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Thanks Panerai, PuristS and Anthony -

 
 By: asg : September 8th, 2011-23:21
It was a great evening.  It was nice to see some old and new faces.  

The collection for Panerai is better than the pics.  Truly well done product all around.  

Some amazing pieces on the wrists of collectors!  I was floored.  

I wish I didn't have that cup of coffee thought....when I heard my friend order decaf, I thought....hmmm....maybe I should do the same - you see the result.  

Thank you again - a really nice event! 

Best regards,

asg

Any pics ? Particularly of the 375 ? [nt]

 
 By: scarface27 : September 9th, 2011-00:38
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iphone shots

 
 By: brett_nyc : September 9th, 2011-09:05
I told myself I wasn't even going to attempt taking pictures, but once I had these pieces on I couldn't resist. 







Some of my thoughts

372: Not much to say that hasn't been said already. Everything about this watch is just right. It's hard to believe, but it looks much better in person than in photos. On the wrist, it's right at home. 

375: Very very nice. To me, it was a bit overshadowed by some of the other pieces. I think the composite and ceramic cases need to be in 47mm for both Lums and Rads. The dark, matte colors really reduce the visual sizes of the watch. I finally saw a 317 and 292, both of which seemed slightly smaller than I was expecting. The 386 (312 in composite) also looked smaller.

379 Rose gold Rad. I know rose gold is kind of a stretch for the brand but this watch is gorgeous. The dial is fantastic, as is the P3000. This is begging to be in SS and would be a great compliment to the 232. 

376 White gold Cali. Simply stunning. brown dial, gold hands, huge p3000 caliber, it's a really special piece.

373 Platino: When I first saw this I found it a little weird. Seeing it in person was amazing though. The 47mm case is big and very heavy, filled with the massive P 3000 caliber. But the dark brown dial is so so minimal and elegant . It wears very big and bold on the wrist, while still being elegant. I wouldn't be surprised this dial shows up next year in steel piece. 

382 Bronzo. The warmth of this material is really hard to capture. It kind of glows in your hand while being very solid and robust feeling. I loved this piece. The green color on the dial is hardly noticeable. It's very subdued and works perfectly with the bronze color case. In some photos, it looks almost pine green, but it's really more of a pale olive drab. 

All the other stuff SIHH was there, but these were the stand outs to me.  

Nice quick review Brett..

 
 By: ocwatching : September 9th, 2011-09:54

and great shots...(despite poor lighting)..

Glad you all had  good time!  We did in LA last year and am looking forward to next Thursday!

re: shots

 
 By: DRMW : September 9th, 2011-09:59
Thanks for sharing your impressions bret_nyc!  Glad to hear you had a good time!

-MW

looks like a fantastic event...

 
 By: Jester : September 9th, 2011-11:59
can't wait to see more pictures...

Great watches over there Brett!

 
 By: BluNotte : September 9th, 2011-19:42

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ciao

Stephen

Cool. Thanks for sharing [nt]

 
 By: Davo : September 10th, 2011-13:03
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wow. look at that Line-Up !

 
 By: Tony A.H : September 10th, 2011-13:21

amazing Watches.

 thanks for giving us your Thoughts about these Novelties.

 Cheers

Tony

Huge thanks

 
 By: brett_nyc : September 9th, 2011-07:27
Thanks to Anthony, Purists, and of course Panerai for putting this event. I have some phone pics that I'll post later. 

I think the highlight of my evening was handling the very unexpected PAM 365, EOT. Rapheal was wearing it and took the time to show it and explain it to me and my buddy. Oh and the Bronzo, 372 and Platino...they really are that good. I wish I could have met a few more people as this was my first Purist event, but next time. I have a lot more thoughts on the watches, but I'll save that for the pictures. 

thanks again

 

Thanks to Panerai, Anthony & PuristS

 
 By: markieesq : September 9th, 2011-08:16

On behalf of my son Josh & myself, I sincerely thank everyone involved for a wonderful evening.  I was not very familiar with Panerai watches until last night.  Although Josh is and has already has his eye on one of the new releases.

I had the pleasure of sitting with wonderful people and really had a fantastic time.

Thank you again.

Sincerely - Mark & Josh

Thank You to Panerai, Anthony, and fellow PuristS

 
 By: Slavik : September 9th, 2011-08:24
It truly was a great event and evening. Definitely learned a lot more about Panerai and their watches.It was really great to be able to see/touch up close each individual piece.

This was my first event so I only got to meet a few people, but hopefully the next event I will be able to meet others. From the people that i did meet, it seems that the passion for watches goes hand to hand with that of cars and more often than not photography as well, was very interesting to see how many people shared this passion.

Thank you again,
-Slavik

So true...

 
 By: docfink : September 9th, 2011-08:48
I'll post some pics later (if they turned out), but I enjoyed meeting new friends and becoming acquainted with the 2011 releases.  I appreciate the hospitality of Panerai, and the invite itself--thanks.

david

thanks for the pics Brent...the 373 and 375 are amazing!!! [nt]

 
 By: scarface27 : September 9th, 2011-09:17
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I'm glad everyone had a great time!!

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : September 9th, 2011-09:36

The food was spectacular, and hope everyone had a chance to try on the new models on their wrists. 

I hope to have a report up beginning of next week.  I was too busy chatting and meeting new faces so I wasn't able to take many pictures of the watches though.  But at least I have atmosphere and food shots!

Cheers,
Anthony

=D [nt]

 
 By: DRMW : September 9th, 2011-10:00
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Great people, venue, discussion and of course watches

 
 By: d-star : September 9th, 2011-12:22

A big thanks to Anthony, PuristS and Panerai for hosting such a fun event.   All of the the 47mm LEs and the 372 are so nice.  I was most surprised by the 368 in person.  If I had to choose between a 217 and 368 I would have to take both smile) because to me they are that different.  Also, to be able to see so many amazingly rare birds : 3646, 203, 6152, EOT, Lo Scienziato, Kari, VBII, 5960 Blue .....  wow, what a great evening.

Such a great event!

 
 By: Questlove : September 9th, 2011-13:17
Thank you panerai, purists and Anthony,

I really had a great time as well. The food was amazing and the watches were fantastic. It was also great to meet Anthony, Danny, Mark and Josh! 

All I have to do now is to convince my friend purchase the 386! 

-David

There in spirit!

 
 By: Stefan2 : September 9th, 2011-21:01
Man, I regret not being able to make what would've been my first Panerai event.   I just couldn't get out of the flood-racked DC to make it to NYC in time.   

Post those pictures, please!