Teach me about Panerai...

[buddy13]

Ok I have been a WIS since at least I was 5 years old (honestly). I have had many nice watches, some cheap, some expensive ones. My main interest is in diving watches...

I have to honestly say that PAM's never really sang to me cause of the ETA manual movement and no bezel. How the heck can you keep time underwater with no bezel?!..apart from that I don't really like Italians and their engineering ...

I am trying to look past these points and try out a PAM soon..I figured that if they are good enough for Sly and Arnold, they might prove to be good enough for me ...

I think that the only PAM that would fit my bill is a submersible because ts has to HAVE a bezel (since my watches ALL need to be able to time my dives ). Now there are many variances old/new many serial (letters) and models (numbers)..I want a model that is easy to find in LNIB condition today (I do not have the money to pay for vintage)..

Can you shed some light for me on the technical differences etc on all the models? Which is your preferred and why? Pics are most welcome...