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Two extraordinary days in Milano

Now I suddenly seem to have Panerai fever again, or rather, strangely enough, this brand is now particularly chasing me.

After buying my used 127 a few years ago, my interest in Panerai waned a bit. To now fully inflame again since the end of last year….

Since my visit to the Panerai boutique in Milan last December, I stayed in touch with the lovely team there. This ultimately resulted in a personal invitation last Monday evening to a performance at La Scala in Milan to mark the opening of the Salone del Mobile 2023.





Following this cultural event, including breathtaking ballet performances, a small group of twelve people (two high-ranking Panerai managers, Giuseppe and his colleague from Store Milano and some very nice watch collectors) went to the great BOEUCC ANTICO RISTORANTE (founded in 1696!).





After a fantastic meal, there was also a lot of talk about Panerai and many beautiful pieces were shown to one another.

Of course, I also made two longer (🙏🙄) visits to the Panerai boutique in Milano.

In addition to the tourbillons, which fascinate me (dear purists: I know, tourbillon and Panerai don't work at all. I know. I know. I know!!! 🙏🙏🙏 😂)










I was also allowed to look at some new releases and also some already known watches, which I would be very happy to share with you:




















This also led to some interesting conversations, because leading Panerai managers kept showing up in the store.

And my remarks, some of which were critical, were listened to attentively. Does it do anything? No idea. But I have the impression that they are really interested in listening to customers' opinions. At least I felt … heard. 😁

And there she was again. The 670 that has been following me for a long time. Also not the „wet dream“ of all the purists here, I know. 🙏





But the watch has so many things that REALLY appeal to me:
There's a lot going on on the dial. Granted. But everything is solved harmoniously and extremely tastefully: the numbers 3 - 6 - 9 - 12 are all visible. The date window is very subtle and 100% in the color of the dial.
The 670 offers also very fine, very useful features, at least for me: manual winding, 8-day power reserve (display on the back), GMT, date and month displays, 24-hour display.
The equation of time complication is at least … funny.
The whole thing in a beautiful titanium case with WR 10 bar. And the color of the dial together with the gold applications, hands and numerals is just a feast for the eyes!

The P.2002 movement has 3 spring barrels and the rate accuracy observed over the last 4,5 days is +7 seconds, which means a very good +1.5 seconds per day in the process.

I didn't want to buy anything. But I've gotten weak again. And - nevertheless - I'm very happy about my decision! ☺️











Thanks for looking and all the best, my dear friends!

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