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30 November 2017, 07:49 AM | #1 |
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Incoming!!!!! Finally Got It!
So I want to celebrate my 1000th post with a very special incoming. I’ve waited to get this watch for almost a year. Last year I planned on getting it when abroad on holiday and while looking around I stumbled into a Rolex AD, as you do, and came out with the BLNR...on my birthday no less, even though other Rolex Boutiques earlier were saying they don’t have any, so I couldn’t pass on the opportunity as it felt right. Anyway! So then comes January and I end up with an AP RO, and the Panerai gets left behind again but still very much on my mind.
So many months later, I’m focused on trying to make it happen with the purchase of the Panerai. I was going abroad again and thought I’ll see if I can source something while there. I got in touch with one of my contacts and surely enough he had exactly what I wanted and offered it at an amazing price. So I sorted out payment and I was now the proud owner of a Panerai 422 and back in the Panerai family. The 422 is perfect in so many ways for me. I love the size, when I wear the sub after the Pam it feels so tiny. The 422 has everything I want in a Pam. It has the sandwich dial, the device protecting the crown, that beautiful sensual case design, has the sub seconds that I have to have, the sapphire and that huge exhibition case back. The movement isn’t adorned with glorious finishings like Côtes de Genève etc but it’s still so pleasing to look at. The exhibition on the RO is ridiculously small in comparison, and I just love the all polished case. And in my opinion the 422 or any manual Luminor is the best type of manual watch to have. It’s the most easiest to wind BUT still maintains a high level of water resistance without the worry of having to unscrew and screw the crown every few days. I’ve heard horror stories of Radiomirs having their threads screwed up, pun intended ;) but with the Luminor you have no worries about screwing and unscrewing to wind thanks to the design of the trade mark crown protector. It’s such a great system for a dive watch. Okay so enough talk, here are some quick pictures of my beloved 422. I don’t know what it is about Panerai, but the love I feel for this watch is totally different from any others in the collection. It has soul, I told this to my brother recently while talking about my 422 and he laughed at me lol, what a weirdo but then again he isn’t a WIS, but hes coming around slowly. He tried on the 560 and loves it so that’s next I think! Oh yeah, already got a Toshi strap for it. Love the feel of it, so supple. Need more straps! Thanks for reading if you got this far. Just wanted to share my journey with you guys. |
30 November 2017, 08:03 AM | #2 |
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Nice, looks a bit like my 111, but I see the differences.
Great looking watch and strap!
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30 November 2017, 08:11 AM | #3 |
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Great post! Even better watch. :-)
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30 November 2017, 08:39 AM | #4 |
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A big congrats.
Glad to see another guy getting a 422. And you are right about the straps, time to start shopping for straps. Canvas? Ammo? Horween? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
30 November 2017, 09:18 AM | #5 |
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Congratulations! I feel you on it has a soul lol!
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30 November 2017, 10:26 AM | #7 |
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Congrats! Very nice!
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30 November 2017, 11:26 AM | #8 |
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Congrats! Looks great on you. I wish I could pull off a 47mm Pam
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30 November 2017, 11:42 AM | #9 |
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Lovely. Enjoy it.
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30 November 2017, 11:43 AM | #10 |
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Congrats
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30 November 2017, 12:13 PM | #11 |
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Love it!
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30 November 2017, 12:52 PM | #12 |
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Very nice!!
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30 November 2017, 12:55 PM | #13 |
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Congrats....I love it..... wear it in good health.
cheers
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30 November 2017, 01:10 PM | #14 |
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Congrats looks great
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30 November 2017, 01:27 PM | #15 |
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Great choice congratulations
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30 November 2017, 02:48 PM | #16 |
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@ Minimalist
The last 3 straps are horween material. Very soft and comfortable. You can get them from The Strap Geek. His name is Gijs, a Dutch guy. Email: strapgeek@outlook.es IG: http://instagram.com/thestrapgeek Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
30 November 2017, 04:03 PM | #17 |
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Congrats, love that light tan strap
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30 November 2017, 04:33 PM | #18 |
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Congrats and I love reading about stories of how one gets, what ones got :)
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30 November 2017, 05:31 PM | #19 |
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Thanks everyone for the kind words, it feels good to be part of the PAM Fam again ;)
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30 November 2017, 10:07 PM | #20 |
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Good choice! A really nice watch! The waffle doesn't look too bad either!
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30 November 2017, 10:13 PM | #21 |
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Congratulations and great story! Thanks for sharing and I hope you enjoy it!
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30 November 2017, 11:33 PM | #22 |
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Congrats!
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1 December 2017, 02:47 AM | #24 |
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congrats!
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1 December 2017, 07:33 AM | #25 |
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Great story, Mo. And welcome back to the fold
As a point of order, all PAMs have soul!
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1 December 2017, 10:59 AM | #29 |
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What a beauty. Congratulations!
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3 December 2017, 09:53 PM | #30 |
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Congrats that's a beauty, excellent choice!
Currently that is my favorite PAM. I'm waiting until next year for another purchase but if it was today, that is the one I would get. You wear it well! Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk |
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