Officine Panerai

   This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2015-09-25 10:01:33

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Love the blue Pre-V logo on the white dial!

Thanks for sharing this picture Bruno!

Cheers,
Anthony

They are already for sale in Paris Anthony

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I suppose they have reached the....anything goes....stage, until some of the models will not meet the favour of the public and will fade away. I still will buy the one I...like...anyway

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when you pass the border of 'a base watch' before entering the 'the cheap watch'

In all  honnesty I don't think OP should make this kind of stuff, it brings down the whole brand,

it's like bringing a Rolex Sub with an ETA, a fix plastic bezel a snap-on back and WR of 50 meters.

 

I think they are brilliant and a throw back in terms of price and aesthetic to the pre V

On that white dial is looking very nice.

the one on the left as it would team nicely with my A series PAM22 which is a destro

a REAL Tritium model with a...copy Tritium...one, shouldn't mix IMO

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I'm no way near being a watch expert, but isn't an ETA a very reliable, workhorse engine?

So what's wrong when it's put inside a workhorse watch with closed case back?

Can you compare an ETA movement with early Rolex movements? Quality wise?

There's nothing wrong in an ETA-UNITAS movement. The only problem is the...cost...which is pretty low (per unit) and for the "horological" purists, doesn't belong in a watch that costs several thousands of USDollars. The principle behind is that a more refined...sophisticated..better finished OWN movement, would be more palatable. Panerai is leaving the...heroic/epic/historical phase (that's when you bought a Panerai for what it "meant") and entering the...commercial . That's why, most of the present day models and future ones, will encase "house movements". A chappie that is...tossing the coin...between a Panerai and a JLC, doesn't want an ETA inside

But technically speaking: what is the (big) difference in quality between a solid ETA movement and a (vintage) Rolex movement? (talking closed case back watches)

And if you talk about cost: how much cheaper is an ETA movement compared to a Rolex movement? Is it cheaper at all?

In house doesn't necessarily mean better quality or does it?

Didn't Panerai started out with outsourced movements? And aren't all watch brands commercial?? They are not in it for the charity after all....

consists in the....perceprion...not cold, hard facts The perception is that a 200€ ETA is worth less than an "in house movement", that's all. In certain cases IT IS, in several others....no, IMO

how such a simple to judge technical product is valued so emotionally.