John-E-Mac
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The new 5218 is lovely. However, I would be happier with a couple back-catalogue watches with 6497 movements.
Waiting for the other shoe to drop…
…but it never does. Back in 2013, the 368 was released. A perfect 8-day Destro in Titanium with a brown dial and gold hands. Surely, OP would release the right hand variant shortly thereafter. To my chagrin, nada! OP, it is time to circle back around and ...
Close but not the same.
The movement in the 1080 is a 3-day P.3000 versus the 8-day P.2002 in the 368. Case for the 1080 is SS versus Titanium for the 368. Most importantly, the P.2002 on the 368 allows the seconds hand to be more centered giving the dial a more pleasing appeara...
A very handsome model....
the tobacco dial is exquisite together with the Titanium. I have to confess I did toss the coin in the air, a couple of times. I had a lot of destros back then but, owning the 217 put a dumper on the purchase
A right-hand variant would seem a no brainer!
But Panerai tends to dance around the edges of perfection--never quite giving us exactly what we want. Instead, we settle for two or three--or a dozen--to satisfy the craving!
Perfectly stated.
They did have some solid hits in the past. Makes you wonder if they were intentional or accidental.
Great question.
Fans have always been pretty clear about what they want. Panerai, on the other hand, has always seemed to go its own way, for better or worse.
