dream watches 2: panerai

within the short span of a few years, panerai has firmly established their presence in the horological world..... some of their watches have stole the hearts of many a WIS, especially classics like the pam 190.....

let's browse through the range and see if there's anything nice......:)

models i like are...........

pam 252 north pole gmt (2006 limited edition - 500 pcs)


pic by william loi

ha this one is purely about looks......... i like the blue dial and the stick hour markers......... movement wise nothing special cos within is a modified valjoux 7750 renamed as panerai OP VIII.......

features are largely similar to the contemporary range of panerai watches.... 44 mm ss case, 42 hrs power reserve.... list price is S$11500...... which is alot considering that a pam 104/164 retails for S$7220....

therefore it remains as something which is good to have....

pam 92 arktos (2004 limited edition 500 pcs)


pic by copyright owner

almost similar to the 252, this one was released in 2004 as a LE......... this one has no gmt function though........ but see pics enough liao.....haha

actually there is another arktos model..... the pam 186 which was released as a normal production model in 2005 only....... interesting it was not a LE but after 500 units, they have stopped it...... the 186 comes with a gmt hand...... last sold for S$10630

pam 243 submersible 1000 m


pic by william loi

this one is not a limited edition but has a limited production of 500 units each model year..... that means they will only make 500 units for I series then 500 units for J series and so on..... until they decide to stop......

if u take a closer look, u will see a slightly different case being used.... as compared to the cases for pam 24 and 25 (the other 2 submersible watches)....... panerai call this the 1950 case.....it has a slightly different profile with softer lines than the luminor case.....

the 243 also has a smaller dial compared to the 24....... it comes with a helium escape valve and is rated to 1000 m.......... looks pretty stout huh......:)

list price i tink is S$10830.......

pam 190 8 days

this watch is equipped with a manual winding movement sporting a power reserve of 8 days!........ and this movement was made by JLC...... it comes with a transparent case back so that one could admire the gorgeous JLC movement and also the PR display...... cool huh.......

list price S$13720.... ouch ouch......