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A "Thank you" to Launch Mini
Today John's Panerai 210 is on it's way back home after spending a little time in Eastern Canada. I wanted to thank John for allowing me to give this watch a try, and IMO the gesture shows the true passion that the Panerai brand and community are known for.
![]() ![]() Although in the end I decided that the watch wasn't for me, it was certainly a great watch for casual wear, but just a bit too big for my tastes, and not high enough up on my list to purchase at this time. I do have the feeling that a Panerai of some sort will be part of my collection in the future. Thanks for everything, John! ![]() Last edited by ----; 9 March 2007 at 12:24 AM.. |
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that is really nice of John! well done!
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Very nice gesture, John. Kudos.
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Very nice John.
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It is definitely a great gesture. I also agree, the best way to see if you are interested in wearing a watch is to test drive one. What better way than that?
I am using the Alpha Radiomir that I bought on the last group process to see if I would be interested in a Panerai. I really like it, and will definitely consider getting a Panerai in the future. |
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Very typical of John, great show pal.
![]() ![]() Al, for a watch that size, it is very comfortable isn't it? ![]()
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Very big of John.
When I tried on Don's Panny, I found it very comfortable!! ![]()
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Awesome one John, you are definitely a risti thru and thru
![]() ![]() The panerai community is amazing really.... I am about to have a simliar loan too what Avalon had from John. Mines from a Melbournian Panaristi - he's loaning me his PAM 111 for a few weeks, in fact he's trying to convince me to go for a 44mm afterall! So for me this is the perfect opportunity to see how I feel about the watch. Thanks buddy if you are out there!! |
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That's a beautiful watch. Wouldn't mind something like that one day.
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Very nice of you John.
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That was very nice of him indeed.
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Very nice of John to share the passion of Panerai. I'm not surprised thought as John offered to ship me one of his Pannies about a month before the GTG I organized, just to try a different watch out.
I thanked him but declined as I feared it would never make the trip back out west. ![]() Gotta love the OP community. ![]() |
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What a fantastic gesture guys!
The whole watch community seems to be a fantastic thing. I don't know how you resisted Al, looking at pictures just seems to do it for me ![]()
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![]() I think it's a great dress watch, it's a little different, and also bigger, for those of use who prefer that. And, I do love a sandwich dial.
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It arrived at the office today, but I was missing in action today.
Some sort of bug has attacked me & knocked me down pretty hard. A client called, absolutely needs some work done by me tomorrow, so I drove to the office after hours to pick up his files & the box. Drive dang near killed me. Longest I was out of bed/couch in 28 hours. Hey, I feel really bad now. When I open the box, the watch was in better shape than when I shipped it to Al ![]() CSI Toronto or Vancouver would be hard pressed to find any signs of wear or fingerprints on it ![]() Your very welcome & thank you for the "keep me warm" items. However, in my state right now, I will NOT be trying those spices for a few days. ![]() Just thinking about them doubled me over in pain ![]() ![]()
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John, I hope you feel better sooon!!! Take care eh...
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