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Pre-V = Post-V?
The recent post by Nico of his lovely Pre-V logo has got me thinking of the peculiar place the Pre-V Panerais, and to an extent the Pre-A's have. What I mean by that is, it is hard to find an accurate description/ category for them. To me, they can neither be properly described as vintage nor modern. Although I guess factually and technically Pre-V's are modern, being manufactured in the late 1990s, I'm not sure that description really properly fits. The Pre-Vs arguably have a quasi vintage appeal to them. The quasi vintage appeal is perhaps due to the rapid aging of the T dails (I sometimes find the degree of degradation quite shocking when you consider they are only about 12 years old and wonder what these dials will look like in 20 years time!) and the fact that they were commissioned by Panerai before the sale.
I guess my confusion comes from the fact that many of my previous watches were vintage Rolexes, where there is usually a reasonably clear difference between vintage and modern, with a recognised transition period. A gilt dialed 1675 GMT is substantially different from a GMT-IIc or even a GMT-II. However, other than the change in luminous material used there is little or no difference between a pre-A /A series PAM 1 and a B series PAM 1. Although there is more of a difference between Pre-V logo and a PAM 000, it seems to me that the actual difference is not substantial. In this sense they are all arguably variations of the same modern Luminor watch with the main difference being the use of Tritum as opposed to Luminova. There is of course another important difference in that the Pre-Vs were made by the original company, which is obviously a very important factor for collectors/enthusiasts.
I guess maybe Pre-V's occupy their own unique space that cannot be easily categorised other than to say they are post vintage.
Pre-V = Post-V?
Some years ago somebody suggested 'neo-vintage'
Neo-Vintage
