Officine Panerai

I was absolutely pleasantly surprised when I saw the new P5000 based pieces AND when I was made aware of the price point, I knew OP got a winner here:

 

We loose the stripes and gain a full 5 day of power on this in-house movement.    All at the cost of ~10% premium.    Which one would you choose?

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the going price of Pre-A 1 were half the going price of 111 from the SAME time period?   

on the back side, without any doubt the new PAM 510.

Do you feel that PR indicator is essential on an 8-day movement but not critical on a 3-day one?

and the PR indicator was very useful. I like a turn over in my collection every 1 to 2 weeks and do not have to move hands on all of them to correct time.

Adding the pr indicator is possible.  Question is the associated cost.   i would guess that OP is trying to keep the cost low on the entry levels models such as this. 

As a newbie who's getting into his/her first Panerai, what would you choose for him/her then?

on PAM 510 to fully wind the 8 day movement?

It was pretty smooth to wind.   But to know how many turns it takes to wind it from stop to fully wound, I guess we have to wait for a more detailed report/review.

And I think we will see different iterations of it in the future : titanium case, brown dial

3-6-9-12 w/ gold hands w/ in-house 8 day PR P.5000.   I'm in!

Well the 339 didn't have a PR indicator and no one had a problem there, but I would like a PR indicator on the back.  My 320 has a PR indicator for 3 days power and I find it useful so I guess it has its merits.

the dial some, but I think it's a SOLID Panerai model

So loose that '8 days' on the dial, we should have a solid winner as entry level Panerai?   

Having said that, I think OP would like to have a LITTLE differentiation to tell the PAM510 from PAM111, what would you suggest then?

for the Italian true blue Panerai chappies, english words on a Panerai dial (8 days, Black Seal etc) are really...REALLY, unwelcome.

So I presume you'll happily settle for 8 Giorni on the dial instead? 

of the Egiziano, 203, 339 is, together with MarinaMilitare a mouth watering detail indeed, on the dial (for us A-I-talian PAM junkies) This message has been edited by Jester on 2013-01-28 05:08:47

...but an Italian, Panerai is Swiss and NO LONGER Italian.  Maybe instead of "8 Days" it should say "8 Jour"??  

But I strongly agree it does spoil the aesthetics. DO AWAY with the "8 days" I echo !

wouldn't want one? convert it into a base model and it'd be a perfect modern pam to own.

I'm very delighted to see these new P.5000 movements.  It's the beginning of getting rid of all the Panerai's with Unitas movements!  Woo hoo! 

Great step IMO!

Cheers,
Anthony

Any that aren't blurry?

Cheers,
Anthony

Unfortunately I was in a rush and didn't take any more shots of the PAM510. 

When this comes out in Titanium to replace the 177, (one of my favorites) I'll be very ecstatic.

The 510 looks like it has both white and patina(yellowed) lume. It makes the dial look odd.