Horological Meandering

I was quite smitten by the laureto as well as the submersible with the blue dial. What doesn’t show from the picture is the blue dial is lacquered while the black on the other Submersible is mate… ...  

and also not a fan of that GP model. I think the IWC 43 is fantastic and has 100mt water resistance + easy to change straps (is not so user friendly on a panerai or GP).

I also like the other two, although these submersibles with little blue accents aren’t the favorite.

I know the Panerai don’t fit any of these two but it was the first time I could try a submersible in the flesh and I thought they were nice to

I never owned one so I don’t really know but would be afraid to get it and then have a 10+ sec/day watch?

After all my username is chronometer! So it does play some role in my thought process rightfully or wrongfully

That leads us to the BP 43 which is clearly based on an iconic series of pilots' watches. One of the very few worthy offerings from their current catalogue.

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And that blue dial one just moved to the top of that list! Just not sure if this will be my next purchase just yet…😉

I tried one on for the first time recently and I was impressed by the look and the comfort of the bracelet. ...  

The GP is lovely (from a case, dial, and bracelet perspective), but the modular chrono and 4:30 would always bother me.

They all are at + or - 2 sec/day! To be honest I went to try the new omega chronoscope which was the main reason for my visit…but was disappointed with how it felt in the flesh, so started to look at other stuff for fun!

And your first impression of the chronoscope mirrors what other people felt. I believe that you no longer wear your speedie auto racing because of the winding difficulty and non-crisp Chrono activation: this is the same movement

While I liked the close up pictures of its dial when it came out…something is lacking in the flesh…and actually what bugs me the most on the racing speedy and so many other speedy is how big and distracting the chrono second hand is on the dial when not b... 

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IWC BP is a great watch. I have the 45mm and love it. So that would be my choice here. But which one goes best with your collection? I am an IWC fan and also a Panerai fan, but the Submersible is not my fave. I bought 2 submersibles and ended up letting t... 

the IWC for me. The blue dialed Pam doesn’t work for me. The small date window looks … strange with this black grey background in combination with the blue dial. At least for me this is a problem. All the best Thomas

the most elegant sporty watch of the choices you have presented us making it very versatile.

Least favourite of the 3 would be the IWC, another watered down marketing exercise. One watch I would LOVE to have but got to be the "proper" sized version. I am a massive Panerai fan, I will leave it there, I love them. I also have a massive appreciation... 

I prefer the big brothers but the 43 ticks most of the boxes for a date free BP that looks the part... First choice the IWC followed by the PAM's