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Officine Panerai

Now the work begins

 

You need to be a little patient. 

I really recommend that you try and go through an AD. You need to get a list of AD's across the States and make some calls.  If any one of them has one great.  If you have no luck there your next best choice is to place an order i.e. get on the AD's waiting list for the watch and just be patient.  In the mean time continue the AD call ritual every couple weeks. There are big chain type Ads that have multiple stores and they are well stocked and can take orders.  Beyond the wait list and the calling you have the second wrist option.  This is where you have to exercise serious caution.  The rule is simple buy the seller not the watch; don't try and  figure out or second guess the authenticity of the watch work on the authenticity of the seller the rest will fall into place.

Put a WTB "Want to Buy listing"  in the collectors market here on the site.

I am sure you will get some PM.  Just remember buy the seller.

Good luck.


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Photo Essay PAM 000 "Zero"

 
By: Bill : February 2nd, 2008-13:09
Further to a request by John3 I took the occasion to snap an nfew pictures to compliment my last PAM 210 pix "Understated Elegance. Enjoy Bill"...  

Non Matching dial -

 
By: Bill : February 2nd, 2008-23:13
Golden. Sooooo lucky to have that. People always wonder about matching and non matching. One would think non matchings was bad. In this case non matching is as good as it gets. The story was that the original dials had an issue with discoloration which wa... 

The so called 'non-matching' dial

 
By: Asimut : February 2nd, 2008-23:43
was caused by a reaction between the varnish and the luminous material. The discoloration was happening quite quickly but by the time Panerai discovered it some pieces (201/As and 202/As) have already been sent. The varnish was replaced and production con...  

I feel sorry for you, but once again, you're wrong

 
By: amanico : February 2nd, 2008-23:18
Now we're talking " Real Mac Coy"... Non Matching...Always with PVD, my friend, always.... LMAO Nico....  

Holy Jusus...

 
By: Krieng : February 3rd, 2008-00:49
This might be the ancestor of the zero. nice pic.

Wow that is an awesome watch

 
By: john3 : February 2nd, 2008-18:10
that's the winner. I talked to a panerai ad today and he basically that i have no shot of finding one through an ad. he also said there are an extraordinary amount of fakes to be extremely careful. Not what i wanted to here!! Any suggestions

Very nice photo essay

 
By: Asimut : February 2nd, 2008-22:17
would be difficult for any newcomer to say NO to that one.... Cheers, ~Asi~

Asi - all I can say is...

 
By: Bill : February 2nd, 2008-22:36
I wish someone showed me pictures like this 5 or 7 years ago. I would have a collection like you and Nicolas. I am happy I was git with bug Anthony gave me two years ago. It is all relative. Time will tell. New Panerai fans don't miss this opportunity lik... 

BILL....TLF?

 
By: BHK9 : February 2nd, 2008-23:43
Hi Bill, Didnt hear from you for quite sometime. Since whrn all these forums become all guessing boards?panerai with your TLF and JLC with Nicolas's memoox guessing?LOLOL.... Nice 000 displayed above. after 203,any other acquisition?Thinking of 275 badly.... 

TLF

 
By: Asimut : February 3rd, 2008-00:39
I also have no idea, so I looked it up >>> Acronym Definition TLF Taiwan Labor Front TLF Take Life Further (UK newspaper) TLF Tanklöschfahrzeug (German: fire department) TLF Test Logic Flow TLF The Lacrosse Forums TLF The Lens Flare (Art and Photography w...