Officine Panerai

Hi everyone, New to the forum, but not new to Panerai. My first - and only - is a PAM22B that I acquired before Panerai went through the rise and drop in the hype cycle. To this day the 22 remains a favorite and I have started to consider adding a Radiomi...  

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The 232 is for sure a safer, historically much more authentic, choice. Why do you think there's a risk with the 504? Purely aesthetics or something else? I've read that some people don't quick like the light weight of ... 

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Beautiful faded brown dial

where does the 1350 fit in? Is it so complicated?

it's timeless elegance, will never tire you. The tobacco dial is IMO one of the best ever produced. I had one and let it go ONLY to gift it to one of my nephews that likes Panerai as much as I do. That being said the Panerai Composite material, with which... 

My 22 is a B-series L, which was an intentional choice as I didn't want the risk of wearing an T-dial. The 232 is indeed timeless elegance. I suspect that's where I will end, but seeing that 504 stirred up my interests as I do love that dark brown case / ... 

I had a collection of Limited Edition&No longer produced Panerais. That's why I didn't buy the 504 (which is standard model) I made up with the 375 which I find very nice. Your understanding about Panerai composite is incorrect. It comes with all sort... 

Thank you for warning me about the composites, much appreciated. What are some examples of circumstances or wrong usage? I read somewhere that they are sensitive to soap for instance. The 375 is indeed a very nice looking watch. Agree on T-dials > L-dials... 

could be particular acid transpiration, immersion in alcohol (among grass root paneristi, it was customary to "baptise" new aquisitiond in beer or wine etc) I have to be honest, I was not given a "manual" with dos and don't. Just told not to do silly thin... 

I have seen too many composite cases peeling off. It's been a lot harder to find a 232 than it used to be. The reflection would drive me nuts though so I'd prefer a 294 (a 232 with a plexi) or a 249 but then you have to give up on 100m WR. Then again you ... 

Thanks for your input. I have indeed seen a couple used 504 with what looks like cracks in the black coating. On photos it's hard to say if this is dirt or cracks but sounds like these might be cracks. Have noticed that 232s have started to dry up. For a ... 

Plexi is a non issue and a personal preference with the exception of my watches intended for true diving purpose.

Thanks for letting me know

when I was still living in Singapore, a friend of mine offered me a 294. Before I could say "yes", he apologized and told me it was gone!!! Never had a shot at another one. It had a perfect case/dial, I remember

..ghost models. Blink and you've missed it Lolllllllllllll

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Good luck!

Second, I hope your brain overcomes your heart’s desires. Panerai has had a history of making the same watch with a variation on a theme. Their worst executions were the composite case watches. Applying a synergistic hard coating on an aluminum substrate ... 

Hi John, thank you so much for providing more detail. I should have thought about the issue of aluminum being a "soft" substrate. I use my watches, so this the sum of these constraints kill the idea regardless of how much I love that dark chocolate finish... 

I don’t believe Panerai has always made the best decisions with regard to their case materials and finishes. I would be interested in seeing their actual manufacturing specifications. Anyway, I have five Panerai with the 6497 movement (000, 114,176, 177 &... 

....materials. I believe it could have boiled down to: if you can't dazzle them with your intelligence, baffle them with your....., as the saying goes. Panerai, at the time didn't have much to promote the brand with. Probably that's the reason why, they w... 

Very helpful and honest input. Much appreciated FWIW, I agree with that it feels like that the Panerai hype cycle fueled some wild product management decisions. As a company, they would have been better off by taking a page from the Ferrari/Porsche/Hermes... 

... on the contrary your directness and clairty was very helpful! I still love the look of the 504, but I want to use my watches and we have three sons so hopefully they'll want to wear them some day. They will have to accept some patina, but a cracking c... 

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.. that it's great to hear that parts for the 6497 are available outside of Panerai. My Pam 22 is now going to be gone for 10 weeks in total. The mainspring mount broke, so needed to be sent to them and of course also get a full service. The €740 aside, i... 

and hope they are right. 10 weeks for a complete service is superfast Lollll I once sent a Blancpain for service. I almost forgot I had owned one. When it finally came back, tears of joy ran down my cheeks. I will spare you what happened to a....Breguet L...