the 3 Panerai made for their die hard fans

[Travelller]

Originally Posted by mfer

If offered a 249 and a 448, assuming I loved both equally, I'd pick the 249 in a sec with heavy preference for the 6497. Truthfully, I like the dial more on the 448 but would still pick the 249.

"Not I", said he. If your main concern is a watch that can take anything on, get yourself a Rolex w/3135, 3130 etc. I personally prefer Panerai's in-house mvmts despite their lack of long-term track-record and inherently higher maintenance costs. The 6497/98 are dependable workhorses without a doubt but I think Unknown's point was that the "mark up" from a €400 movement to a €4000 SS watch is a bit hard to swallow. One of my dream PAMs is the 217, so yeah, I'm willing to overlook its basic movement "just this once"...

Having said that, I agree with Nishant that the 532's price tag is too high. Had they priced it in the same range as the 372/422/425/448/etc. (so ~ €6.5 - 8K) it would be more palatable...