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20 March 2020, 04:01 AM | #1 |
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Do you like blue dials?
I do. Hope everyone is doing well under the circumstances. Stay safe!
I used to have the PAM560 but sold it to a friend. As a replacement I wanted a Luminor 1950 with a blue dial and GMT. I've been eyeing the PAM1033 for some time. While on holiday in Florence, Italy last November, I went to the boutique near the Duomo and asked if they had the PAM1033, they didn't and I kinda expected that response. At that time for some reason it was hard to find. The SA at the boutique said that production would ramp up in early 2020. Maybe she was right, who knew. They did have a few blue-dialed Luminor Due models but I wasn't interested in this product line. She finally showed me the limited edition PAM986 and I loved it. The extra complications looked very attractive and of course the gorgeous blue dial. Honestly I didn't pull the trigger then because it was significantly more than the 1033. That said, since then I just couldn't get the 986 off my mind. Recently I found another boutique that had it in stock and voila I'm a Panerai owner again! Here is my 986 catching some sun.
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Yes, I love them. But truth be told I just traded both of mine (D-Blue and Pelagos) for a silver dial Vacheron Constantin Overseas.
I'll probably pick up a Z-Blue, that is assuming the world economy doesn't collapse.
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Absolutely! Love my 690 and 692.
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Panerai has always done amazing work with their blue dials.
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Beautiful blue! Many congrats.
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20 March 2020, 09:14 AM | #6 |
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The 986 is a nice watch, enjoy.
Yes, I do like a blue dial... The 932 was to scratch an itch. The itch being the 670. It didn't work, so in the end the scratch got itched good and proper... Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk |
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The EOT complication of the 670 is quite unique and I love it. If I could pull off a 47mm I would but I think 44mm (maybe a 45mm Radiomir) is the max my wrist could handle.
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My absolute favorite blue dial is my Nomos. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Omgosh ... did someone say blue dial Panerai?
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Thanks Brian!
Your pictures are great and have inspired me to strongly consider a Radiomir as my next Panerai.
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Congrats! Lovely timepiece!
Yes the 10-day is a lot more $$$ and was lucky found a PAM01033 a few weeks back. Heard there's another shipment of PAM01033 in the pipeline and that might be the last run as they are near the 1500 run of these 'limited edition' timepieces (the SN here is in the 1200 range). REMEMBER to register your watch with Panerai as that extends the two-year warranty to eight years
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They are beautiful but I'm not quite sure I can pull it off. Black dials are a safe bet for me.
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Loving all these blue dial threads.
As Carly Simon once sung on a James Bond theme tune... Nobody does it better.... That was a great song too.
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Two new blue dials just hit the website. Liked the 45mm 1940 rad!
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47 mm might be a bit too large depending on your preference but as Kaue said here, some new smaller sizes hit the web site
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What lovely blue dials!
My 1033 has just arrived, (Ill have to learn how to post pics). |
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Nice dial, loves it’s simplicity. However, I wish the case was 40mm, and the crown didn’t stick out. Otherwise, that watch would be on my list.
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Hi fellas, need some advice on a fair price for the 690.
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Loved the blue on the Rad. Looks like used prices range from $9.5k to $12k, too much IMO. Talking about the 47mm case, what's your wrist size?
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Those are some beautiful watches.
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