Panerai Holy Grail

[charliec]

Hi all,
This is my first post on this Panerai forum but I felt compelled to contribute.
I had a business meeting yesterday and noticed that the gentleman sitting opposite me was wearing a left handed Panerai. During lunch I commented on the watch and asked him about it.
He proceeded to take off the watch, hand it to me and proclaim that it is the Holy Grail for Panerai fans. I looked at it, thought "nice watch, nothing special" and handed it back. He then proceeded to tell me that he is a watch collector and has a vast collection but this particular watch was for sentimental reason his favourite.
As Panerai are not my usual flavour (although I did come close to buying a 00270) I didn't know that the watch he was handing to me was so special but you guys might just appreciate a LEFT HANDED MILITARE !!!
Apparently these watches literally sold out immediately upon release with collectors scrambling over themselves for one.
As i mentioned earlier "nice watch, nothing special" but then again I like Rolex !!!