Week end picture: Panerai at its be(a)st.
Reasonnable size ( 42 mm ), clean dial, smooth bezel, strong look! 5218-304, Mare Nostrum Slytech. I have a few other recent pictures I will work on and post later, but I couldn't resist to share this week end pleasure. Thanks to its owner ( Patrice ) to ...
Aaa ... ... the Mare
She will surely be please to meet her sister ;) Regards Tyler ...
Major catch, Tyler! The best thing is the one on your wrist. Bravo!
The Mare comes after, IMO. Best, Nicolas
Congratulations Tyler!
Such a great addition to your extensive collection And allow me to let the other sister join in Wear it in best health! Sam ...
Always a huge admirer if the PreV Mares
And this clean bezel variant is not an exception Very beautiful, clean and ultimately rare Look forward to see more shot of this beauty Nicolas Sam
What a great picture of a great watch...
This perfectly essential bezel makes you love those non ordinary proportions. It seems like i cant get away from Panerai... Thank you master of all temptations! Cheers. Luc
In a fine collection of Panerais, this one should indeed be considered.
If you can solve the problem of its rarity ( 31 made ), and its value... But in our dreams, yes, it has its place! ;) Best, Luc. Vlad 666 The Impaler.
The Mare Nostrum never really caught on with me
for some reason but I appreciate it for what it is. The bezel, case, and shape of the chronograph pushers always looked strange to me. Cheers, Anthony
That is indeed what a lot of people said when it was released.
It was not very well welcomed, at its time. The Luminor did eat all the other Panerai offers, too. Best, Nicolas
A real beauty without a doubt
Again perfect harmony, functional and wearable art. Patrice is lucky that someone let this one go. A+ Bill
The Mare Nostrum
Such a perfect watch. One of my dream watch. Does anyone know of somone, somwhere, who has one for SALE ????? I am really interested in purcasing one.
Wow I'd love to see this back perhaps with........
A 30 min and 12 hour counter Thanks for sharing this beauty Best Imran
Yes 2 sub dials but one hour and one minute reg with seconds hand fly back
Like the Patek chrono :)
What a nice piece...
...don't even want to know what it goes for, now a days - I just read that a 300 was sold for ~ $57K by Sotheby's HK... !
Yes, I do & thatr's the reason I...
...just pre-ordered Luciano's & Loris' upcoming Vintage & Pre-V book :) :) :) I have Volker & Ralf's References, and the only thing missing is pre-V!!! Thanks for all your great photos of those wonderful PAMs too ;)
PAMs??? These are not PAMs, but Pre Vendome watches.
PAM is the good word to use for watches since.... 1997, not before. Best, Nicolas
Thanks for the clarification :) So...
...you're the right man to ask then... ...what the heck does "PAM" stand for anyway.... :-? How / when did Panerai watches get labeled with it? Grazie mille - always happy to learn something new about OP :)
It is a codification which started in 1997.
Before 1997, the codiification started with 5218 - then the number of the watch ( Logo: 201 / A, Marina Militare: 202 / A, Luminor Marina: 203 / A and so on... ). Since 1997, you have PAM then a number corresponding to the watch ( Luminor Marina: 1, Lumin...