Officine Panerai

After many current Panerai, I finally found "the keeper" PAM, a complete and very nice 2A which is everything I need and want: simplicity close to its roots, tritium patina and wearable size (for me). Now the interesting thing is: I recently found a 2A of...  

which is one of my favourite Panerais. Second, the case mistery. For some of the earlier A pieces, Pre-A cases were used and that justifies the millesimation. As the production went on, the new cases (from a new manufactuer and with new millesimation) wer... 

is a bit of an exception. The Swiss started producing Pre-As, with the inventory they inherited from Firenze. In the meantime they opted for a different case manufacturer (no more Coro) and started receiving the products. The cases 6500 are ALL produced b... 

... and, with sergio's response, one of the things that makes this forum interesting.

No one can better answer these question that Sergio 👍🏼. I had the pleasure to put this beauty during the GTG in Lucern from a my paneristi friend pascal. ...  

Mine... ...  

2A below (1500) and kicked my own butt. It'a a FAKE!!!!!!!!!!! If you look at the dial, the 3 is "carved" on the dial, same as the Pre-V and Pre-A. The other 3 digits are "applied" to the dial, same as the A models (unless the picture is so horrific, the ...