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I hear ya on the "too many lings to buy" part :lol:


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I've been threatening to buy a Pannie for a couple of years now, but never actually taken the plunge. I'm not sure if I'd ever have a collection of them, but I certainly fancy at least one! (Although I'm sure that'd change after owning one though!)

In an ideal world I'd get hold of a 1950 Flyback Regatta...... failing that, an Arktos..... and failing that, a Submersible or a GMT. Given that the Regatta and the Arktos are unicorn-sh*t rare (and expensive), I reckon I'll have to concentrate on the GMT or Submersible.

........BUT there's always too many Breitlings to buy first! :wink:

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I've been threatening to buy a Pannie for a couple of years now, but never actually taken the plunge. I'm not sure if I'd ever have a collection of them, but I certainly fancy at least one! (Although I'm sure that'd change after owning one though!)

In an ideal world I'd get hold of a 1950 Flyback Regatta...... failing that, an Arktos..... and failing that, a Submersible or a GMT. Given that the Regatta and the Arktos are unicorn-sh*t rare (and expensive), I reckon I'll have to concentrate on the GMT or Submersible.

........BUT there's always too many Breitlings to buy first! :wink:


So you want a 1950? Arktos styling? Amazing sub?

You have to get a 1950 Pangaea Sub w/ Depth Gauge!

I've been drooling over these since the first picture came out.

47mm of badass.

Problem...possibly have to sell half your lings to fund it and rarer than finding a stripper not 'paying her way through school'.

I've seen the Pangaea (in pics) and I must be honest but it looks a little too "industrial" for me.... and (the big downer for me) it's titanium. :?

Nah, give me a PAM 253 1950 Regatta Flyback (or a PAM 286 1950 Regatta Rattrapante) any day of the week. :thumbsup: Sportback (who used to post on here a lot before he defected to Paneraisource.com! :wink: ) used to tease me with pics of his PAM 253 all the darn time! :evil: I really think I may need to source myself one!

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Ahhh, the Panerai, the yuppie watch of the 00's. wonderfully elegant and simple, they vary massively in price for such little change in dial design/detail (although technically i'm sure the change is massive). i also love the story behind their success (Sly Stallone) and admire there proud history.

personally, a Panerai is on the shopping list and i was interested in getting one before the Breitling but glad i didn't. to the casual observer, i don't think they really look more than a nice $200 watch but it depends where you hang around and what you want from the watch. if you want to make a statement with your watch i would go with a Graham!!!!!http://www.graham-london.com/index.en.html

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Panerai got mentioned in the last episode of Burn Notice.

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I enjoy my Panerai's. Someone posted on the Paneraisource forums that there is going to be another Price increase on Sept 2nd??? They just had one on April 1st!!

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I enjoy my Panerai's. Someone posted on the Paneraisource forums that there is going to be another Price increase on Sept 2nd??? They just had one on April 1st!!

I guess a few gymnasiums will be putting up their membership prices too so they can afford to keep themselves in wall-clocks! :wink: :lol:

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I like them a lot, and will someday buy one for sure. The one I'd get would be the "standard" Luminor Marina Auto (PAM 00104), possibly with a metal bracelet (PAM 00220), although the price difference of €1.300 between them is quite large.
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You could just buy an Aftermarket bracelet... seems to be the common practice.

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You could just buy an Aftermarket bracelet... seems to be the common practice.


Wow, didn't know aftermarket bracelets for Panerais even exist. I'll look into that, thanks.
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Panerai and Breitling are by far my favorite two brands, maybe followed by Omega and then Rolex.

Definately check out the after market straps, some great stuff out there!

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