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You very kindly posted the specification for your straps a while ago that I bookmarked. I just need to do it. And yes, it's one of my favorites that often gets worn "just because". Cheers!

Though I would be drawn to the "cousin" 1815 in wg with black dial.

It's a shame you feel you had poor treatment, but hand assembled mechanical watches sometimes do fail. And that can be all the way up to the most expensive watches you can imagine. Panerai seem to have a sold a reasonably large number of PAM111's to happy customers without issue. The watch is highly

You may find there are still a few in the system looking for a good home.

If you travel then the 5164 is the one that's worth having. The 5130 is a great phone watch, but pretty much useless for travel if you cross timezones.

It's an interesting complication with the 3/4 rotor movement, and an attractive asymmetric dial. The 5726 OTOH uses a PP workhorse movement, and aesthetically the dial looks like Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion. It's a shame they couldn't have moved the month and day windows further apart. My dealer ha

You're unlikely to find a deployant for this online, unless it's already attached to a 5167. Best go back to the dealer and order a new deployant and rubber strap and when it arrives get them to fit it for you.

The 15300 is a great watch. The 26120 is a nice complication but as a travel watch it's really not that useful. If you travel a lot look at something like a Rolex GMTII. I would stick with the 15300.

Even though I have a 5712G I would suggest getting a 5712/1a for its versatility. I also like the 3/4 rotor movement in the 5712, and prefer the dial to the 5726.

He was talking about European luxury brand buyers in general - and he could have included Americans in that bucket also. He wasn't specifically referring to Panerai owners. And if in general Chinese luxury buyers are being more diligent about the brands and products they buy, then good for them. It