Officine Panerai

mayastig
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Lookint at getting my first Panerai - PAM 112

Hi All,

Been lurking here and on other pam boards... now that I'm about to get one I think its time to share where I am.

I have been looking at getting my first Panerai the past couple of weeks to add to my very small (90's deville and Omega PO) watch collection. Been doing countless research and trips to my local AD's, and I have pretty much settled with the 112 base. I was initially looking at a 111, but when I started looking and researching more, the simplicity and pureness of the 112 (as well as having a complete 12, 3, 6, 9 markers) did it for me.

I have read that a lot of people think the 112 is overpriced for what it is - the movement is not even in-house (uses an old 6497 base), there is no seconds nor date complication, its manual wind and even not automatic. I sometimes find myself agreeing to the arguments when I look at it from a very practical standpoint. Why pay so much and yet get so less back that a swatch couldn't do!?

I don't know...but the 112, for some mysterious reason, sings to me. The simplicity of it all is just so....errringly beautiful. Now I find myself asking, do I really need the second and date complications on my other watches? Yes it would be nice...but I tend to know the day of the week or I normally look at my cellphone for that.

There is one unit of the 112 in my local AD, and they are offering it to me at $4660... I'm at the crossroads were I know really want one... and yet I feel like I still need some push to get it.

Any thoughts?