Officine Panerai

JLH
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another view, part 2

I have a 283 which I find more appropriate for dressier events because of the 40mm (smaller) size and I think the blue dial makes it elegant.  I think that wearing a big watch (of any brand) on such occasions makes one look juvenile.   I have a relatively small wrist (6.75") so the 40mm watch is the best for me in any case, but I still like the bigger size to go to Las Vegas, for example.

When I see a picture of e.g. a Luminor Marina by itself, I cannot tell if it is 40mm or 44mm.  Of course if two of different sizes are next to each other then I can tell which is which, but without a point of reference that reveals the size the two Marinas are identical.  So I think that anyone who belittles a Panerai because of the size does not have an argument.  Also bear in mind that a 40mm watch is not a small watch, it is just the smaller Panerai.  Anyone with a 6" wrist and a forearm not much bigger would look ridiculous in a 44mm watch.

JH