Reply With Quoteyes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
What are you waiting for?
That is bloomin lovely Wayne!
A long-time "grail" has been the Panerai Monopulsante. They're limited, as are most Panerai but they do seem to be very rare. In the year or so that the watch has peaked my interest, I've only seen three or four for sale in the UK.
Yesterday, I spotted one that had just gone up for sale, and now I don't know what to do. I've heard of issues in the past with the first ones, but this would have warranty from a well known used dealer.
Any opinions on these watches?
Here's an image of one...
...and it's the features that I love:
- 24 hour timezone hand which works like a 12 hour hand and has a day/night indicator
- 30 min chrono with start/stop/reset via one pusher
- Seconds reset when you pull the crown out
- Quick-change strap system
- Domed sapphire crystal
- 100M WR
- 8 day movement with PR indicator
- Powerful lume
- Clear case-back
http://www.panerai.com/en/collection...s-gmt-pam00275
It just appears on paper to be one of those amazing all-rounders but there's probably no such thing as that.
Last edited by W44NNE; 21st November 2014 at 23:23.
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
What are you waiting for?
That is bloomin lovely Wayne!
So you HATE it then Adrian?!Originally Posted by ach5
It's fabulous!So you HATE it then Adrian?!
Plus, I love to live vicariously through the purchases of members braver than I!
And, since you live just down the road from me (literally), I can have a nice little look at it in the flesh!
Last edited by ach5; 21st November 2014 at 23:31.
I suppose it depends on the price. If you can sell it on without taking a massive kick in the balls then why not?
Of course, you'd be welcome to :-D
Very true. Hmmm, I may have to enquire asap
Me like!!
What's the damage on this?
Not a Panerai fan but this one does it for me👍
If I was wanting one this would be the one! If your asking the question on here then unless you get it you will always regret it!! Ive missed out on too many watches in the past because of overthinking it!! If I want it and can afford it I get it and as this place has proven in the past even if you cant afford it someone offers you a payment plan!!😄
Post the pics once it arrives!!!
Chris
I have a Panerai Luminor Submersible and the build quality is just sublime....before I bought go for it I was never quite sure but no regrets...wearing it now.....go for it! :-)
super looking watch, i like the reset to zero feature when the crown is pulled out, do any other manufacturers do that? its the first time ive heard of it.
Go for it. Love mine.
It is, without doubt, one of the ugliest and silliest watches 'designed' during the Big Watch Era, which - thank Goodness - is coming to an end.
A few years from now, it will be unsellable and laughable.
No, that's wrong. It already is laughable.
Well you're certainly opinionated!!
I very much disagree in this instance but thanks for your response.
He's almost as tactful as me! The OP did ask for opinions.
As for me, and being tactful, it's not one of their finest designs, and I don't like Panerai.
I was thinking it looked rather nice, until the side shot - it just doesn't look quite right to me.
At least I got rid of my purple car. Today I'm wearing my Omega 120c Big Blue, which I reckon is a classic design. It's quite possible when it was new it was considered big and ugly.You do like big, lumpy watches though. With floral shirts
It's a fine watch with a star movement and a lot of wrist presence. It also manages to retain the heritage design ethos. Buy it.
Gray
Do it. It's a cracking piece and you won't regret owning it.
Rajen- nice strap
Ignore the naysayers- buy it
No it isn't. It's your opinion that it is all of the above, just as someone else clearly would think otherwise.
For me Wayne, the simpler a Panerai dial the better so it's certainly not for me.
Thanks all... for now, I've decided to see if anybody responds to a WTB for one.
If a friend said, 'Should I buy this watch? What do you think?', I'd say what I've written above.
That watch would be a silly buy.
Okay, let's make the analogy a little more accurate, and pretend that also present were a few other friends, some of whom owned and/or were wearing said watch and felt some affection towards it.
Would you still say what you've written above? If so, I'd have you marked as borderline sociopath.
"Rude" was spot on first time!
Yet another thread that's moved from the original opinion requested to a side spatanyways IMO being a Panerai fan I think it's a super piece and given the funds I would take the plunge and I do think it will retain its value but I presume that is not the OP's primary concern.
Opinions are seldom wrong.
This one is. At multiple levels.
And laughable and pitiable.
To be fair, the OP asked for "any opinions on this watch" to which Tinker gave his. He didn't say "please tell me how amazing you think this watch is", he asked for opinions.
Personally, I think it looks really nice but given what I'm sure it will cost there would be other watches I'd buy before it
Bought it :-D
Good lad! Look forward to the review :)
Good to see someone else who is as impulsive as me. Enjoy fella, I think it looks wonderful
Brilliant!
Can't wait to see it - well done!!!!
Nice to see a TZUKer put his money where his mouth is, and in a big way too!
It's thanks to brave TZUKers like you that mere mortals like me even get to see these watches!
Last edited by ach5; 22nd November 2014 at 18:45.
Bit late seeing this but I was going to reply 'make sure it isn't one of the first ones' if there are issues with them...
Good for you. Smitten or remorseful? Or is it too soon to say?
Great.Congratulations
Wear it with smile on your face and indifference towards those who cannot appreciate it.
Beautiful watch.
And it's a diver!- 24 hour timezone hand which works like a 12 hour hand and has a day/night indicator
- 30 min chrono with start/stop/reset via one pusher
- Seconds reset when you pull the crown out
- Quick-change strap system
- Domed sapphire crystal
- 100M WR
- 8 day movement with PR indicator
- Powerful lume
- Clear case-back
Thanks all, well, mostly all
Yeah so far so very good!! It's a big watch of course, but the strap still has a curve around my wrist rather than just dropping perpendicular. The crystal is the most amazing I've ever owned!! It has an amazing dome like I've never seen before.
I'll get some photos up asap
personally i like it, but what matters is your opinion and if you'll get a thrill from wearing it and everytime you glance at it, it's with every penny
oh and don't worry about clits
You've already taken delivery?! Fantastic!Thanks all, well, mostly all
Yeah so far so very good!! It's a big watch of course, but the strap still has a curve around my wrist rather than just dropping perpendicular. The crystal is the most amazing I've ever owned!! It has an amazing dome like I've never seen before.
I'll get some photos up asap
It was more a case of... fancy heading somewhere that will take up the rest of the day and you won't get anything out of it, other than my happiness darling... to my girlfriend. How could she refuse?
But is the (fab) watch worth all the effort / expense you will now "owe" her?It was more a case of... fancy heading somewhere that will take up the rest of the day and you won't get anything out of it, other than my happiness darling... to my girlfriend. How could she refuse?
She's one of the good ones... a pizza and a cake sorted it
Good. I am glad that's sorted.
Gray
I like it-its great.
I do (personally!) prefer the "plainer" dialed Pams but it does look really good.
And it's a diver!
They're 12 grand-plus new and 7 grand-plus secondhand.
Mind you, it does have two power reserve indicators:
Last edited by Tinker; 22nd November 2014 at 23:17.
We all know that modern prices for watches are high, but then in the grand scheme of things, when there's watches around for several million pounds, it's not really relevant; especially when you're so overtly against this particular watch.
Mind you, it does have two power reserve indicators:
The model I have also has the nicer "dot dial" which is the version most people that buy this watch try to go for.
Secondly, the image you've listed there is from this watch:
This watch features the PR indicator only on the movement, whereas the the one I have features it on the front. Each model therefore only has one PR indicator.
Thank you for your contribution.
What I like about Pani is simplicity and clean minimalist design, any additional hands, dials etc are just no no for me personally.. YMMV.
I loved my 000 when I had that. It was so simplistic in its design and incredibly easy to read the time on. However, I'm happy to deviate from tradition when I get the features I want/need, and have found reading the time on this new watch as easy as the 000. You can hide the GMT hand behind the main hour hand, plus the hands really do stand out much better in reality compared to photos.
I'm really very pleased with the watch so far, can you tell?!
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