Panerai Sandwich dial or painted dial

[mijaved]

Evening everyone

Today I had the opportunity to try a luminor for the first time and got impressed with it at 44mm, but the question is that is the sandwich dial better or painted one, I couldn't take my eyes off one model with tobacco dial and painted numberals.

What are your thoughts on these two different dials?

Cheers
HAGW

[mailman]

Had both versions. I generally prefer sandwich if it’s available. One exception is the 662.

[Cru Jones]

No wrong answer. Depends on the model.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

No wrong answer. Depends on the model.

[lowmandfl]

Totally depends, but I lean more towards the sandwich. It adds a layer of depth to the dial, and I like the lume shining through.

[Polar Bear]

I prefer Sandwich dials
Its a Panerai hallmark, IMO

[donas]

I can't say one is better, but my preference is sandwich.

[rootbeer7]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

No wrong answer. Depends on the model.

This. I have an early painted dial 112 which I love. I’ve also had a sandwich dial 233 which was lovely, but I didn’t like the painted dial on a 390.

[eonflux]

Sandwich

[mijaved]

That's a nice piece you got there, I am looking at 233, never a fan of manuals

[Kevin of Larchmont]

I own both and love them equally. The sandwich is more traditional for modern Panerais but the visibility is vastly better with the painted and the tobacco dial is glorious. Can’t go wrong, make your best deal and don’t look back.

[rootbeer7]

As I resized this image, here’s my painted dial for balance!

[mijaved]

That’s beautiful

[rootbeer7]

Originally Posted by mijaved

That’s beautiful

Thank you. Are you any closer to a decision?

[inadeje]

The Sandwich dial is the hallmark of Panerai, historically speaking. The concept was to create a dive watch with maximum lume output. The whole lower disk of the dial was coated in radium/tritium (or a large swathe around the cut-outs on some) which increased the volume of the light reactive paint. I prefer watches that are historically correct to their origins, and however murky the origins of Panerai is, the sandwich dial was part of the DNA at inception and somewhat more complex (expensive) to manufacture.

[alllexandru]

Originally Posted by inadeje

The whole lower disk of the dial was coated in tritium (or a large swathe around the cut-outs on some) which increased the volume of the light reactive paint.

Actually first Radium then Tritium

[inadeje]

Originally Posted by alllexandru

Actually first Radium then Tritium

Corrected

[Joearch]

Lots of opportunities both ways.

[mijaved]

Originally Posted by rootbeer7

Thank you. Are you any closer to a decision?

Hi, yes working on a deal for PAM 127 fiddy (full set), obviously it being a sandwich dial, I am glad to see that most of the paneristi fans wishes to stick to the DNA of panerai which is the sandwich dial. The painted dial is no less sort after.

As mentioned above, I was leaning toward sandwich dial and PAM Fiddy was available so we are working on a deal, will find out soon about the decision.

[mijaved]

Originally Posted by Joearch

Lots of opportunities both ways.

My goodness, this is a sight for sore eyes, love it.

[Trog]

As mentioned above, really depends on the model.

[mijaved]

Originally Posted by Trog

As mentioned above, really depends on the model.

WHOAAAA, beautiful

I am eyeing that 721 once my deal go through for 127 fiddy

The beauty of 721 is that the dial is so clean, wish Luminor had something similar to that!

[rootbeer7]

Originally Posted by mijaved

Hi, yes working on a deal for PAM 127 fiddy (full set), obviously it being a sandwich dial, I am glad to see that most of the paneristi fans wishes to stick to the DNA of panerai which is the sandwich dial. The painted dial is no less sort after.

As mentioned above, I was leaning toward sandwich dial and PAM Fiddy was available so we are working on a deal, will find out soon about the decision.

Superb piece.