Yes, as indicated there are some pieces that I will not sell due to emotional value (inherited).
And it might very well turn out to be more than 1 or 2, as during the last couple of weeks I have been looking at some of the others pieces that I bought directly myself and must say there are a lot of good personal memories attached to these pieces. So perhaps I am not going to sell all of them as my initial response was, but likely that I will do somewhat of a clean-up. Sounds a bit like a women that has been asked to throw away her shoes.... you know its not gonna happen. So me telling myself to sell all my Panerai perhaps was a mission impossible from the very beginning.....
Will post some pictures for the fans here after the weekend, as I am travelling now. I will put in a little surprise as well, it will be the first one shown on this forum if I am not mistaken.
Another reason for perhaps staying on for a bit longer is because I have reconsidered and actually really want that 339 for which I was (and am again) on the list (some poor dude without knowing had moved from position 2 on the list to 1 when I said I wanted my deposit back, and know he is back at two...... I still hope you get it dude, although I have already heard from some other big ADs that they are worried that Panerai will sell majority through the boutiques and ADs will not get the second 339 that they have asked for).
But I still feel seriously pissed about the 317. I read another post on this forum from another fan who had on the very first day that this watch was shown in Basel '08 registered his interest with his dealer. In his own words "one of the very first people in the world to be on a waiting list for a 317" (and by that I suppose he means a real 317, ie with the black movement). Well my situation is not much different. And for that Panerai, there is no forgiveness :-(
Now, a question for those with insider knowledge (and I do normally consider myself one of those, but want to check the story I have been given when I was in Basel): I was reading an older post here and some people said they were waiting for the Mare Nostrum. Do people know how that one will be distributed, ie solely through the boutiques or also through selected ADs. What I am told is that every country will just get 1 for sale through an AD and the remaining will go through the boutiques.