sergio
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Loris, gifted me his "opera" after I told him....
I would never have bought it. When he asked me why, I told him that since I had the ORIGINAL reference, within phone/mail reach, I found reading a book....boring. He's scolded me few times, during our encounters. Besides, I don't like...knowing all. I prefer to have "holes" in my knowledge. That is to keep wanting to learn and keeping my feet firmly on the ground. 
Thursday with Pam 650 on my wrist till Sunday to end my …
… Panerai week! Lol! Though we don’t usually associate a white dial with the name Panerai the brand has offered and still offers some very nice watches with white color dials and I feel that the Luminor Daylight with its blue indexes is the most beautiful...
I Agree, Pure Mediterranean Summer Charm ❤️
The Pre Vendome 5218-207a Blue Daylight was a Legendary Reference with supposedly only 4 known to exist.
It was a prototype..I remember....
having read 7 somewhere but that's not important. It remains the first white dial in Panerai's history. The prototype was created on Sly Stallone's request, for his movie "Daylight". He didn't like the "blue" prototype and asked for a different one. Proba...
Thank you my dear Sergio for adding to the information about those prototype sets. Who knows the reason Stallone didn`t like the blue on white. I feel this blue inscriptions and numerals make it so special and charming to my eyes.
ha ha ha Yes! May be too frily sight inside that dangerous NY tunnel!! Lol! A big hug for you my dear friend. Abel
I also like the "bluey"....
more than the other one. It has a dial perfectly in line with the Panerai's minimalism (what I call arrogantly simple) The other has a "forgettable" dial, IMO If you've seen the movie Daylight, you know what I meant about the fiery, dark, NY tunnel (which...
According to Perezcope....
" According to “Panerai – Una storia Italiana” a book by Loris Pasetto and Luciano Cipullo, 41 of these watches were sent to Sylvester Stallone in December 1995. Sly did not like the blue dial and 37 watches were returned to Officine Panerai S.p.A. in thr...
Loris, gifted me his "opera" after I told him....
I would never have bought it. When he asked me why, I told him that since I had the ORIGINAL reference, within phone/mail reach, I found reading a book....boring. He's scolded me few times, during our encounters. Besides, I don't like...knowing all. I pre...
I've just remembered the last time Loris and I sat for a meal, in Valboddiadene....
where there's a steak-house that rivals Smith and Wollensky or any of the others I've had a meal in. Only trouble, he brought this piece with him, and the my appetite flew out the window... Lolll These pictures are mine. I didn't even have to guts to ask....
Loris is a good man, we never met but always the gentlemen in our communications...
I am not surprised by the Treasure he showed you, beautiful pictures 😊👍🙏
I was THIS close from....biting....
btw I was still in Singapore, when I called Ferretti, about a vintage on his website. A very interesting conversation ensued, surreal at best, and the piece stayed where it was. I had promised myself a "stop-over" in Montecatini, in the course of my next ...
Thanks for sharing these photos of this
very exclusive set, which looks great. I hardly know anything about Panerai,unfortunately, but I definitely understand the appeal of each watch and of this presentation box including a torpille model! I wish you a great weekend. Best, Emmanuel
Hello dear Emmanuel!! Thanks a lot for your kind comments. It is my big pleasure to share these pieces here. My first Panerai is the model Pam 111 which I shared a few days ago.
Bought in Paris in 2006. That purchase started a long love story with the brand and several more models came to the corral since then. I had some up and downs in my love during these years and I confess that it passed almost three years without being exci...
Without doubt it is a special set.
Before seeing the watches side by side, I didn’t realize that the numerals on the Daylight have a different style/font compared to the Black Seal.
Thank you so much Armis for your kind comments. Agree it is a very special set and a Limited Edition for the year 2016 which I believe was made in 500 sets.
Yes, the design of numerals is slighty different though they follow the usual pattern of all Panerai dials, specially evident in the number "6". Best cordial regards, Abel
Seasonally appropriate 👌🏻👍🏻❄️
The white and blue definitely fit wonderfully into the landscape here of the last few days 😁❄️ Joking aside, it’s an intriguing and very optically pleasing combination 👌🏻👍🏻
Ha ha ha!! Guess you presently have a very white view in your land dear friend KM! Lol! I´m glad you find pleasing the white and blue combination of this watch. I personally find it...
... lovely though probably not many hardcore Paneristi would approve. Have a nice weekend dear friend. Abel
Oh Sergio!! Regret to say I don´t own the original Pre Vendome 5218/207A model but just the recently introduced Pam 05218 Marina Militare. So no signature there be it ...
... small or John Hancock sized! Lol! I have seen your post showing it. Do you still own it? Though I find the blue indexes more attractive I feel your PreV model is a very interesting piece of collection for a Panerai fan. Thank you for sharing yours. Be...
I thought that on the blue one...
they would have put Sly's signature. Yes, I still have the 207A, in a big box with the "silver pig" in it Ciao bello
Glad to know you still have your 207/A my dear friend Sergio. And the silver pig as well! ;) You should share both in a post when you find the time.
It would have been interesting if they had put the signature in this set of mine. I imagine it has something to do with the legal permission to do that. Best cordial regards, Abel