Officine Panerai

I had never really considered owning a Panerai, given my smallish (6.75") wrist size and the preponderance of the brand's watches over 42mm, not to mention that I am primarily a vintage collector. However, in Firenze last week I stumbled across the Offici...  

Your PAM338 looks great on your wrist. Hopefully this is the 1st Panerai of many to come in the future! And btw, welcome to PuristSPro! Cheers, Anthony

Enjoy, this is a terrific under the radar PAM.

Always been a favourite of mine too. :) cheers fernando

The strap is nubuck, according to the AD, so you appear to be correct that it's a JV. Would it be genuine croc or alligator, despite not being marked as such? Sure looks like it is. It is only marked Officine Panerai and cucito a mano. By the way, this 25... 

Here is a pic of the movement, and a brief several-second movie of the movement running. [URL=] [/URL] (please use the direct link to link to the video; not sure how else to embed it on this site) And a pretty good lume shot! [URL=] [/URL] ...  

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And I think your JV strap is actually the proper size! Mine is a mm or two too wide, but it fits (barely).

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I have had my 338 before and I chose the exact same strap of yours...it is the famous nubuck strap that you don't find in other brands. Agree with all the merits you stated but over time I move onto something bigger. Joseph