Incoming! New to Panerai!

[jshepard]

I've been looking for a diver to complete my collection, and while the obvious choice was the Sub, I already had an Explorer and GMTII, I wanted to add a bit of variety. I looked into the Black Bay, Seamaster, Aquatimer and Luminor. After weeks of staring at photos online, trying out different watches and reading up on the history of each watch I finally made my choice.

Anyway, here's my new (to me) PAM111.



I've always been critical with big watches in the past, always brushing it off as a trend. After a bit of research, I realized Panerai isn't a brand following a trend, they are actually big watches. I actually tried a 47mm to stay true to the tool diving instruments I see in old photos, however it just didn't work with my wrist size!




This is also my first watch with a clear case back which was the tie breaker between the PAM000 and the PAM111. Plus I needed the sweep seconds hand to keep myself from going crazy if the watch was running or not without putting the watch against my ear all the time.

The obligatory wrist shot...


I think my collection is complete: Dress (Reverso), Land (Explorer), Air (GMT), Space/Chrono (Speedy) and Sea (PAM).



I'm afraid this watch has started a strap craze in me because I can't stop looking at the different straps out there!




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