Officine Panerai

I found the whole series of pictures I could take of this 6154 some 11 years ago. I was invited in Austria for a football game between Poland and Gernany, and I took a bus. During the small trip between my hotel and the stadium, a man cam into the bus, sa...  

And Panerai is usually not to my taste

... Goodness. That's a sensational specimen.

My only thought was that if I ride the bus and had the chance to see THAT piece, it would be well worth the ticket. If you have ever traveled by bus in the USA, you would know seeing a great watch is the only reason you would ever dare consider this mode ... 

of the Rolex Panerai.

nice....REALLY nice

the first picture helped me to decide to buy a 662 . Here my holy grail . ...  

I don't believe in grail watches or such a thing, but that one must be really close to it for any Panerai collector. Thanks for the pics. Vte

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The problem with this piece is that it's a completely made-up Ferrettistein. The dial was replaced at some point and the movement is a Cal. 622 from a 1930s pocket watch. The hands are not original either. Ralf quickly moved this piece when he learned abo... 

the only time I "considered" buying a vintage piece, long ago, I had a couple of conversations with Ferretti himself about a 3646 he had listed in his website, at a price I could afford even though it was rather steep already. I have to admit, I wasn't re...