Panerai PAM24 and 25

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While posting about my PAM24 on Reddit, a couple of posters mentioned their desire for the PAM25 in titanium. My interest was piqued and I start looking into them and found one for slightly more than the 24. There are some minor differences between the two models other than the metal used. The 24 has a plain dial and the 25 a waffle dial. The 24 ways in at a 152 grams where as the 25 at 113. That's a significant weight difference. The 24 uses the old school screw to hold in the connector for the straps where as the 25 uses the pressure detent which requires depression of a button with a special tool as well as pushing the bolt through with the other half of the tool. Frankly the screwed in bolt is much easier to manage especially during reassembly. What has really caught my attention is the color difference between the steel and the titanium metals. The steel looks whiter while the Ti has almost a greenish hue. Additionally, the steel has some polished area whereas the titanium is all brushed finish. I'm enjoying the two watches. The first is running about 15sec/day fast, whereas I'm still timing the 25. At any rate here's a photo of the two, side by side.