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Thank you Harry for these wonderful pics! Still I do not ...
Mar 28, 2007,08:41 AM
... understand the hype about the Radiomir Panerais and especially the 3646. Isn't it correct that the 3646 was nothing but a cushion shaped Rolex Oyster that was fitted with a Panerai dial? If so: what is so special about this watch with respect to Panerai? Putting an own dial on a watch made by someone else should not be sufficient to build a reputation upon.
Christian
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Some photos of the Panerai 1936
By: SJX : February 28th, 2007-18:51
A remake of the original Radiomir ref. 3646, the Radiomir 1936 'California dial' was announced in 2006, and only just started arriving at authorised dealers. A good friend of ThePuristS kindly allowed Harry Tan to photograph his watch. Here are the magnif...
Final three photos...
By: SJX : February 28th, 2007-18:56
This style of dial, with a combination of Roman and Arabic numerals is colloqially known as the 'California dial'. The term only began to be used widely in the eighties, when a redial company based on California refinished large numbers of Rolex Bubblebac...
Great photos!
By: AnthonyTsai : February 28th, 2007-19:14
Thanks for posting them SJX and Harry Tan for snapping them! Saw this watch in person at the Beverly Hills Boutique, and I originally was not a fan of it but after seeing one in the flesh, it's an amazing piece w/ a true vintage feel and look to it. The c...
What's the lineage of the dial design?
By: carl : March 1st, 2007-09:54
I seem to recall that Rolex have this design for the dial on one of their vintage models. What's the lineage of the design? Harry - Lovely photographs (as usual!).