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18 March 2009, 06:42 AM
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Panerai 233 Facelift Changes
Does anyone know if panerai have or intend to update the 233? I was asked today if the one I bought, (which is a jan 2009 k serial) was with the latest changes. Please can you shed some light for me.
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18 March 2009, 07:14 AM
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18 March 2009, 07:23 AM
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It's not the clearest of pictures, but here is the L series, thanks to Nad off Paneristi for the snapshot
 
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18 March 2009, 07:56 AM
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i might add..
Just because you have a K or earlier, don't assume your 233 more valuable than an L or later.
Though I have owned a 233 I and J, I prefer the am/pm. Just am matter of preference. |
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18 March 2009, 08:08 AM
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I prefer the clean lines without the am,pm too cluttered IMO.
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18 March 2009, 08:52 AM
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cannot see the am pm, where should i be looking on the photos?
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18 March 2009, 08:57 AM
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Sub-Dial, across the horizontal markers, and the additional hand on the sub-dial. As for my preference, well i chose the 233 over the 270 due to the AM/PM indicator, a bit too overly complicated for what it does and it does clutter up the sub-dial, taking away some of the Panerai basics.
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18 March 2009, 08:57 AM
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I loved the strap from the 233 so much that I bought it and put it on my 104...I really love it
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18 March 2009, 11:28 AM
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i prefer it without the am/pm indicator. hopefully, by the time i save enough $$$, it'll still be the am/pm free dial.
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18 March 2009, 01:02 PM
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I went back and forth on this.
I at first wanted the 270, got to handle them in the wild. I went with the 233 and I am glad! I am glad I got one before the changes, I just think it looks cleaner.
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18 March 2009, 01:03 PM
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I went back and forth on this.
I at first wanted the 270, got to handle them in the wild. I went with the 233 and I am glad! I am glad I got one before the changes, I just think it looks cleaner.
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18 March 2009, 01:45 PM
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I like the luminous dot
Cleaner look and more interesting.
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18 March 2009, 08:06 PM
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I think I don't really care about AM/PM indicator. Whatever I get in the end, as long as 233, nothing matter to me.
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25 April 2009, 05:37 AM
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With only 4500 'Dot' 233's ever made they will become very sought after in the future when everyone and anyone can buy a am/pm dial version!
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25 April 2009, 06:35 AM
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25 April 2009, 06:45 AM
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In time all in good time, the 233 is highly sought after and perfect in design, changing it to the am/pm (which attracts a little critisism) will make 'the dot' the one! |
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25 April 2009, 07:20 AM
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Ok, i've blown up the picture a little from that picture, i have also circled the sub-dial as this is the area that's changed.
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25 April 2009, 03:48 PM
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oh, I see. I have am/pm.... no big collector model I guess. I am okay with it. I think the 233 is the watch I love the most...
Interesting though - I learned recently that my paint 177 is kind of rare. Didn't know tht until the other day.
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25 April 2009, 04:53 PM
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I thought you had the 'dot', the photos you posted were of a dot 233, i don't think the AM/PM 233 is out yet, it'll be available later in the year.
And any news on when it's coming back, are the withdrawl symptoms kicking in yet 
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25 April 2009, 07:04 PM
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 i would prefer calling the "dotted" am/pm the "Sun"...when it rises i'm slacking like a koala bear at work... when the "Sun" goes down,yeeeha i'm off like a jumping kangaroo!! Quote:
i think demand is very high,i remember my AD told me even now Panerai is still producing the Ks....Quote:
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 Jack!! you just got yourself a GOLDEN ticket and not knowing,it's an ERROR dial!!  Quote:
Jack you studied too hard on the 2009 catalog and now its making you thinking you have the AM/PM 233...
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26 April 2009, 01:29 PM
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You guys are hillarious and your right!!!! I have a dot!!! I should have my Paneristi card taken away... I wasn't catching on - I thought by dot we were talking am/pm - no excuses - I am just lame... But, I do love my 233. Thanks for the help! Boy, I am glad I posted some pics... BH Boutique has 233 and 270...
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26 April 2009, 01:31 PM
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26 April 2009, 04:26 PM
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25 April 2009, 09:31 PM
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I was told somewhere that change from dot to am/pm is done midway thru K series already not from L series onwards.
If someone saw am/pm and K series then I would be interested to know what series # it is... am/pm? ugh! dot? yes. |
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25 April 2009, 10:00 PM
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From what i know it was released at SIHH in January this year, there have been no sightings of it in the ADs or Boutiques for sale, so i would say it's definitely not in the K series, unless Panerai have been delayed in getting all the numbers out and they're still producing K series 233s. I think we'll start seeing the new 233 sometime this year, but a bit later as Panerai have been focusing on releasing the new models like the 312, 320, etc. Since the 233 is a current model and there is still stock they will do the L production run after the new models.
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26 April 2009, 12:08 PM
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The beauty of the 233/289 is its simplicity and symmetry. I do not like the am/pm indicator and rarely wear my 270.
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