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chloebear · 25 March 2018, 02:36 AM

I am in the same boat as the OP. I have a few Rolexes and an Omega. I am feeling the pull to Panerai big time. I've been looking at them hard for a couple of months and saw them in person when I was recently in Las Vegas, but it's really hard to know which way to go. Seems per the original question that there is no one quintessential Panerai. My biggest concern is going up to a 44mm. That number just sounds large, but maybe because I'm used to Rolexes which tend to wear large relative to their size. I like that the 44's come with the extra rubber strap so right off the bat you get two totally different looks (leather and rubber).

I'm doing my research and trying to learn about them. Funny how a couple of years ago I thought all Panerai's looked the same. The more I dig into it, there are pretty significant differences. The good thing for me is the hunt and research is half the fun.

25 March 2018, 02:36 AM	#15
chloebear Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: USA Watch: Explorer Posts: 2,902	I am in the same boat as the OP. I have a few Rolexes and an Omega. I am feeling the pull to Panerai big time. I've been looking at them hard for a couple of months and saw them in person when I was recently in Las Vegas, but it's really hard to know which way to go. Seems per the original question that there is no one quintessential Panerai. My biggest concern is going up to a 44mm. That number just sounds large, but maybe because I'm used to Rolexes which tend to wear large relative to their size. I like that the 44's come with the extra rubber strap so right off the bat you get two totally different looks (leather and rubber). I'm doing my research and trying to learn about them. Funny how a couple of years ago I thought all Panerai's looked the same. The more I dig into it, there are pretty significant differences. The good thing for me is the hunt and research is half the fun.