You have good pieces there....

Sep 19, 2019,06:33 AM
 

Always wondered the reason why the Tritium of the hands ages differently from the dial. As we have several pieces here , even though they were produced in different years, it's quite obvious the diference . Fabulous dial patina for most of them though...

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T-dials from my....drawer.

 
 By: sergio : September 19th, 2019-05:48
the "interpreters": 5218-201A + 5218-201NM - 5218-207A "Slytech" - PAM001 - 002 - 004 - 009 and 36, not necessarily in that order ...  

You have good pieces there....

 
 By: Rui : September 19th, 2019-06:33
Always wondered the reason why the Tritium of the hands ages differently from the dial. As we have several pieces here , even though they were produced in different years, it's quite obvious the diference . Fabulous dial patina for most of them though...

The difference between the dials and the hands...

 
 By: sergio : September 19th, 2019-12:25
has to do with two different manufacturing processes. The hands were industrially manufactured whereby the indices were manually "finished" by Panerai. The tritium was "hand applied/painted" in the grooves in the dial, for the Pre-V and the Pre-A dials. I... 

Tritium still exists and it's still used

 
 By: sergio : September 20th, 2019-06:23
if you ever need to re-tritium the dial or hands of your T-dials, you'll discover that, getting the colour "just right" it's not as easy as one thinks lolllll

Great lineup of Panerai Sergio...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : September 19th, 2019-07:31
Beautiful patina and your straps are a good choice. Perfect šŸ‘Œ

Two of the...

 
 By: sergio : September 20th, 2019-06:39
models in the drawer (the 002 and the white one) have custom made Panerai straps with swen-in, original Pre-V-style buckles. I wonder how many know that you can order a custom made strap, in a Panerai boutique

Hi Sergio...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : September 20th, 2019-06:48
So many great straps available and Iā€™m always impressed by the small artisan makers. Hope that you had a great week.

Saying hello

 
 By: Maltie : September 19th, 2019-08:09
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Wow, superb! [nt]

 
 By: amanico : September 19th, 2019-08:11

Nice drawer!!! šŸ˜‚...

 
 By: Darron : September 19th, 2019-20:22
Who is the maker of the strap on the 2nd to last watch photo?

All the watches have original Panerai straps....

 
 By: sergio : September 20th, 2019-06:14
the one on the 009Pre-A it's an OEM, PAV99. I don't remember if it was manufactured by Ormil and Brelli, the two straps suppliers of Panerai at the time. Also, I have asked Panerai what PAV stands for, without any luck, since they also don't have any reco... 

Appreciate all the extra detail in your response

 
 By: Darron : September 21st, 2019-13:01
Love that strap