Are Panerai watches good?
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Hands-on review of 3 Panerai luxury dive watches: Panerai Luminor Marina 42mm, Panerai Luminor Piccolo Due 38mm and Panerai Submersible 42mm.
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Tried this mob after you recommended them… I bought and paid for a new Omega Seamaster 600m. Told it was being dispatched, then it had been sold and it was a mistake on their system but when I asked why it was still for sale on their web site I was then advised that they couldn’t sell it to me due to Brexit! However if I’d let them hold the cash, they could order in another example in around 5 week! Interestingly it’s still showing as available almost a week later #very-confused 🤔
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Panerai were never made in Florence, cases and movements were ordered from Rolex so mostly it is Rolex who was manufacturing Panerai… The company has lied too many times throughout their communication and this is the reason these watches have lost their credibility and popularity even though their design is nice and unique. But with low prices on the second hand these become interesting…
That 38mm Panerai with 200m water resistance I would 100% buy.
Yeah 30m is just a joke.
A water resistance of 30m is just a straight up insult to the heritage of the Luminor line.
Agreed, but on the other hand are you really going to use such a watch to dive with?
@@vizuz lol. not even 1% of Panerai's ever get wet.
Need 100m then I'm in
My first luxury watch was a Panerai, and I'm still a huge fan since I think they make the coolest watches of any brand. Given the recent negative talk about the direction and viability of the brand, it's great to see someone of Adrian's caliber give Panerai the love and support they deserve!
A Luminor Due (42mm) was my second automatic watch. I always loved the design but the thickness was a killer for me. When the Luminor Due came out i tried it on and fell in love with the dial and wearability. Don't care about the 30m i am not going swimming sith it anyways and it's a perfect mix between classy/dressy and still sporty for these summer weekends!
I do agree with you.. its all about the wearability. Its more practical to wear the 42mm due.. its thinner classier and we can wear it with more dress up
I'm glad that I own a 312 which has been with me for the last 8 years, Panerai is a fun watch, the built quality is really good, it is simple yet very distinctive with rich history. You can easily dress it up or down. I think it will be hot again once people get tired of the currently over hyped brands.
They seem to be hot atm. Atleast it feels like it in Finland. Enthusiasts seem to be after those here.
@@Reladan187 Woohoo, Panerai just updated their movement. Who wouldnt want 3000 dollars more watch that couldnt hack. Yes, Panerai themselves admit their new movement cant hack.
Too much shady business where Panerai make false claims about origin of movements, it has occured over three times.
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Had a 312 for a year, it was uncomfortably heavy in steel, made my wrist ache. A year or so later they brought out the 351, same watch as the 312 but with a titanium case and gold hands, much better for me.
When a watch is neither one thing nor the other it's often polarizing - a bit like the dressy bi color Rolex explorer.
Nope that ,untill a solid gold comes, is so impractical that it’s cool.
I think a plain, 3-6-9-12 dial with no seconds hand and a hand wound movement is still the best way to go for a Panerai. Just so simple and the hand wound movement means you actually have to flip the crown lock every 3 to 8 days depending on the movement.
100%
I just picked up a luminor marina I agree but I got the sun second hand as I time 30 second intervals everyday at work as a physical therapist. I got the 8 day power reserve. Such a cool watch
I just want a steak now 🤤
Haha, me too!
Bistecca alla Fiorentina! Ristorante Frescobaldi in Florence is a great place, though you won't want to eat anything for a few days afterwards, even if your share it!
I buy Panerai now instead of Rolex or omega. It is different and much more a utility brand. Great history.
Beautiful. The Luminor PAM233 is my grail watch and one day I'll get one!
Do it! It is a fantastic watch. I love mine.
I would buy one, originality is a key in having different watches
Well I bought 2. a PAM 390 and PAM 111. @barkandjack, we need 24mm NATOs :)
I love your reviews, they don’t feel like reviews. You’re the king my man 👏
Thanks brother 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I do like Panerai a lot actually. Never owned one, but I think I may dip my toes in soon. Thanks for this great video Adrian
Humble suggestion: along with all the dimensions, include the weight. Adds to the wearability assessment.
Why is this a video?
Haven’t Panerai just been caught out passing standard ETA movements off as their own in-house movements?
Yeah. Very silly of them.
Not for the first time either and also caught putting the most basic version of the movement in the watch. Not a company to be trusted.
Do you have a link of a news article regarding this ? id love to learn more
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Don't other Richemont companies like IWC and Cartier use Richemont owned Valfleurier movements also? Panerai seems to always get hate for this but others escape it. IWC and Cartier put their own reference numbers on movements not made in -House also. This is what Panerai have done and the guy who has major personal problems with the company has blown it up because Hodinkee said in-house. This is similar to Omega and Co-Axial. I would love to see a side by side of a Panerai/IWC caseback Vs a Tudor black Bay silver which is in-house. The difference in decoration is massive between them
For my 44 birthday i needed a 44mm watch… 😇 so i bought the PAM01351.
I love Panerai very much!
I turn 44 next week, I agree!
Will probably be my next buy. I'm moving to Italy, so why not? Great stuff, as usual. Many thanks!
As a diver I could not use any of these watches due to the lack of minute markers on the bezel and dial. Accuracy is key when diving. I know alot of people will say " what about dive computers?" And I would agree but I use my watch in combination with my computer to corroborate the accuracy of my dives. I know not everyone will agree. It's just personal to me and my dive buddies 🙂
I agree. But I must say, after many years as a working Dave master, it was pretty rare to see anybody ever wear a watch.
@@donjuan7229 Funnily enough I'm a sport diver but get wet regularly however my back up to my dive computer is an 18 year old SKX as I'd hate to snag a good watch....
How many people will actually go diving wearing a €7500 watch? 0.1% at the very most, so who cares about it not being the best usable diver? As long as you can swim with it, or jump into the water from a yacht, it will be perfectly suitable.
Just wear a G-shock
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Panerai is easily my favorite mechanical watch brand in my journey so far. I love the heritage, the distinctive design, and the superior quality. I actually dig that a lot of people prefer the same tired / safe watches over them - makes it even more fun to be a Panerista :)
Thanks Adrian. I’ve been considering a Panerai for awhile. Would love to see a second video around your take on the counterfeit and movement stories associated with Panerai. That still gives me pause about the integrity of the brand.
I tried one. A 42mm Radiomir thinking it would be to big but was surprised how well it fitted my wrist. It felt very elegant and sleek. I can understand how they were so popular. If even asked the ad if they were not popular anymore but was told they are very much still popular and attract a lot of attention in the shop window.
If the smaller Due range were based on the Radiomir rather than the Luminor. It would be more acceptable as a dress watch I reckon. As Radiomir’s look much more like dress watches anyway…than the crown guard with lever sealed Luminor’s do. Just look at British brand Fears watches, with their “small” Radiomir-esque cushion case styling 🤷♂️
Radiomir’s are just huge! So a smaller Due version would be great. Then maybe that paltry (for a Panerai) 30m WR wouldn’t be as irksome? But if the likes of Seiko amongst others can get decent 100m WR out of their watches by using just modern rubber gaskets and no screw down crown. I don’t see why Panerai can’t. It’s maybe just a marketing ploy. And not a very successful one at that, considering all the controversy it generates.
Love the dress watch,not planning on diving in the ocean or even swimming any time soon so the 30 mts water resistance doesn't matter to me.... lovely piece!!! would be interested to know what you thought of the zenith 6150 as ive always admired it and its recently been put on sale
Enjoyed your video it was most informative and spot on in talking about and describing Panerai. I was never a big
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Are Panerai watches good? Short Answer: yes, Long answer, also yes.
There’s a lot of haters but I think Panerai is just cool. Especially the Luminor Due. You are getting a watch with history, it’s Italian, it has a unique design, I don’t think you can go wrong.
My Radiomir 425 is the best made watch I’ve ever owned, including Seamasters and Submariners. Buy pre-owned, let someone else soak up the initial depreciation and they are good value.
Yes and make sure it's not one of the many fakes
I don't think they're well made - the crown guard fell off my 560 !
How can t you présent à radiomir?! The 42mm pam620 radiomir is my preferred and perfect panerai imho: versatile&classy, sandwich, in house mvt, 150m wr , small second, 3,6,9,12 numbers, saphir caseback with micro rotor. But it has been stopped: only few still available.
100% Love Panerai unique look and break away from the flock of sheep looking at Rolex and potentially never going to get one.
Love Rolex but that wait list is grinding me down and won't pay a premium as don't support the flippers charging crazy prices.
That whole undecorated movement fiasco was such a huge error for Panerai. Why would I consider buying one when they treat their customers with such contempt?
I consider myself among the Paneristi, having 4 models. I love the charm and uniqueness of Panerai and visited Firenze several years ago. I myself prefer the older hand-winding models, having a year 2000 PAM055, a 2002 PAM112, a 372, and finally an auto - the PAM1024. People liked to knock PAMs for the size, neglecting to consider the fact that the case size was required because of the pocket-watch movements inside. This and the crown guard became Panerai DNA and I would not have it any other way.
Well said regarding the size. It puzzles me to see people laud heritage but yet bash size (which is part of heritage). You have a cool collection there man. Wear them in good health.
Panerai is the Lamborghini of the watchmaking world. The crown locking mechanism are the design equivalent of gullwing doors! 😊
"Spending all day flicking this thing back and forth" 😂
🤣 I hadn’t noticed that.
Overpriced is what comes to mind. Ironically their older models are much nicer like the 000, 111, and 104. They now make crap entry level models.
The most annoying thing about the brand is the inability or lack of want to stop replicas. The replicas have gotten so good they are interchangeable with genuine parts. Its a 1:1 copy!!! The bev hills boutique rep even told me that panerai is not concerned about fakes. Her answer was just to buy all new through the boutiques! Lol. Richemont as new clue. They dont realize the vintage market fuels the new models. Look at rolex sport watches. Plus, same watch for a replica price of $300 with 100m water resistance or entry level snap back with same resistance for $4000?!? Really?
Panerai cant even tell replicas apart as they have posted replicas on their own damn Instagram page! Lol. Dumb asses.
And now their new advertised “in house” chronograph movement was outed to just be an ETA movement!
Richemont is running panerai to the ground.
I would tread carefully around doing something that looks like a review of a product while simultaneously trying to sell it...really really really not a fan of this. Love the review, love that your getting sponsors...maybe structure the video slightly differently next time.
These are not in house movements! Richemont are lying. They have no real heritage either. It’s been completely exaggerated by Richemont too. The watch journalists have silent ignored this despite being given the evidence.
Adrian, have you read any of @perezscope articles via Instagram? I strongly recommend you do, you’ll want to delete this video and remake it I promise. 😅
Isn’t Panerai claiming a new in-house movement in their new chronograph but it’s really an ETA movement?
Yeah, unfortunately all of this had been recorded before that all came out. Panerai have a history of doing "funny" stuff.
@@BarkandJack thats why the brand suffered
I seem to recall a few years ago they slapped an unfinished lower end Unitas movement in a limited edition run of watches. Not a brand I’d be able to trust.
Extremely basic watch nothing luxurious or special. Should've costed 1/10th of the asking price.
the daily watch of my dad is panerai for a long time now, so i grew up seeing this watch on his wrist and at some point in the future i definitely want to own one as an homage to my dad
Panerai was a good tool watch from under 5K, now they are just a fashion watch brand that gets caught either using a non-in-house movement and calling it in-house, or not even bothering finishing the movement on their limited edition movement.
I was a fan of Panerai 10 years ago, not sure I am anymore, especially with that insulting 30m of water resistance.
I would consider selling a kidney for the submersible - love it!
PAM is not that expensive....
That’s all relative to the person….
There's something about them that just jumps out, yes make no mistake about it if someone was wearing one and they were sitting across the room from you and your spotted it you definitely would know what brand there wearing.... I like them 👍
First watch I was truly interested in was a Panerai. I’d seen it online accidentally after browsing Omega and Rolex but I’d never seen anything so unique. I was set on working towards purchasing one for myself. I hadn’t fully comprehended the size, though. I don’t have a ton of real estate on my wrist and the watch looked like a shoebox on my forearm. It was a depressing blow to the dream but a lesson in try it on before purchasing.
Love the channel! Thanks for the content.
Sorry but Panerai is not a great brand. The watches don’t feel premium enough when handling and they lack real utility when it’s basically not water resistant.
Love Panerai but Piccolo Due must be translated as poser garbage
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Nice video Adrian. A point I think worth making with brands in the richemont group (more than SWATCH and LVMH I feel) is that the pressure seems to be off every brand to fill every segment - they seem quite happy for panerai to be a one trick pony as long as that trick is doing ok, likewise JLC, Cartier etc. It makes comparing brands within groups that are like role players in a team with independents (or flagships like Omega) a little tricky.
One thing you didn’t mention about the PANERAI range is that some models come with an exhibition case-back. I have a preference for the 38mm DUE but they do not (or did not) exhibit the mechanism. The 42mm Luminor GMT does exhibit and that was enough to sway my purchase decision . . . and I quickly got used to the bulk
I'm not sure if they make their own in houses at all, or at the very least I know there are few models that claim in house but clearly use ETA. Maybe they replace 80% of the parts? I don't know. A submersible looks good at ~5k.
I’m a Panerai fan but tbh they should got sued because they charged more for the so called in-house movement…
The P900 movement isn't what I'd call in house. I've read its based on a ValFluerier ebauche. A lot of money considering. Its still a nice watch but £5500?? People say a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41mm is expensive. At least it is in-house and you get a steel bracelet, oh and its £800 cheaper.
I’ve never understood the appeal. Way too big and can’t read the actual time properly.
Hi Adrian - I’m a regular viewer of your channel from Hong Kong. Always appreciate your enthusiasm and thoughtful comments. My only suggestion would be a bit more diversification. I know you like to get watches “in hand” but that should not stop you from broadening your content as currently too much focus on Omega, Rolex and Tudor. Would be good to occasionally hear your thoughts on interesting pieces from the independents like Alain Silberstein, FP Journe etc…
Hi Jonty, thanks for watching. I’d love to cover some FPJ, but they are very hard to access, the same with most independents.
Panerai *did* have a spell of being the "in" watch - back in 2005 I couldn't get any discount on my Pam 005, unlike my Rolex Sub, which I got 5% off without even asking. How things have changed 😂
Haha. That sounds crazy. I doubt it, but I hope one day it returns to that. 👍🏻
@@BarkandJack The biggest laugh is, I sold the Sub after about 6 months *at a loss*, because I just didn’t get on with it.
Still have the Panerai though.
I just bought my first Panerai last month, a Radiomir Pam 183. I always hated Panerai because of the cheap movement, easily fake & high price. But once i tried a 45mm Radiomir on my wrist everything changes 🤩🇮🇹. For a 2009 watch it still hold its value 👍
Incredible beautiful distinctive watches. Massively underrated. I have a collection of top tier brands & I ‘m definitely going to start a collection of Panerai
I have a PAM01537 and absolutely love it … cool and unique look and, at 42MM, super comfortable on the wrist. Love the 72 hr power reserve too… Panerai is a great and necessary addition to anyone’s collection
What does the power reserve do? There a battery?
Panerai are great timepieces.I've owned 2 pam 190 and 425
I’m a fan of Panerai, my wife has one of the early Dues at 38mm and she adores it. I’m concerned about this recent movement issue of using ETA and doing the “in-house” story….. and it confirms my personal feelings about the management team. I would look at the older Panerai pieces 372, 422, even a 560 than some of the PAMs.
Would be interested in your comments Adrian about this movement story that’s recently serviced
Of course they're good! There's nothing like a Panerai.
Panerai is most definitely making a comeback - I just purchased my first PAM and it truly is one of a kind. Great vid.
They've had more comebacks than a boomerang.
My first proper watch was a Pam111. Still have it and love it.
I’ve always like the shape of a Panerai. Distinctive and instantly recognisable. I’d buy on in a heart beat. The sub looks epic to me, however in reality a Luminor will more than likely be what I get. One day, you’ll be mine….
Get one you won't regret it.
are they mainly known for their lume and WW2 navy use in the Italian military?
There are a lot of other brands I’d rather buy than panerai at this price point….tudor, omega, grand seiko, etc.
Just got my first Panerai. Very underrated they are amazing quality and do what they do well. They also hold value very well as long as you buy it preowend there is always a market for them as they have a cult following.
I ditched most of my watches (actually passed them on to my son) including my omega seamaster for this Panerai luminor marina which is now my everyday watch. It's fantastic.
Barely 50 seconds in and you’re already talking nonsense, Panerai used ETA and other movements until the late 2000’s when they switched to Val Fleurier who make movements for the rest of the group including Montblanc, Baume et Mercier, et al. They called them “in house” in an attempt to add perceived value when in reality they were and remain to this day at best a very mediocre substitute. This also allowed them to flood the market with lots of new models over the following decade which significantly impacted their secondhand value that until then was on a par with Rolex albeit on a much smaller scale.
Panerai’s Belle Epoch was roughly the first decade under Richemont since then they’ve been steadily declining in popularity as a direct result of shamelessly exploiting their loyal following by hiking up their prices and flooding the market with more watches than it can reasonably support. Subsequently more recent models perform poorly on the secondhand market compared to earlier models that were produced with better movements and in far fewer numbers. Quality control too has suffered significantly over the last decade as has the quality of design with the disappearance of hacking from the P.9010 calibre and shitty case design which has seen the introduction of snap case backs and integrated bezels. Basically everything’s been going the wrong way for years now and frankly, especially in the case of the Due line, they’re just ridiculously overpriced garbage.
If you love the look and don’t want to piss your money up the wall, go back at least a decade and choose one of their earlier models, they will hold their value, perform flawlessly and last longer.
Thanks Andy, nice to see some voice of reason.
Great video and discussion. Love the history and design language of Panerai. Resonates on so many levels. Just bought myself a PAM 210. A brand that has more heritage and meaning than other watch concerns can dream of. Italian frogmen in wwii navigating murky waters with their Panerais to sink enemy battleships in their own port? Stuff of legends.
You can not trust the brand when they say their movements are in-house, or limited editions or their value offered (remember the Brooklin bridge edition). The 30 m WR must be a joke. I think they are a greedy lazy brand.
Swatch and Richemont brands should be only bought at huge discounts
Never a huge fan of Panerai, but I must say that they have grown on me a lot over the last couple of years. They are truly unique in a time when there is a lot of parody between the popular watch models, and new releases are really just slight revisions to the same thing.
Nice one Adrian. Love my PAM 183. Simple, time only, manual wind, ETA movement for ease of servicing and a true strap monster. Love Panerai.. totally underrated in my opinion
I wold love to buy a Luminor to add to the collection. As you say the overall package is genuine;y very good. They are not a watch to buy and sit on to watch the value go up, you’ll lose your ass doing that, buy, wear, enjoy a fun, well made timepiece!
Hi Adrian, thanks for looking on the legendary Panerai. But .... a Panerai begins in my holy opinion at 44 mm and must be big. There are some awesome watches in the "normal" size, look at them. After a lot of other watches I bought, AP, Vacheron, Rolex, Omega etc. 2 months ago, I bought a Luminor PAM 00372 47 mm for me and a Luminor Base 44mm 8 Days PAM00914 8 Days for my wife. The watches are fantastic, and I love them so much, that they get a lot of wrist time. My wife loved her Date Just like nothing else, but since she has her Luminor ..... Best regards Edgar
The PAM Due is stupid, but with your logic, it is no more stupid than putting precious metals and diamonds on a Rolex Submariner, a tool watch. I guess you still can dive with it...but...still...
If you were to go diving today though, would you really use something that doesn't even have a minutes scale, much less a rotating timing bezel?
@@bluebox303 Given that, by the WR convention, 30m isn't even considered swimmable, I wouldn't worry about the lack of a diving scale. Whatever Panerai once were, Richemont has long turned them into a poser's watch. The idea of sticking that crown lock on a watch you can't trust doing lengths in the local pool tells you all you need to know about what the brand now represents.
@@miltonkent fair, but none of the characteristic Panerai watches except for the California dial variations have minute tracks - so personally I would not use even pre-Vendome pieces for important timing.
@@bluebox303 I guess my point was more of the fact that it is OK to go for the aesthetic as long as it is priced correctly, and it is marketed as such. It obviously is not the same watch as the original Luminors.
My primary problem with Panerai is that there is not enough variation in their product line to make me want more than one watch. They are interesting enough in my mind to own at least one, but have yet to pull the trigger.
that small Panerai is surprisingly beautiful !!!
Great video Adrian, agree 100%, Panerai vastly underated.
The PAM 00795 to me seems to offer the ideal combination of features the brand is known for.
Manual wind, 8 day movement, Power reserve indicator, Sandwich dial, 44mm case size
It's me not you Pam , sorry , but we can't be together .
You're just too big .
What I love about Panerai? the unbusy clean dial, but the size is absurd 😉
Did you try seven Friday watches?
They do not wear that huge though. I didn’t like Panerai until I tried one on and here I am now having two in my collection.
I bought a preowned Radiomir 183. Sold it. Realised that I really do like Radiomirs. Decided to ignore the negative comments about Panerai. Bought a new Radiomir 992. Happy now.
Hopefully my next time piece.
Dive based watches with 50m of water resistance, in house movements that are not, pricing to rival Rolex, when it should be in line with Omega and Tudor, and that's for starters. The lost their way and if they get back to making tool watches for reasonable $, would do fine. Now, too many good choices for the $ they're asking. The design is iconic for sure, but that only gets you so far. Pass.
I wasn’t interested in Panerai for a long time because of the size of most models. But I tried on the gmt version and bought it. It gets a lot of wrist time, looks distinctive, and as you say, it wears comfortably.
Yes, I’d buy one. Class watch and Italian styling, would go well with a Ferrari. Two of my friends have a Panerai . Probably to large for my small wrist. Therefore not explored before, the piccolo due is interesting me. That would fit. It is the only watch that would pull me away from my Rolex collection - that Rolex and ADs won’t let me grow, rant for another day. Panerai tempting! Just has that classic look.
I have always love Panerais but if you have too many in your collection, you will find that they all looked almost the same in my opinion. Right now, I only keep a Radiomir, a Luminor 1950 and a Submersible 47 in my collection. Very reliable never had any issues with them. They get more wrist time than my Rolex and Omega. Appreciate your opinion about Panerais. Great review! Thanks
Same here, one Radiomir, one Luminor Marina 1950 titanio
I would say the seamaster is unmistakable because of the helium escape valve, but most other dive watches are extremely similar. Striking designs tend to be polarizing
Really like the Pam. Just can’t make the jump to buy.
Hey Adrian!
Why people do dive watches reviews and recons, when literally NOBODY takes them to go dive and judge how readable and functional they are UNDER the deep?
Bezel action and reliablility can ONLY be judged IF UNDER WATER. I know you love them, am I wrong? Greetings from Japan - a country where people actually dive :)
Because dive watch is a style, rather than a single purpose item, like a knife. Can’t use a knife for anything other than cutting. A dive watch is a design that can be used as an everyday watch. It’s similar to doing a review on a Porsche 911 GT3, it’s a sports car, but very few people use it for sports.
The requirement for it be purposeful as a dive watch differentiates it from an actual dive watch and a fashion watch. A bit like the Range Rover Evoque vs Defender. Defender is a proper off roader, Evoque is a fashion off roader. Basically, if a company says it’s something, it should be that thing.
@@BarkandJack Thank you! Seems so!
I love my two Panerai in my collection. They are amazing, keep great time, are insanely comfortable to wear and just feel right. It’s a shame that sometimes they seem to have “issues” with the term in-house for absolutely no reason. Sigh… one of mine has a Unitas movement and the other the P.9000 (in-house, really really, 109% confirmed)
I like Panerai and their aesthetic. However, it's pretty difficult to justify their pricing structure IMHO.
The Bronzo is a grail watch for me. However, it is far from a $17,000 watch. At most, it's a $7000-8000
Looking forward to this.
In-house movements? Just a blatant lie ...
I love my PAM 673. Panerai's military dive watch history and connection to Rolex is unique. I don't understand why they don't make the Due 100M water resistant.
That would be the an awesome panerai with a huge appeal.
The longer I have been into watches the more appealing Panerai has become. As your collection grows you look for something different amongst a world of bland and dull watches. Panerai is unique and interesting and for that worthy of a look. Purchased my first a few months ago and absolutely love it
What I think is that you're very smug.
You’re not alone. Watched this video for the Panerais, but had to hit mute a few minutes in.
I have the PAM 1392 (the 2392 but with crystal back and fauxtina) and absolutely love it. Fauxtina is much maligned but I think it looks stunning with a brown strap (worth mentioning the ease of changing straps); the 42mm size means I don't have trouble with cuffs, but it's plenty big enough to be easily read. And it keeps very good time. What's not to like?
Love my PAM 1312.
The beauty behind Panerai is that you can find something that ticks all your boxes.
I wanted 44mm, sandwich dial, in-house movement and display case back.
The 1312 had all that for me.
Bought mine through DavidSW. Great watch.
Panerista here. PAM351 was the 2nd “nice” watch I added years ago to the collection and still have it-It will likely never leave. Best thing about the luminor marina line is that you can buy a new strap and practically feel like you got a new watch. Easily changing straps is the best part of owning a Panerai. I’ve taken mine on lots of vacations, snorkeling, hiking, snowboarding, etc. rugged enough for daily use but change the strap and you can rock it with a nice suit too. I also love the sandwich dial- best looking lume on a dial by far and very legible. These watches are not about precision, hence the lack of minute hash marks. Instead they’re all about style, comfort, legibility and versatility. The older models like mine are also slightly more desired because they don’t have the stupid “automatic” text at 6 o’clock on the dial, ruining the symmetric look. Some prefer the slightly thicker case of the older models too. I’ve tried on the newer/slimmer versions and am glad I have the old case design. But to each their own.
The watches and the last decade full of panerai scandals reflect the brand perfectly: no integrity. The watches look good but if we are talking spending thousands i prefer it to go to people who dont try to take people for a ride on a constant basis
More importantly, do I care?
Bark and Jack you could easily wear the 47mms. I cannot say the same of my tiny wrist. But IMO the best models are in 47, the PAM 663, 422, 372.
NBA players, NFL linemen, that kinda folk are about the only people who can easily wear a 47mm watch. That's comically large.