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Old 4 August 2008, 04:51 PM   #1
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My PANERAI 231

arrived today.

Took some quick pix.

A very impressive watch and a perfect feel on my wrist.
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Old 4 August 2008, 06:12 PM   #2
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Congrats Eddie, it looks very classy, with that classic dial and 18K

I think you will find the watch even more enjoyable when you get some of the amazing straps that can be found.
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Old 4 August 2008, 06:33 PM   #3
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Congrats Eddie
Is it your first Panerai?
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Old 4 August 2008, 06:35 PM   #4
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Well done, Eddie!!
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Old 4 August 2008, 07:02 PM   #5
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Congrats Eddie
Is it your first Panerai?
As you know, we have no Panerai AD in our City .
This is my first Pam and the first 231 I have seen in the flesh.
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Old 4 August 2008, 07:16 PM   #6
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As you know, we have no Panerai AD in our City .
This is my first Pam and the first 231 I have seen in the flesh.
ooh, I thought JFP sells Panerai.

It looks very classic

YG case and brown leather is a perfect match
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JFP in Sydney sell Panerai but JFP in Adelaide don't.

They are not associated.
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Additional lume pix.
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Old 4 August 2008, 08:06 PM   #9
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I'm not going to take off this tool watch.

Do I have the only wife allergic to peeling spuds?
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Old 4 August 2008, 08:20 PM   #10
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Very nice, Eddie!!
I love the simplicity of the dial, congratulations.
Wear it in good health.

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Old 4 August 2008, 08:42 PM   #11
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With the:
display back;
manual wind; and
sandwich dial-
is this an 'historical' range model?
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Old 4 August 2008, 11:28 PM   #12
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http://precisiontime.blogspot.com/20...pam-00210.html
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Old 5 August 2008, 03:17 AM   #13
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What can i say it looks absolutely spectacular

Enjoy your new watch
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Old 5 August 2008, 04:22 AM   #14
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Congrats Eddie, it looks very classy, with that classic dial and 18K

I think you will find the watch even more enjoyable when you get some of the amazing straps that can be found.
This is one PAM where the OEM strap simply cannot be beaten.The antique brown alligator is a perfect match for the rosegold.
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Old 5 August 2008, 04:37 AM   #15
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Dont know why ,but for some or other reason I see visions from the "Running of the Bulls" from Pamplona ..................... ()

Congrats Uncle !! Very,very fine choice as a first PAM
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Quick noob question, what is a sandwich dial?
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Quick noob question, what is a sandwich dial?
Sandwich = recessed dial.Like the 231 vs painted dial eg a 104.
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Old 5 August 2008, 07:55 AM   #18
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Sandwich = recessed dial.Like the 231 vs painted dial eg a 104.
Exactly, the numbers are stencils cut out in the dial and this allows the lume, on the lower plate, to show through.
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Sandwich = recessed dial.Like the 231 vs painted dial eg a 104.
Ah, that is the dial for me, now I know what it is called.
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Beautiful watch Eddie Congrats and good luck with it

Thanks for the history lesson too
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Old 6 August 2008, 10:44 AM   #21
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How can Panerai call this part of its "Historic Collection" when it is gold?

Do Radiomir's use tubes between the wire lugs and the strap?
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Old 6 August 2008, 02:24 PM   #22
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How can Panerai call this part of its "Historic Collection" when it is gold?

Don't know. I suppose it's a bit like a Rolex 'Anniversary' watch. My Milgauss commemorates a historic Rolex model.


Do Radiomir's use tubes between the wire lugs and the strap?

The wire lugs screw into a short connecting bar that the strap fits on.

I haven't taken it apart 'yet' but that's how the instructions show it.
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I got a great strap in the mail yesterday.

I had the OEM Brown Croc on my PAM177 and I have to say it made a world of improvement in the hugest sense of presentation and wearability to change it to any number of aftermarket straps.

That's what the whole Panerai thing is about, the straps can make all the difference.

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The Pam 231 strap is a 27/20 and I haven't researched strap availability in this original size.
If I can find another style/design strap that looks better than the original strap and it fits the 27mm lugs then it would need to have a 20mm buckle size or an 18K matching rosegold buckle.

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LOVE that watch....great...now I HAVE to get one too!!!
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