PAM197

...in a time far, far away, while walking around in Milan, I saw a PAM197 in the window of a Panerai distrubutor (Pisa). I walked in and together with the 197, they showed me the PAM226 (limited edition for Pisa, 28 pieces). I got excited at the limited e

..inside of the 190 (I had a 197) is the smoothest I've handled. I've been lucky (I think) in my Panerai journey. Yes, I've bought "fashionable", limited edition models but, and for me is a BIG but, I bought watches I liked....first! All the models I boug

the JLC movement 8dd, encased in the 190-197-198 series. Not only was pretty handsome and very.....VERY.....V E R Y smooth, it also had a PR at the back, in the shape of a nice Panereai "leaf", luminova coated so that it could be seen also in pitch black

mechanic or a conniseur of mechanisms, I found the JLC inside my 197 just...perfect. Pity what they put around it, though (in the 197)..lollllll I agree with you, they could have done without the word..platinum..but we know that swiss+clean dials don't mi

I've never understood why they didn't make a..stronger..45mm Radiomir. Maybe they didn't want to mess around with the maison's history too much. In fact after the 210, the (for me) horrible 183 was followed by the one I still consider the most horrible PA

what Panerai was all about (for me, to be sure) I bought a 197. I can't say I actually liked it but hey, it was a Panerai and I had contracted acute "paneritis". I bought several other models that, today, I consider "made by Panerai" rather than A PANERAI

I bought the 197...before...I understood what a Panerai should have been all about (I was into different watches back then and if you could afford it, you'd buy a gold one) I still have it because I couldn't exchange it for a broken...button. Nobody wants

the 197 (JLC movement) and the 309 (vintage Minerva inside). I also firmly believe that, starting from the dial of the 3646 (232) or (249) everything you add on the dial or subtract from the size, depaupers the model. When the dial becomes clogged by ever