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AnthonyTsai
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So now we have all the new Panerai SIHH 2010 watches. What are your initial thoughts?

Some quick observations of mine of the Panerai SIHH 2010 line-up right off the bat:

a) Brown (tobacco) dials are no longer going to be used sparingly.  Seems like Panerai introduced this year's offerings with more brown dials which is unusual.  Usually the brown dials are saved for the platinum variants or other "hot" pieces.

b) Very impressive line up this year.  I consider this year's SIHH 2010 line-up better than last year's SIHH 2009 line-up.

c) Panerai is again climbing up the horological ladder with its Panerai Jupiterium and Panerai PAM365 LUMINOR 1950 EQUATION OF TIME TOURBILLON TITANIO - 50MM L’ASTRONOMO.

Panerai PAM365 - LUMINOR 1950 EQUATION OF TIME TOURBILLON TITANIO - 50MM L’ASTRONOMO

d) Panerai isn't afraid to continually make "large" watches over 48mm+.  Now we have the PAM300 Mare Nostrum which is 52mm and the PAM365 Equation of Time Tourbillon which is 50mm.  Where will be the cut off point?

Panerai PAM300 - Mare Nostrum 52mm

e) We're at the start of Panerai skeleton watches!  We finally get to see what's underneath a P.200x movement since in all prior models, you couldn't see anything because the baseplates were covering the entire movement through the display back.  Now we can finally see the insides from both the front and the back!  So if you like this Radiomir skeleton and would like to see this in a Luminor, maybe you'll get it next year or the following!

Panerai PAM348 - RADIOMIR TOURBILLON GMT CERAMICA – 48MM LO SCIENZIATO

f) Better looking Panerai OEM straps.  Look at the faded brown strap in the above PAM348 pic and PAM300 green strap.  Awesome!!

g) Panerai is striving to make advances in case materials.  Look at the PAM339 Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni 47 MM.  Panerai develops an even harder ceramic which is now slightly brown in color.  And this ceramic is even lighter too.  Will we see this ceramic case in alternative colors - green, white, gray, etc. ?

Panerai PAM339 - Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni 47mm

h) Looks like pricing on the Panerai line-up is climbing.  So it's going to cost more to buy one of these new Panerai's since they all use in-house movements now.  That's one drawback for us all

i) Smaller size Panerai's going to make a comeback?  Panerai introduces the new P.999 movement in the 42mm Radiomir.  So will we expect to see the P.999 in 40mm Luminors next year?

PAM337 - 42mm Radiomir w/ P.999 movement
 

j) Panerai going to start introducing new dial designs to mix up the looks?  Look at the funky dial of the PAM359.  There are many naysayers that say Panerai's all look the same.  So here is a new dial for you guys :P 

Panerai PAM359 - LUMINOR MARINA 1950 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC – 44mm
 

That's all my initial thoughts after reading all of Kong's postings.  What are yours?

Cheers,
Anthony