Officine Panerai

Hello all, First off Merry Christmas. Haven’t been active on the forum for quite some time now. Funny how time flies. Just realized that my last post was about 2yrs ago. Here’s something we definitely don’t see everyday. The mysterious PAM40 with its gorg...  

This says Panerai to me! Cazalea ...  

I hunted one for a long time, that's why I remember 116 would be my guess based on the movement plate engraving.

It came with the 36. both were the first Titanium ( Grade 2 ) Panerai watches. Same case, same movement, both tritium, the 36 having a chocolate and a Marina Militare ( 4 lines ) dial, and both limited to 200 pieces, even if the 40 was not treated like a ...  

The MM 36 is definitely an another level but for some reasons I love the black dial with T indices and closed back which makes the watch more of rugged/foolish piece!

...been a while indeed I've always considered the 40 as the poor relation to the 36. The T/T and the MM stole the thunder from this one. More like a 5218-203A, PAM004 spin off. That being said, it's a gorgeous pice of work. Welcome back

I’m currently on the hunt for a 309 with the stunning Minerva movement. Any advice you can give on the piece? I’ve never owned one before but for some reasons find it very attractive. Happy holidays, Laurent

I have to confess, I didn't like it all that much. Yes the movement was really nice but the lack of the 9 on the dial, proved bothersome for me, in the long run. 3 or 4 years ago, I included it in a negotiation to get the LOGO NM and never regretted it. I... 

Ok i hear you! I think it looks great with the titanium case, rose gold hands in chapter ring. I like it more than the 322 to say the least. Is the movement louder than the other panerai movements with the ETA 6497 movements ?

whatever floats your boat. I've never thought of comparing how loud the Minerva was vs other movements. I'm mechanically impeded Lollllllllll At the time I bought my 309 (early days for me), the 322 was worth quite a bit more money

The days where Paneristis used to get together and travel the world just to meet for a simple yet unforgettable event! This watch brought so many people togeher Laurent

There was a time when I was on the hunt for one and couldn’t find very easily so I moved on.

Finding a 40 is literally impossible. Don’t know what’s the secret behind this. Both limited to 200pcs but the 36 is always more abundant

I know of at least two 36’s that could be had right now, but still no 40’s.

I was looking for one for years then let it go. And the funny thing is that I happens all of a sudden out of nowhere when the watch was for sale at a friend’s place and I grabbed it without blinking! What are the odds of finding another one like this?

Nice to hear from an old Paneristi, we also miss those early days from 1998 to 2006 when the brand was exclusive with low production numbers the PAM 40 was a very special piece, experimental launched in Germany and Japan only making it very rare and hard ...  

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Love the 6154! That’s some top notch 👌🏼 Also the pre-v models are stunning. Do you still have some pieces? All the best, Laurent

I was very lucky to own the 6152-1, after owning this piece my Panerai journey came to an end, because for me this was the top along with the Prototype SLOB, there was no way to go higher than this so I moved out of Panerai and started to discover more of... 

I also sold most of my panerais and kept a few that I consider very special. Too bad the brand followed a weird direction and so many enthusiasts moved on when they saw where it was going.