Officine Panerai

What do you guys think?

Yes or No?

Make the 40mm line interesting?  40mm 1950 Luminor case?
Or will it remain the 40mm line continue to be the black sheep and continue to get no chatter or discussion in any of the Panerai discussion forums?

Cheers,
Anthony

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-01-07 19:49:55

44mm+ is their bread and butter.  I think they will still have interesting 40mm's but won't be as popular.  It's going to be a exciting SIHH, what will Panerai have for us for 2009?!

Panerai thrives on larger watches. They will continue to cater to collectors and collectors have no interest in any model less than 44mm.

If they downsize certain models, the watches would lose their boldness and appeal...and would also compete in a very crowded market at 40mm.

Just cannot see Panerai them expanding these 40mm watches..unless they are trying to appeal to the very narrow woman's market....something Bonati has vowed not to do.

My first Panerai is a PAM 119 and I remember being told that purchasing it was a mistake that only 44mm were real Panerai.

Well after a few years of wearing I am still very happy with my purchase.

I think that it is a good complement to the line as not everyone can wear a 44mm watch on their wrist.

I must conceed that the 44mm is more impressive.

When I receive my PAM 317 I will be in a position to compaire the two sizes side by side.

Regards,

 

George

 

PS  In the meantime have I purchased a Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk II Pro (I posted it on the GP Forum) and I have got to say that it is a very nice watch too.  Didn't need it but couldn't resist to opportunity that was offered to me and my brother-in-law (we bought it together).

As they are and wil be the competitors for guys who are interested in a watch with a strong look, but in a reasonnable size.

For the Paneristi, actually, 44mm is a minimum...

Best.

Nicolas

I agree with amanico.

Correct, mon ami?

Stephane

for men with small wrist and thats why there are so few models and dont think they will expand the line as a true panerai is to be big!

I hope for more 1950 47mm watches for next year.

Alepos

I do hope too that there will be nothing but 47mm! Although i know that is impossible, but really when you think about it, in the beginning Panerai was ONLY 47mm and above, think the Egiziano 60mm, the mare nostrum 52mm, and all the original pams.

So i wonder why Panerai even compromised to reduce the size?

Cheers

Stephen

Alepos

Because you will have to say NO to some wonderful watches, like the Pre V Logo or the Mare...

Rules are made to be broken, my friend.

Listen to the Lawyer, for once. : )))

Best.

Nicolas

And Paneristi's probably account for only a small percentage of sales IMO. Whenever I'm outside on the street and see someone wearing a Panerai, I do have to admit that there are a lot of times I notice the Panerai is a 40mm, not a 44mm or 47mm. Anyone else notice this? My 40mm sightings are much more prevelant than at Panerai watch gtg's.

I'm here just to provoke some discussion about the 40mm's

Cheers,
Anthony

As mentioned earlier I already have a 40mm which I am very happy with and am waiting to receive a 44mm.

Whilst at the time I was aware that 44mm was the norm, I was still a little afraid that it was to big to wear and I settled for a 40mm.

Since we all know that once you have worn a Panerai you keep on looking at other models, with time the 44mm didn't look so big to me.

I think that the global trend is also for bigger watches which might have made my next 44mm choice easier.

I figure that when Panerai has not yet become your holy grail but you like the looks and want a sporty watch, guys like me might first settle for a 40mm as they have never worn a 44mm and simply consider that it is to big.

I have lots of colleagues at work that like watches same as me but they are all afraid or are sceptical about wearing big watches.

I guess that maybe you have to acquire the tast for them. Thus the 40mm probably has a bright future.

Regards,

 

George

 

 

I know 40mm was the right size as the 1st Panerai for a lot of people, especially from a few years back when there simply weren't that many 44mm+ models around, Panerai or not.   While it's fair to say a good portion of these people ended up getting a second or third Panerai where they naturally up the size once they got used to the 40mm case size, the potential in 40mm should not to be overlooked.

However, they will continue to go with the 48, 49, 50...at least to maintain the position in the market.

Cheers

They are small for us die-hard Panerai fans but these 40mm models bring in new fans to the brand.  My very first PAM was a 40mm Luminor Chrono and I never thought of wearing a 44mm until after I began wearing my 40mm and started reading up on Panerai watches.

WIthout 40mm PAM's, Panerai will limit the # of potential repeat purchase customers IMO.

Cheers,
Anthony

the 310 is a welcome step in that direction, and since Panerai is in the same stable as IWC, i think they're product line will eventually evolve in a similar trajectory to offer many different options throughout their range in order to garner appeal among the widest audience possible

i own a 241 that i enjoy very much