Officine Panerai

I was absolutely pleasantly surprised when I saw the new P5000 based pieces AND when I was made aware of the price point, I knew OP got a winner here: We loose the stripes and gain a full 5 day of power on this in-house movement. All at the cost of ~10% p...  

the going price of Pre-A 1 were half the going price of 111 from the SAME time period?

on the back side, without any doubt the new PAM 510. None of these 2 for me. Wait for 2014 collection.

Do you feel that PR indicator is essential on an 8-day movement but not critical on a 3-day one?

and the PR indicator was very useful. I like a turn over in my collection every 1 to 2 weeks and do not have to move hands on all of them to correct time. In fact for a 3 day movement, I expect the same but in your proposal only PAM 510 is a new model and... 

Adding the pr indicator is possible. Question is the associated cost. i would guess that OP is trying to keep the cost low on the entry levels models such as this.

As a newbie who's getting into his/her first Panerai, what would you choose for him/her then?

on PAM 510 to fully wind the 8 day movement? How many turns? Any idea? Thanks Patrickh

It was pretty smooth to wind. But to know how many turns it takes to wind it from stop to fully wound, I guess we have to wait for a more detailed report/review.

And I think we will see different iterations of it in the future : titanium case, brown dial

3-6-9-12 w/ gold hands w/ in-house 8 day PR P.5000. I'm in!

Well the 339 didn't have a PR indicator and no one had a problem there, but I would like a PR indicator on the back. My 320 has a PR indicator for 3 days power and I find it useful so I guess it has its merits.

the dial some, but I think it's a SOLID Panerai model :-) Cheers

So loose that '8 days' on the dial, we should have a solid winner as entry level Panerai? Having said that, I think OP would like to have a LITTLE differentiation to tell the PAM510 from PAM111, what would you suggest then?

for the Italian true blue Panerai chappies, english words on a Panerai dial (8 days, Black Seal etc) are really...REALLY, unwelcome. Same feeling we have for a nice espresso vs a vast amount of hot black water, called coffee everywhere else in the world :... 

So I presume you'll happily settle for 8 Giorni on the dial instead? :-)

of the Egiziano, 203, 339 is, together with MarinaMilitare a mouth watering detail indeed, on the dial (for us A-I-talian PAM junkies) Ciaooooo ...  

...but an Italian, Panerai is Swiss and NO LONGER Italian. Maybe instead of "8 Days" it should say "8 Jour"?? :)

But I strongly agree it does spoil the aesthetics. DO AWAY with the "8 days" I echo !

wouldn't want one? convert it into a base model and it'd be a perfect modern pam to own. Mech.

I'm very delighted to see these new P.5000 movements. It's the beginning of getting rid of all the Panerai's with Unitas movements! Woo hoo! Great step IMO! Cheers, Anthony

Any that aren't blurry? :) Cheers, Anthony

Unfortunately I was in a rush and didn't take any more shots of the PAM510.

When this comes out in Titanium to replace the 177, (one of my favorites) I'll be very ecstatic.

The 510 looks like it has both white and patina(yellowed) lume. It makes the dial look odd.

So that's why it doesn't bother me when I see the 2 colors. I don't know if others feel the same way as I do though. Cheers, Anthony

Definitely bang for the buck relative to the 111 and I'm a sucker for power reserve. Question is, will the servicing be very costly? Getting a 111 service is very cheap as the ETAs so so easily serviced.

And we probably won't know until they ramp up the production of P5000. However, my guess is that if they can make the movement at a cost that's comparable to the ETA then hopefully the servicing cost should be on similar level.