who got the last 360 ?

[L-16610]

If you have one, could you tell whe you got it ?

Do thet still deliver these or were the last pieces delivered already months ago ?

I know ONLY 300 pce is almost nothing and makes this a very rare sought after watch

but still, how long does it take to make 300 pce ?

[TswaneNguni]

Only for Panerai "Inner Club" members.

[mfer]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Only for Panerai "Inner Club" members.

Agreed, it seems there was NOTHING random about how the 360 owners got picked, but it really doesn't bother me.

[karmatp]

The 360 really turned me off to Panerai. It was complete BS, they make a watch in rememberance of Bob, who I knew, and then don't give everyone who wants to celebrate his legacy a chance to own one. I think Panerai made a huge mistake by not making 2000 of them and letting everyone who wanted one, get one. You can't make a watch to celebrate a community and a special moderator on Paneristi and not give all the members a chance to on one.

I got so sick of logging into Paneristi daily and seeing which new straps someone put on their 360, or who the newest owner of one was. It got to a point that I stopped reading Paneristi, which completly took me away from the brand and I ended up selling my Panerai's.

There are so many out there that just want the watch because they only made 300, complete fools who have no idea what it is all about.

[zlin08033]

Originally Posted by karmatp

The 360 really turned me off to Panerai. It was complete BS, they make a watch in rememberance of Bob, who I knew, and then don't give everyone who wants to celebrate his legacy a chance to own one. I think Panerai made a huge mistake by not making 2000 of them and letting everyone who wanted one, get one. You can't make a watch to celebrate a community and a special moderator on Paneristi and not give all the members a chance to on one.

I got so sick of logging into Paneristi daily and seeing which new straps someone put on their 360, or who the newest owner of one was. It got to a point that I stopped reading Paneristi, which completly took me away from the brand and I ended up selling my Panerai's.

There are so many out there that just want the watch because they only made 300, complete fools who have no idea what it is all about.

Very well said.
I like certain Panerai watches, and I had owned few pieces (88, 328, 351, 359, 321, 305, 270, most of them has gone), I never care so call "Panerai DNA", never care those base models, I really don't like watch without date and second hand, also hate manual wind watch.

[esm]

i thought it'd be a much better idea for Panerai to make an effort to come up with "a different" design for this occassion.

a PVD/DLC 000 with orangy dial & brown strap isnt enough of an effort imo.

[Ranfni]

http://www.watchuwant.com/search/adv...44%3A%22360%22

Here you not that hard to find. Let me know how you make out

[HL65]

If you want one you have to pay a hefty premium just like the 339 and other Paneristi speciales!!!

[ocwatching]

You really want one..this is like the XXX post you have made about the piece..just pay the premium and pick it up...and spare us...

[DCgator]

Absolutely not worth anywhere near the asking price imo.

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by karmatp

The 360 really turned me off to Panerai. It was complete BS, they make a watch in rememberance of Bob, who I knew, and then don't give everyone who wants to celebrate his legacy a chance to own one. I think Panerai made a huge mistake by not making 2000 of them and letting everyone who wanted one, get one. You can't make a watch to celebrate a community and a special moderator on Paneristi and not give all the members a chance to on one.

I got so sick of logging into Paneristi daily and seeing which new straps someone put on their 360, or who the newest owner of one was. It got to a point that I stopped reading Paneristi, which completly took me away from the brand and I ended up selling my Panerai's.

There are so many out there that just want the watch because they only made 300, complete fools who have no idea what it is all about.

Trevor,you will not believe how very,very close I am to that exact point.Wearing the DSSD and Ploprof almost exclusively now ...........

[drtooth73]

Originally Posted by tswanenguni

trevor,you will not believe how very,very close i am to that exact point.wearing the dssd and ploprof almost exclusively now ...........

no way.
Not you, too

[mfer]

Did they screw up the distribution of the watch? Yes.

Is that reason to write off the entire watch company even though you like the design and look of the watch? No.

Watch companies use us to get money.
We use watch companies b/c the watches make us happy.

[esm]

Originally Posted by mfer

Did they screw up the distribution of the watch? Yes.

Is that reason to write off the entire watch company even though you like the design and look of the watch? No.

Watch companies use us to get money.
We use watch companies b/c the watches make us happy.

i agree with the above 100%.

[emagni]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Trevor,you will not believe how very,very close I am to that exact point.Wearing the DSSD and Ploprof almost exclusively now ...........

Not to hijack this tread but the Ploprof is one fine watch!! I own and love this watch

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by mfer

Did they screw up the distribution of the watch? Yes.

Is that reason to write off the entire watch company even though you like the design and look of the watch? No.

Watch companies use us to get money.
We use watch companies b/c the watches make us happy.

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by emagni

Not to hijack this tread but the Ploprof is one fine watch!! I own and love this watch

Damn fine watch ....unique/substantial/VERY accurate

[karmatp]

Originally Posted by mfer

Did they screw up the distribution of the watch? Yes.

Is that reason to write off the entire watch company even though you like the design and look of the watch? No.

Watch companies use us to get money.
We use watch companies b/c the watches make us happy.

All I am saying is that they should have made a few thousand of them. The mods on Paneristi and Panerai themselves knew this would be a highly wanted piece, and now they are being flipped for all the wrong reasons.

If you are making a watch to celebrate a former mod on Panerisit, then only make a few hundred, it completely takes away from everything the BBQ 360 is supposed to be.

I got so tired of reading how the 360 is in honer of Bob and how it is so great that Panerai did a special edition for Paneristi, it's a joke. If Panerai and the mods on Paneristi really wanted to make this watch special, they would have made enough for all the forum members who would have been honored to wear a watch that celebrated both Bob and Paneristi.

$30,000 for a 360, what a complete crock. Well done Panerai on completely screwing up something that really could have been special and made the members of Paneristi feel more like true risti's.

[mfer]

Originally Posted by karmatp

All I am saying is that they should have made a few thousand of them. The mods on Paneristi and Panerai themselves knew this would be a highly wanted piece, and now they are being flipped for all the wrong reasons.

If you are making a watch to celebrate a former mod on Panerisit, then only make a few hundred, it completely takes away from everything the BBQ 360 is supposed to be.

I got so tired of reading how the 360 is in honer of Bob and how it is so great that Panerai did a special edition for Paneristi, it's a joke. If Panerai and the mods on Paneristi really wanted to make this watch special, they would have made enough for all the forum members who would have been honored to wear a watch that celebrated both Bob and Paneristi.

$30,000 for a 360, what a complete crock. Well done Panerai on completely screwing up something that really could have been special and made the members of Paneristi feel more like true risti's.

Those are great points, but bad decisions are made all the time by people. I'm sure you have made a bad decision once or twice in your life. Mine is probable in the hundreds! Hopefully they'll learn and move on. Maybe that is what they are doing with the 372? Never know, but this is "the" watch many Panerisiti were asking for. Usually, they make these super high demand watches in small number, but they are making 3000 with the option for more to be made it seems. Maybe this is a lesson learned from the 360, maybe not too.

My point is this. If you like the design and love staring at it, own it. Don't punish yourself. But, at the same time, if you can't think of anything else when you look at your watch, then your choice is good.

I'm just trying to roll with the punches. I felt a little punched by the way they acted like the 360 was open to all, when it really wasn't, but I still love to stare at these things.

[Launch Mini]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Trevor,you will not believe how very,very close I am to that exact point.Wearing the DSSD and Ploprof almost exclusively now ...........

I am a pretty close second.
I have sold off 3 or 4 since the 360 fiasco.
The ones I kept & wear the most are a 98 (42mm) and a 51 ( 40mm).
I've tucked a 249 and 190 away. I wear those occassionally, but they may go on the chopping block.
Since that , I did pick up an LV, and wear it a lot.
I only read the occassional Risti post now
Their posts have really dropped off lately. Doesn't help one of their members will soon be in jail, if not there already.

[L-16610]

Originally Posted by karmatp

The 360 really turned me off to Panerai. It was complete BS, they make a watch in rememberance of Bob, who I knew, and then don't give everyone who wants to celebrate his legacy a chance to own one. I think Panerai made a huge mistake by not making 2000 of them and letting everyone who wanted one, get one. You can't make a watch to celebrate a community and a special moderator on Paneristi and not give all the members a chance to on one.

I got so sick of logging into Paneristi daily and seeing which new straps someone put on their 360, or who the newest owner of one was. It got to a point that I stopped reading Paneristi, which completly took me away from the brand and I ended up selling my Panerai's.

There are so many out there that just want the watch because they only made 300, complete fools who have no idea what it is all about.

I'm sorry but I can't agree.
This watch was NOT made for that person.
Some American paneristi who knew him want to call it a BBQ360 but 95% of the Paneristis do not know this guy
Also Panerai didn't know him, they made a 360 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of that site, and not for somebody who passed away.

Now, don't get me wrong
If you knew him I'm sorry for your loss but everybody looses good friends and I don't know why this watch should be dedicated to bob and not to the other dozens of Paneristi's who passed away the last years.


And about not getting a 360, so what ? I didn't get it too
Next time better luck I suppose
Why should they have made 2000 of them and not 300 ? Schould they also make 10000 232-249-127-203 ... If you look at these references there are also a lot less watches than what the marked asked for.

[L-16610]

Originally Posted by ocwatching

You really want one..this is like the XXX post you have made about the piece..just pay the premium and pick it up...and spare us...

if the premium would not be that much, I would buy it
Today I just can't aford it
Right now I can only dream about it

[B. Doggy]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Trevor,you will not believe how very,very close I am to that exact point.Wearing the DSSD and Ploprof almost exclusively now ...........

Really, Chris? I don't know. I'm a person that will "turn off the channel" if I don't like what I'm watching. None-the-less, I guess I didn't realize how influential the whole 360 thing was on some people. Big picture, it is only a watch and a watch company though....

[mfer]

Originally Posted by B. Doggy

Really, Chris? I don't know. I'm a person that will "turn off the channel" if I don't like what I'm watching. None-the-less, I guess I didn't realize how influential the whole 360 thing was on some people. Big picture, it is only a watch and a watch company though....

Big Big Big

Edit: +++++ that 289 is my dream ;-)

[karmatp]

Originally Posted by L-16610

I'm sorry but I can't agree.
This watch was NOT made for that person.
Some American paneristi who knew him want to call it a BBQ360 but 95% of the Paneristis do not know this guy
Also Panerai didn't know him, they made a 360 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of that site, and not for somebody who passed away.

Now, don't get me wrong
If you knew him I'm sorry for your loss but everybody looses good friends and I don't know why this watch should be dedicated to bob and not to the other dozens of Paneristi's who passed away the last years.


And about not getting a 360, so what ? I didn't get it too
Next time better luck I suppose
Why should they have made 2000 of them and not 300 ? Schould they also make 10000 232-249-127-203 ... If you look at these references there are also a lot less watches than what the marked asked for.

I see your point, BUT, Panerai makes a watch for a huge community of thousands and only make 300, come on now, it's ridiculous. I was not close to Bob, we exchanged a few emails and he was very helpful to me when I was a new risti, just starting to love the brand. He was just someone who I respected and he was always gracious with advice. It was the admins who attached the BBQ to the watch, they dedicated it to Bob, and left everyone else out in the cold who wanted to celebrate his legacy.

IMHO, if Panerai was making a watch for loyal forum members, they should have made enough to reward all those loyal followers.

[VetteBandit]

Why not make your own version using a 000, 111 or something else? Colored lume, dlc or PVD case - no biggie and it will be a 1 of 1 model.

Not worth getting all bent out of shape over. It's a material item....that's all.

[L-16610]

Originally Posted by karmatp

IMHO, if Panerai was making a watch for loyal forum members, they should have made enough to reward all those loyal followers.

I can understand your point
but it's always the same thing

Panerai has thousands of fans. 5000 ? 10000 ? 50000 ?

I don't know but every time they make a hot watch a lot of people will not get one.

1500 pce of the 339 is also not enough

The same can be said about almost all the other brands too. Complicated Paket watches like a 5070 or 5970 were very difficult to get ( the 5070 in platinum was VERY limited and probably only for their best clients or for peolpe who had a VERY good relationship with their AD, limited AP, Limited Panerai, Limited ...

Only Rolex does not limit watches but on the other hand, untill 2 years ago a SS daytona also had a 3 year waiting list.

Making less watches than the market wants is a very good marketing trick.

You wanted a 360 and I wanted one too.
We did not get it
No problem, better luck next time
But I don't blame Panerai or Paneristi , I still LOVE the brand and the Paneristi site is by far the most interesting Panerai forum

[ocwatching]

Originally Posted by L-16610

You wanted a 360 and I wanted one too.
We did not get it
No problem, better luck next time
But I don't blame Panerai or Paneristi , I still LOVE the brand

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by mfer

Agreed, it seems there was NOTHING random about how the 360 owners got picked, but it really doesn't bother me.

True.I rarely visit the "10th anniversary website",so perhaps I am not a "deserving" one ...

However,there are some other niggles.

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by B. Doggy

Really, Chris? I don't know. I'm a person that will "turn off the channel" if I don't like what I'm watching. None-the-less, I guess I didn't realize how influential the whole 360 thing was on some people. Big picture, it is only a watch and a watch company though....

One would expect a +$10k watch's hour and minute hand to allign.Then,no problem,just get it fixed by the service people.

Annoyance starts,when it has to be sent to Switzerland.Cost quote can only be given when it arrives there.This takes months and $$$$.

Nothing to do with the 360.