Officine Panerai - Today started a very Mare Christmas for me :-)

Today started a very Mare Christmas for me :-)

Dec 14, 2010,13:34 PM

Got the 28lb package earlier and have to say I am beyond words...as nice as it has been every time I have seen the 300 now that this one is mine I am extremely happy and now totally loving the Mare...
A little history for those that do not know it...the Original Mare Nostrum was created in 1943 by Officine Panerai for the Italian Navy for deck officers but due to events in WWII it never went into production and stayed a prototype..
The term Mare Nostrum(Our Sea referring to the Mediterranean in Roman Antiquity) dates back to communications between Guido Panerai and the Royal Italian Navy in 1924 wanting a special chronograph built for them in La Spezia...
Having seen the original Prototype Mare I am amazed what a wonderful job Panerai has done with the 300...what they did to specialize the movement just shows how far they have come...anyways here are some quick and dirty pics of my latest addition and last for 2010

Love the side view

And the movement is beautiful...

Still I love it best on....

Thanks for looking

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Congrats on this major catch, Marc.

By: amanico : December 14th, 2010-13:40

I'm very happy for you, my friend. That is truly a magnificient watch, which broke my heart at the beginning of the year, due to my poor miserable chicken wrist. What a powerful watch! What an example of purity, sobriety and balance! I'm totally in love w...

I thought you'd say this watch was out of balance mon ami?

By: BluNotte : December 14th, 2010-14:29

A change in thoughts maybe? You are allowed of course! A bientot Stephen

Naaah, Stephen, it would amaze me, I'm a Mare Lover since more than 10 years.

By: amanico : December 14th, 2010-22:29

Panerai is not a new love affair, for me... Best, Nicolas.

Here is what I wrote about the Pam 300, exactly...

By: amanico : December 14th, 2010-22:53

Yes i know you loved PAM from the beginning

By: BluNotte : December 15th, 2010-00:05

Thanks Nicolas...hope to see you again in Geneva next month :-)

By: Marc(Cap) : December 14th, 2010-14:38

Yep, my friend! [nt]

By: amanico : December 14th, 2010-22:26

That movemnt is to die for.....

By: Miranda : December 14th, 2010-14:06

what a catch.... its like going fly fishing and getting a shark! fantastic, what a great way to end 2010 many many congrats to you, that movement .....wow :0

Thanks imran :-)

By: Marc(Cap) : December 14th, 2010-14:39

It's odd Marc how we were talking so much about it just yesterday

By: BluNotte : December 14th, 2010-14:12

And now we see the very 1st live ownership photos right here! God must have been listening! An mighty catch my friend, and i should be joining you in a few weeks time, probably in the new year for me though. Enjoy it much, as i will mine too! Grazie mille...