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...of the new Datograph is the most compelling improvement over the old for me. For a manual wind, 36-hour can become a chore very quickly. Otherwise, I also prefer the old face, with the big date and 2 sub-dial triangle matched symmetrically by the upside down triangle of roman indices of 2, 6 and

This is becoming too familiar too often. Bruno, wait up...

Or do watches mostly only come out when the wives are away? ;) Very nice pair, by the way, as good as it gets in the Panerai pantheon.

47mm 1950 case (the definitive Panerai case/size), Militare dial (the association with its roots), Angelus SF240 (the next most original movement after the Rolex/Cortebert 618). What more can I ask for? ;)

...except for a modest little 55. http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx92/_efftee/Watches/PAM55-1.jpg Since then, I've bought most everything back and then some. If I had to do it again, hmm, it'll probably have to take a 267 to make me sell em all. Any takers? ;)

If I was on multiple wait lists and managed to get a watch from one of the lists, I would then lose my place on those other lists. Anyone else been told the same thing?

A case of technicality?

My, I am finding it a little hard to follow the sequence of posts, with the latest not necessarily at the bottom! Anyway, like Jester and Nic also said, time will tell if the P.3000 is a 'better' movement. In a way, it already is, if you consider such small but quite salient things like smoother win

Just not sure if the 249 is supposed to be 'rugged' anymore! ;)

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx92/_efftee/249.jpg For what it's worth, I've decided to go back to the 249. Partially because it has just that bit more history (read 'age') and mostly because I don't want to wait for the 448! And since I found out that you cannot buy more than 1 SE, if they wer