Undecorated and unmarked movements found in limited edition PAM00318 Any thoughts? http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/thread/1319322410/318+pictures+update-++Sorry+can%27t+respond+to+emails
Don't think Limited Edition, it is total non sense on such a watch, which is nothing else than a marketting product. It is the first time I see a cheap ETA movement not decorated on a Panerai watch. Bigger margin, bigger money: Monerai. They put a solid c...
the difference between such an ugly unfinished one and a Panerai finished ETA is probably less than 100 euro (it's not done by hand but by machine(s) So if they would save 100 euro per watch, that would be 15K because they only made 150 of them and afaik ...
we say in Italy: Eyes don't see, heart doesn't hurt. Does the watch work? I don't much care what's inside some of the recent models. After all, we're getting to the point where, even people that shouldn't be able to afford it W A N T Limited Editions in t...
Panerai should have decorated the movement IMO. There is no reason in my book why they shouldn't have even if the price point was low. Their branding just took a hit from this as now people will wonder if other solid caseback PAMs in the future will be un...
absolutely rubbish. whilst it is generally accepted that not many, if any, buys a PAM for its finishing on their generic outsourced movements or their newer inhouse offerings...it DOESNOT mean that the reverse is true, people would buy because it has got ...
that OP has done this. Already we hear so many 'stories" recently, this is not helping the brand. Now only wish , the rest is not like this. Sigh. Regards John
I find this very disappointing. I guess Panerai views its core fan/collector base as those interested primarily in the mystique and cool of Panerai and its history, more so than on horological depth. There is much truth to this, as many long-time collecto...
Am I correct in my understanding that these " bare " undecorated movements are ONLY peculiar to the 318 NYC boutique limited to 150 pieces ? These were SE's from early last year and other than these, all Eta/Unitas movements used by panerai are finished w...
after some heated discussion with several more prominent and seasoned Panarei collectors...i just realized that the 318 was list priced below entry level PAMs, but we are benchmarking it against its current market traded price. neverthless, i really hope ...
...I believe the 318 was priced marginally lower than the PAM005 but marginally higher than base logo PAM 000. In any event, a couple of hundred bucks difference in price is no justification for anything. Panerai left a sour taste in a lot of mouths on th...
That bit of information came thru a local gathering when we had discussion on this matter, and I cannot recall the exact pricing. Thanks for pointing it out btw. Cheers, Horo
Hi, The fact that the image is of the Brooklyn bridge is a bit ironic don't ya think? http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/nyregion/thecity/27brid.htm The big question for me is did they have the chutspah to use a Standard grade ETA-6497-1 (vs. an Elabore). ...
Sold off my PAM111 and PAM183 and I have never looked back! They're opening their boutique in Ion Orchard, Singapore either this yr or next...don't think I'll step in at ALL! To think they would do such a thing is unthinkable for a luxury brand...Good rid...
However, I can't help but wondering if OP really got the inspiration to do this given what the consumer, have been 'telling' them. While this may not be applicable to our members here, I tend to think the general customer of OP & the corresponding 'market...
That's exactly what I thought.... It seems in the PAM's world, nobody cares about movement. Anything rare worth something (This movement may be rare enough to be collectible someday)..... This logic may prevent Panerai from going up to next level.
Do I accept such a mistake form Panerai ? NO, they should be ashamed But on the other hand, like doubleup said, this could be the 'error card'. And with only 150 of them around this is a rare watch to have a 'mistake' I'm not sure if Panerai was really aw...
I had a similar thought. Firstly, I was a little disappointed at this news. But second, I wondered that if only some of the 150 had undecorated movements, it could turn into a very rare anomaly piece.
Panerai is here to make money plain and simple. Have some Rolex models lost their "value" because they don't bevel edges anymore? You buy the brand name more than anything else...
Rolex has always shown what their in house movements look like and we all know they don't go through high levels of finishing. In the case of the 318 I don't think you could say its an error with the whole batch. Even though one could argue its got a soli...
it's better this way. I am at a time where I prefer to write only about good feelings and sentiments, I therefore prefer here to say 'NC'. Nico is right let's not start/continue... I beg you, do not get me started... ;-)
This is totally unacceptable and even more disappointing to know it happened on a 2 year old watch without a comment from the manufacture regarding corrective action. This is not a way to keep or build brand loyalty for a company that has plenty of enthus...