It is very difficult to believe that I have owned this watch for over ten years now! It’s as if it was yesterday when I was a relative newbie to all things Panerai, it was my second love after Breitling at the time, I remember I had the Logo model and a basic Radiomere, both of which gave me great pleasure but I had coveted the 233 ever since it came out. It represented everything I loved about the brand and with a truly great in house movement, one of their first, and put Panerai on the map as a brand to watch out for.
Time sure does fly. The 233 is one of very few models, alongside the Navitimer, Royal Oak, and Nautilus, that I have never tired of.
I have not worn it for a while, but I am on a leisurely trip to Amsterdam with the fiancé and decided I wanted to take only one watch for me, the 233 was a winning choice! This trip has reminded me of why I loved this watch so much.
I could go on waxing lyrical on the many things I like about the 233, suffice it to say that the watch offers an amalgamation if features that make it ideal for a leisurely vacation; a robust yet elegant sporty case house a formidable movement sure to keep your horological senses satisfied, time and date are extremely legible in all conditions, dual time helps keep track of home, clever am/pm indicator is a joy personally, superb quick change strap system takes the watch from a dressy black crocodile dinner setting to a rubber scuba diving watch if need be, not to mention its large crystal and side profile differentiate it enough to keep your interest. Just a superb value and I can’t recommend it enough!
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