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BluNotte provides an exclusive first look at the production model of the Panerai PAM341 L'Egiziano, offering crucial updates on its specifications and real-world wearability. His detailed live shots and observations address key differences from initial prototypes, making this an invaluable resource for collectors interested in this monumental Panerai reference. This post captures the excitement and debate surrounding one of Panerai's most distinctive releases.
Ciao Fellows!
As promised, some live shots of the actual production PAM 341 even though this is not my piece!
So far as i know, the specs for this watch is that it has a final specification of the following that differs from what even the profile page for the PAM 341 says so:
1. Water resistance of 100meters ( 10atm)
2. Seconds hand does NOT hack, nor does it zero-reset ( even though this is based on the PAM 2002 movement which has both a hacking second in the form of zero-reset seconds hand)
3. The crystal is plexi, not sapphire
A single point that I want to make, and this being very subjective, is that the watch somehow "feels" smaller than when i last handled the SIHH sample, i would even think that they altered the dimensions of the piece slightly, such that it "wears" better, and the lugs i really feel that they shortened it so much.
But of course, this does not take away the fact that this is one mighty piece! And one that i'm gonna get when my piece comes!
Enjoy the live shots guys!
Ciao
Stephen
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A pity the Egiziano is too big for my wrist, I would have loved to get it! Thanks for the informations about the non hacking movement, and the plexy. I was somehow lost: Once a plexy, then a sapphire, then a plexy... As for the non hacking movement, it is somewhat surprising, I believed it was hacking... With Panerai, we never know! Best, Nicolas
Yes, so it seems that they settled with a plexy at the end. Also, yes while the homepage still says that it has a zero-reset function, in reality that is as far as my 2533 from coming into reality! Ciao Stephen
If your name is King Kong! Or if you are a relative of his! ;-) Rob.
LOl! Stephen
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