I have PAM fever! Rx for relief?

[dimitros]

Hi guys,

I have always lusted after panerai after my WIS friend introduced me to them in college. I was poor college kid with no money, and a nice watch was only a dream. Fast forward, I've worked hard and after much delay, its time for gratification!

Aesthetically I like clean uncluttered, timeless and old school in watches. I recently bought a 14060 no date submariner, and love the clean look of the dial and its the closest to the first subs.

My question is, what is the closest PAM in the~6k or less range to the first PAM? The "no date sub" of the panerai world?
I am looking at titanium models (Don't like shiny blingy steel, want light weight, like my ND sub), 44 mm, though I understand the first pams were 47mm, I have tiny wrists and dont want to pay 20K for 47 mm, and 40 mm is too small (this is panerai after all), gotta be true - manual wind.

Did the first pams (I mean 1930's 1940's) have second subdials?... Im thinking 000 is the most basic. Or is the 111 style closer to the original?

I am really torn between 176 and 177. I want seconds, but i understand the 177 seconds don't really hack, and you cant really tell the actual seconds by the tiny subdial, like you can on a submariner, so seconds is a not useful complication on this style of PAM? The argument for seconds i hear is that people want to be able to tell if the watch is "dead" or not. Since it has a clear case back, you could still tell if a 176 is "dead" or not by looking at the movement through the back, right?

Pro of the 176 is the clean symmetric look, but its not COSC certified right?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys!