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After my 1st Panerai La Bomba aka PAM 64

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After my 1st Panerai La Bomba aka PAM 64 I ponder what will be my next panerai? What criteria should I set? What theme should I choose? Slowly the thought process has turn into an everlasting nightmare! Vintage? Pre Vendome? Following pictures are taken f...  

picking up a nice Radiomir as it would complement your La Bomba quite nicely. Good luck with your decision.

Trust me a radiomir is definitely in my consideration just need to feel which? A 190? 210? 232? 249? 346? Maybe go crazy on a 21, 198, 322, 373? You see my problem? Regards Tyler

in my opinion... Here it is again, next to a chunky Luminor... Don't they make a rather handsome pair? This message has been edited by Davo on 2011-09-04 22:45:12...  

that it makes up with the spirit of the 8 day movement. My mind keeps compare it to the 346. What's your opinion on 190 vs 346. Regards Tyler

without more clues. What's your favourite colour? How much money do you have? How much money do you want (or can) spend, chasing after watches? Do you buy for your...own....gratification or to...show off? The Bomba, only gives away the answer to the last ... 

I guess you don't like the bomba:-( Like you said more alter is need. I'm saving up for a next year purchase so would like to shortlist a few to start the search. My target is to save up to USD20K till April 2012 maybe more:-D I generally don't show off m... 

I don't like La Bomba (I can stomach the automatic movement but the "cyclop"? Yuck!). Matter of fact I don't like any Submersible. I'm a 3646/232/A9 type of chap. Also I'm a serious diver that uses a dive...computer...not Seiko/Cit... 

as this watch is normally off the radar screen for people thinking of their 1st Panerai. Personally I love the watch. It's the only panerai that I sold and subsequently bought back! Although there're elements that I don't prefer, such as the cyclop, it's ... 

I thought of the 322 (and I know you love it, I still remember the rugged strap you had on it a while back) but 20K just doesn't do it. He'll have to dig...deeper indeed.. Cheers - Sergio

Well, if one can settle for the black dial, I think the 309 is a bargain, at least on a relative scale....  

the ruggedized Ozzie style croc... Cheers - Sergio

Beside finding one is that will it be too dressy to be a Panerai. I know the watch can be dressy but I think there's a limit to what a 47mm watch can do to be that. I somehow wonder whether it is pushing it too far. How dressy should a military tool watch... 

not how....you...imagine it should be. The chaps that blew up real ships, in a real war, were wearing 3646s not super-mucho-macho-looking-I wanna destroy the world-type of contraptions, with more bells&whistles than a Breiteling. So, if you want a Pan... 

the matte finishing on the titanium case is making the watch less dressy?

Very cool while at the same time very different than what you have. Historic instead of contemporary, Radiomir instead of Luminor, hand-wound instead of automatic, titanium instead of steel, in-house movement instead of contracted, brown dial instead of b... 

This message has been edited by Davo on 2011-09-02 03:55:35

so you have decided to go deeper in the hole.. I didn't quite get the budget of $20k you stated above... But if it is the budget you'd want to spend on your next, same as Sergio and Jester, Im gonna give you different suggestions, which IMO could fit your... 

The 232 and 249 is on my mind. I just can't make out which? I did consider getting both however I afraid I might lose love for the other if both of them are in my collection. As for the Mare. Yes! The price of a complete set is haunting though but still b... 

Read it in a flesh.. will be out soon

That's why I didn't recommend 217... It is a really nice watch but not all can live with a destro I've owned both 232 & 249... I think it's hard to choose only one.. I know previously I'd say that I'd pick 249 anytime... But after I bought the 232, I fell... 

The 249 is Captain Kirk. Of course is easy to fall for Kirk (like the 249). However when it come to Spock (the 232) you'll love it more the more time you spend with it. Sooner than you know you don't want to part with it. When they are together they are u... 

You put it nicely... Great comparison with Kirk and Spock... I totally agree with you mate! PM Sent! Sam

If you have illimited funds + ( and the + is veeery important ) a very reliable, well known Guru ( and I see only one here ) with a perfeclty documented watch, so go for the Vintage: There is nothing better, but do never forget that this is a mind field a... 

It's truly a fun and wearable watch. Best, Horo