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A cool picture of the very first Panerai, which is the Ref 2533.
Credit picture: Unknown, but I will happily credit on request.
Well, Rolex for Panerai, as almost everything here is Rolex.
But what a presence!
Best,
Nicolas
So funny you post this Nicolas because I was looking at this reference (or the newer version) lately and I really like it!
But don’t worry I will not add it to the collection just yet! Lol
Not sure...sometimes buying to quickly too many watches has not always proven a good thing for me as later I realized this approach might not have been the best...
Also, I am tempted by the 425 but also the 685. Not sure which I should get if I only get one. Which one would you pick?
that is decisive Sergio! I also like the 577 with the black ceramic case!
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You have to forgive me....
but in my old age, I made the saying: keep it simple, into a cornerstone. S.Steel can be repaired easily and at costs that are affordable. Ceramic, on the other hand, it's a real nightmare, should it get damaged. There is no repair possible. The cost of a new case would be enough to scare me off. Yes, it's cool, yes it's unusual, yes it's not easy to damage it...but...and it's a big BUT for me, should it get damaged, you have no choice. You can use a scratched s.steel case, a dented one even, but you'd NEVER do that with a ceramic one. Few years ago, a distraught owner of a 338 published this picture, here on WatchPro... 
That’s why I only own one ceramic case and that’s the way it’s going to stay. They are beautiful but they scare me
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I'm not a clumsy person....
and all of my Panerais have been treated like "safe queens". Still and all, I've never even considered buying a ceramic model. I believe ceramic wear should be left to expert companies like Richard Ginori
wow! a picture is worth a 1000 words indeed - thanks for that clear point!
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Wow, that tells a whole story.
10 years ago I was in a minor car crash and had a piece of the crystal chip when it hit the driver side window once on a Bell & Ross. I thought that was bad, this picture is tough to look at, must have really hit it hard or on something very hard.
looks amazing indeed! did not realized they had a platinum version at one point
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What's the dial material? Looks like flawless condition! Has it been restored?
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When I first saw this dial.....
I forgot to..breathe. I'll contribute a nice picture of the "Admiral's model", which was produced at the request of an Italian Navy Admiral. I don't have an exact dating for the model but, since it has a luminor case, I guess would be...circa late 40s, 50s. The colour of the dial was riproduced in the PAM373, which was the FIRST commercial re-edition of the vintage models.
I didn't know this one. As for the first reproduction of a vintage model, wasn't it the PAM 21?
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The PAM373 was the...FIRST
reproduction of the 2533 model. Before the 425, 449 and all the other similar dialled ones
Frankenstein watch, actually rather Ferrettistein :D
The only part from a 2533 is the caseback. Everything else is a mix from later periods, the dial being from the late 1950s.
Cheers
Jose
Cheers
Jose