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Ciao Paneristis!

Trust you all are having a great Monday.

Well, I have some official news from Panerai today regarding the PAM 341.

The latest change that will be made to the production version of this marvelous piece is the material that the crystal will be crafted from.

Initially, it was meant to be made from sapphire, but now the latest change is that it will be made from Plexiglas, just like the 249.

Wow, you guys can now begin to imagine how big that replacement Plexi that they should provide will be!

As a result, the water resistance of the piece, which was initially set at 100meters, is now unconfirmed.

I assume that it will end up being much less, just like the 249 which was only limited to 30m.

But since this beast has a solid caseback, it just might go a little deeper, say 50m.

These changes are official, but have not yet been reflected on the OP webpage product information page. ( unlike the production no. change from 300 to 500 pieces)

I wonder if those who wish for the hands to be changed to a pink gold hands will come true for you guys!

Cheers

Stephen

I'm very happy to hear that Panerai will install a plexy on the Egiziano!

We'll see what Panerai will say for the Water resistance, but it may be possible to get a 100 meter W.R, the JLC Polaris being 200 meters W.R.

As for the hands, I guess Panerai didn't laready decide anything about them, so we'll have to be a bit more patient, but the Plexy is an excellent news!

Will it be domed, like on the Cali?

Thanks for the update, my friend.

Best,

Nicolas

This makes it closer to the original, which if i'm not mistaken was installed with a Plexi?

You are right about the water resistance, but mon ami, this is Panerai, not JLC, non? LoL!

As for the shape of it, whether it will be domed, or flat, or even protruding out of the bezel as your SIHH photos showed, there is no news about that yet.

This is important news, especially for those of us who will be getting this beast!

Like me!

A bientot

Stephen

 

Her's a pic I saved in my HD, withouth remembering to who it belongs...Sadly, becasue this is indeed a great pic:



Let's wait for more news...

Best,

nicolas

I will keep the forum updated when and if i receive any news on my end!

Stephen

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I hope from the beginning of the prewiews, that Panerai make this gold hands, and as Nico says, why Panerai can't make 200m water resist whith this gigantic case?? 

Do you know if the shape of the Plexiglass will be the same as the sapphire shown on the prototype at SIHH?

- AT

As i was saying to our dear friend Nicolas, i havent got details about that bit yet!

Cheers

Stephen

 and hopefully gold hands gold hands to come.

    

Waiting for mine,

Charlie

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I’m keeping my fingers crossed,

Charlie

Here's a toast to us getting it then!

Cheers!

Stephen

Would have preferred the sapphire remained only because of wearability.  Bigger watches tend get dinged more and this watch will get dinged.  Not that I don't covet one as I do hope to receive one.  I've beaten up a few big watches over the years.  This piece deserves to be worn and worn hard.  I recognize why the change but if it originally couple have been done with sapphire I assume it would have been.

But well, either case i'm still aiming for mine!

Cheers

Stephen

It will be again a long year waiting for the Piece !
My "dealer" will have quite some work in keeping me quiet.
Really interested in knowing if the material change will have any consequence in the aesthetics.
I think that the plexyglass offset of the original makes it really fragile as the cross section is not protected sideways by the bezel
Lets wait and see !
Cheers
Luc

Yes indeed we are in for the wait!

I too am curious just  as much as you as per regards to the protection of the cross section of the Plexi!

But that might change too, in that the plexi won't actually pop out of the bezel as we have seen in the photos.

But with Panerai, who knows?!

Cheers

Stephen

Such a great news indeed....I lalways admire the idea the Panerai put the plexi on 249 and hope I will see more of this kinda plexi in others reproduction models as well.

Cheers