Panerai PAM 64 Aka La Bomba.
That was a cool one. Full of character, weighting a dead donkey, not really aesthetic, but hey, a true bad boy. Good memories... Best, Nicolas ...
I’ve always admired this one.
I’ve been tempted over the years but never pulled the trigger. The tritium dial makes it very nice for me.
You can;t even call it floating anchor..
But still, great watch and full of character
hmmm
Maybe that's the Submersible of Submersibles of Submersibles? Or, I dunno, maybe the Submersible of Mare Nostrums?
I've never ventured into the Panerai world...
as I was pretty much a bracelet guy in those days. I only had the 337 and 338, both very modest size. This one is a beast - but is it really that heavy?
Yep! Cal. 838P
Panerai calls it something else of course and gives it some straight graining decoration instead of the stripes you'll find on a Piaget, but I don't believe there are any mechanical changes. Whatever it is it's a real pleasure to wind.
Bingo.
Panerai calls it P.999/1. And here is an on the wrist review on this site - www.watchprosite.com / ...
I remember this one.
Really useful if one needed to drive a nail into a wall but a hammer was not handy.
