If you had the opportunity to buy one pair...
either pre-a pam004 and pre-a pam009
or pam036 and pam040
which pair would you buy and why?
Thanks Alepos
Can I mix the chemical?
Actually I would love to get PreA-009 and PAM36.
Why PreA-9? Because I love the base model and the tritium indexes with PVD case will give you an incredible look and everyone will fall in love with it very easily.
The PAM36....the very first titanium Panerai in the history. With the 4 lines write on the dial, titanium case and T-dial... just take a look at Nicolas' review ( panerai.watchprosite.com ) and you will find the answer.
Anyway, back to both choices, I would pick the PreA-4 and PreA-9. Tritium indexes on PVD case always get my vote.
Cheers
Though choice, Alepos
Each of these 2 pairs haas something to see with Panerai Pre Vendome...
Pre A 4 and 9 have the dial, the Hyphen Dial, which comes directly from Pre Vendome Era.
Pam 36 and 40 comes from a project, the Slytech Project, and were programmed to be produced by Panerai in 1996.
Panerai, at this moment, wanted to launch the first titanium Luminor Marina watch...
They were bought by Cartier Vendome in March 1997, and the project, the watches, and the tools were trasferred to Panerai Vendome at the same moment.
BUT, these 2 pams, 36 and 40, have depht pre v roots!
Krieng gave a nice solution, as he would take a Pre A 9 and a 36...
I'd go on a different direction.
I'd take the 36 and the 40.
Why?
Simple:
The 36 and the 40 are much more original than the Pre A 4 and 9, IMO.
The pre A 4 is the daughter of the 5218-203/A pre v, and the Pre A 9 is the daughter of the Marina Militare 5218- 202/A...
The Daughters are,IMO, less appealing than the Mothers, if you know what I mean...And less original, too, as they are not the first to get a PVD case.
At the contrary, the 40 and the 36 are original.
They are the first to get a Titanium case, the only one ot get a titanium case and a tritium dial, and if you add the mystery of the 40 ( not referenced in the Panerai catalogues), this is, IMO, the pair to get...
How can you say NO to this pair???
Hope this help...
Nicolas
PreA all the way...T-hyphen does it for me
Not convinced? How about this then!!!!!!
Cheers guillermo
Wow.....lovely amd gorgeous piece.
Let me know when you boring him...... LOL sorry just kidding.!
However, I love PAM9, Pre-9, 5218-202 too.
Cheer!
Aaah, Guillermo
Very nice example, indeed.
But, honestly, don't you think that this is becasue we can't find, or with big difficulties, a Pre V 202/A that we go on a Pre A 9, ( same for pre A 4 and 203/A) ?
We will answer that it's not the same price...
Best, my friend.
Nicolas
Great watch Guillermo.
Happy to see your PreA-9 in the post.
By the way, also miss your 5218/301A.
Cheers
Pre-9, and Pre-4 are my choice.....
Always love PVD with tritium either they are Pre-V, or Pre-A or even no matter that they are A-series..................
Love to see, Love to wear and love to occupy.......LOL!
PVD4ever!