Officine Panerai

New Shoes and CONGRATULATIONS!

When I first embarked on my online research for my wife’s watch roughly 1.5 years ago, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine there would be this great community of watch enthusiasts all over the world contributing their knowledge and opinions on watches (and everything else). Along the way, I have enjoyed the spirited discussions on the various threads and emptied my wallet for a few new pieces to start my watch collection. I have learned so much about the “watch” world and I have everyone here to thank!

I am often amazed at the power of the Internet and how it ties seemingly unrelated people together. Thru various discussions online, PMs, and emails, I can truly call this gentleman a friend. If it were not for the Internet and the watch forums, I would not have (virtually) met this gracious gentleman. I found that we have common interests not only in watches, but also in cars, photography, travel, food, etc. I have come to enjoy our off line discussions as much as our thread postings.

He recently gifted this strap to me as he thought I could give it “more love.” Here it is, my new shoes for my PAM courtesy of a fellow Purist (who shall remain nameless at this time). I love the strap and all it represents! THANK YOU!

Well, recently my Purist friend experienced a life-changing event: he and his wife welcomed beautiful twins (boy and girl) into the world. I just wanted to say “congratulations” and hope he makes time out of his more hectic schedule to participate here….

Photos of my new shoes…