Officine Panerai

One of my favorites, vintage apart. Sadly gone, but not forgotten. Best, Nicolas ...  

RIP turtle

But not a PAM 😊🤷🏻‍♂️ ...  

And not checking the model name in the initial post 😉

The Pirelli 49/bis 🤣😋 Source: Therebreathersite.nl ...  

Especially with the strap on the first and fourth picture.

...turned out to be my exit watch! I've never bought nor wanted to buy another Panerai (or watch for that matter). I yearned to get a NM, for more than a decade. While inside the Panerai bubble, the prices were way too silly for my taste. When I found one... 

Nothing quite like it, apart from a few other Panerais 😉

If you think about it, the case of the Panerai looks like a turtle. The crown guard being the head, and the lugs being the feet.

And I understand it’s something completely different but here’s the post-Vendome version (“Zero”) with me know for 11 years. ...