Reply With QuoteBuno Toniolifecking ell what is happing to me?
Big bulbous crystals.
It's a fair point, do people who moan about 100m (or 50m) WR actually dive or even swim in watches?Originally Posted by trisdg
100m should be plenty for most environments.
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Buno Tonioli
It's the TZ-UK way for most brands now. No middle ground, polarisation rules
There seem to be servicing horror stories with all high end brands e.g. JLC.... Oh - aren't they serviced by the same people?
For Me? Nothing
I know a reasonable bit about their history, but their watches have never interested me.
Just not my taste.
Not bad, not good, just not for me.
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I had an 0048 with which I had a torrid love affair - smaller size made it wearable, but the spark did die out and off she was traded in part ex for a JLC. Will have another, but sandwich dial this time.
Base model 112
Love mine present for my 50th 5 years ago
Soon to purchase a Rubber B for
Very true but it's a bit odd when it's a watch that's sold as being worn by Italian navy divers and the Egyptian navy. It's the same as them being generally on a leather strap. For the most part other brands that have a particular history at least try to give a nod to their origins.
True, but I guess we have to accept that they are a brand, not just one watch.
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Titanium & Tobacco Dials
arnold schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Italian, responsible for larger watch fad, overpriced
That being said, their 40mm line up is growing on me.
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12 - 3 - 6 - 9 sandwich dial: simple, elegant, beautiful.
OTT and unattractive, largely.
Arguments. :-)
The first thing I think? UGLY Sorry to the Paneraista!
A sandwich!
Pam233, on the top of my wtb list. I like contemporary look and clear dials. 47 mm is too big for me.
Also servicing scares me!
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The original Panerai's were build using the Rolex Cal 618 movements before graduating to Angelus SF240 movement (yes, they were using 8 day movements in their watches in the 1960's). They also used the Angelus 215 movement.
Please do not confused the modern day Panerai (owned by Richmont) with the original Italian company from Florence. Completely different companies - although very similar designs.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Firenza.
I've got 2 and so has my wife.
I like them. Not all, not even most. But I am a big fan of some of their models.
I also don't care about what others think of me for wearing them.
Numbers... A seemingly impenetrable collection of numbers that I can't quite figure out. Might get one before a sub, but only once I can figure what the hell is what :)
And website that makes my iPad crash so can't go there to figure it out!
Here you go try this...
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/thread/1327842737
Thanks dude, that helps... A bit :)
Now that is a nice thing to do, because it is true they have so many models.
First thing I think of (I have one)
Presence.
How can someone lost the bridge and only found out returned home
Yep, I'm aware of that. Nonetheless it's the modern brand that my first thoughts turn to as it's the one that everyone posts about, probably due to rarity of original models.
Panerai, JLC, IWC - same parent company; forum threads about servicing / faults.
Cartier are part of Richemont too, but they seem to do better with the only adverse comments being exorbitant prices for parts.
Perhaps satisfied owners should post success stories with servicing - the perception is negative based upon the posts.
I'll never understand why people single out Panerai for this. Here's a small subset of the Patek Philippe collection. At least Panerai uses only three digits.
I'm still having that problem, I have also tried it in and still think it's a tad too big, but still want it regardless of its size & I wear a 45 U Boat daily.About a year or so ago, I was obsessed with the Panerai 372 - that's a 47mm model.
Now, isn't there a 50-something model?
Saying that things I think off are, simplicity, presence, stylish & Italian.
Oh & I want!
Honestly?
1.expensive
2.Sylvester Stallone
3. Paneristi
4. Nazi collaborators riding mini submarines
5. Executive desk toys celebrating the above
Not a good combo really.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
A Nazi Stallone riding a mini submarine while wearing an expensive watch, strange mix but could be his next film.
I love German and Japanese watches too. Is that also bad?
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Italian sophistication
Hehe, quite similar to the words that came to my mind as well (although not number 4). Maybe replace 4 with some kind of small-penis-compensation joke and you are spot on
Interesting Dave, as an aside what are your thoughts on Seiko and IWC?
You don't get casebacks and buckles with Mitsubisho Zeroes crashing into batteleships on Seiko or JU-88s bombing Coventry on IWC do you?
mmmm, no mini submarines involved, the watches were originally used by swimmers, but later they were used by miaele crew who rode ON not IN chariots.
and as for NAZI, only a few watches were used by the germans, most were used by the italians who were fascists.
Possibly not, that wasn't my point though.
I should have made it more clear, my post was regarding point no4.
You do get Spitfires though.
nice pic jocke.
I suppose with IWC pilots watches being used by the RAF from 1948 with the Spitfire still in service (for a quick Google), it's not a bad connection!You do get Spitfires though.
People on this thread taking things far too seriously.
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How about Stallone as a Nazi collaborator fascist diver?
Hate for a Stallone film to lack historical accuracy.
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But still allied with the Nazis (at first)? Collaborators :)
The Radiomir GMT Alarm that was in WoS in Mcr a few years ago and the saleswoman wouldn't sell it me!! It was a year old, mint and priced @£4200 from £8k. I was going to trade a steel Datejust against the Panerai but she offered me a stupid price as my Rolex was 'damaged'. It had a new crystal and service c/o Rolex and incl the repair docket. Never went back to WoS again and I'd had some lovely s/h pieces from them
Diamonds?
A "mint" PAM 131, yours for £32.5K on Chrono24.
This monstrosity aside, I'm liking them more and more.
BIG...
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