten. Die Rückseite des Bandes ist mit gefettetem dunkelbraunem Kalbsleder versehen.
Herkunft des Leders: Das Leder das ich für dieses Band verwendet habe, stammt von einer französischen Munitionstasche aus dem zweiten Weltkrieg.