Officine Panerai

42mm Pam 338 in mahogany brown alligator. One of the light weight and dressy elegant pams, IMHO....  

And unique with Ti/42... For me; my love of 8 day only holds me back; so I stuck with the 190. 338 is Great piece!

Dressy, dainty and Panerai, will never mix in my mind. Having said that, keep enjoying yours.

When I think about a watch I should have bought when I had the chance, but I didn't, the 338 always comes to my mind. It has many things I like: Radiomir case, light weight of titanium, matte look, golden hands, 42mm, manufacture movement, and it really l... 

Having said that, it may have been a good idea for Panerai to follow some historic guidelines when coming out with product variants. For example, it might be a good idea to affix names like Panerai radiomir on historic pieces that, say, is only available ... 

It can look dressy, as you've nicely shown, or it can look casual too. Very versatile thanks to its slim case! ...  

The gold hands, brushed Ti case and polished bezel really pop in my opinion. A great but overlooked reference! ...  

Never thought of replacing the dressy strap but you show us the potential of great adaptability. Thanks NT931 and BSBG. Clearly, I gather it is a piece of either you like it or hate it.

190 and 232... Would be interesting to see case thickness differences and the relative case size differences for all 3.

The one below is a 232. The 197 case is thicker than the 232 ...  

;-) Let me explain: My mum stole my 574 a month ago :-( and I still haven\'t got it back.... She really likes it. It\'s in a rotating cycle with a Cartier Ballon Bleu, Chopard Happy Diamonds and some vintage hand wound watches. She loves the fact that it ... 

but hey, THIS senior citizen, still goes for the...full sized...version (309)!! LOL ...