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Some pictures of my Ex Panerai Pre Vendome 5218-202/A Marina Militare and a killing detail.
Ok, this non matching dial is a killer in itself and would justify a mad love for it.
But there is another detail which is, for any Panerai lover, one of the finest cherry on the cake...
A detail which is revealed in the Libretto... The name of the first owner...
But there is another detail which is, for any Panerai lover, one of the finest cherry on the cake...
A detail which is revealed in the Libretto... The name of the first owner...
No wonder why I regret it, but it helped me to fund my JLC MMR...
Best,
Nicolas
Ooof! Dial aside, i also love the wear on that case! Oh my.. name of the first owner. Wow (nt)
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Yes, I wasn't disturbed by the condition of the case, not at all. As for the owner... ;) [nt]
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Mon ami,
to fund the JLC MR is the ONE AND ONLY acceptable excuse to let this PAM go.
What a watch...
What a watch...
Even in
the Bible (Old Testament), God waived some sacrifices in the last second. 😊
Alas....
by the time I got bitten by the Panerai bug, I would have had to sell BOTH my kidneys to buy one...Lollllllllllllllllll
This type of Panerai leaves me speechless, it's so beautiful !!! ( and what a history for a Bettarini ! ) [nt] Elle claque comme un coup de tonnerre dans le désert !
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The provenance of this watch as Bettarini's personal watch is amazing
But for the life of me I'll never understand the appeal of 'non-matching hands'. To think this helped you fund a JLC MMR is unbelievable and think you made a very wise decision!
The orange hue of the indices... That's the charm of these NM dials. As for the MMR, I couldn't say no. [nt]
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I can understand your conflicted feeling....
I love the 202a and with such special provenance, even more delicious, but I must say you made the right choice with your MMR, till now out of all the MRs I have seen, it is the most unique and appealing, the combination of design and materials is sublime, its time will come, it needs more recognition, also we need an idea of how many were made in total, I think it is a very rare reference. Sometimes I feel JLC is too conservative with its marketing, it needs to be more loud and flashy so people can know. Like what Patek and AP do.
S
Agreed on both counts. This MM was a dream, but the MMR was and still is a grail. A strong love affair. As for the production numbers...
I would say less than 1000. 200 in platinum ( 2005 ), 200 in titanium ( 2006 ), then 175 in rose gold for the 175th anniversary of the brand, then the platinum Boutique Black dial ( not LE but special edition ), then some niche LE such as the Sincere, the white gold, and a few others. Let's say 800?
For me the Titanium is the winner, it has the loudest sound in my experience amongst the JLC MMRs and looks the best for me, maybe its time to bring back some old posts about it....
as a reminder flashback of the piece.
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