Showing posts with label PAM 287. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PAM 287. Show all posts
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
PAM 287 on a Greg Stevens Design Strap
At last I was able to change the strap on my PAM Radiomir 287 Blackseal on my own!!! This time on a Greg Stevens Design strap. I love the texture of this strap. The polished buckle is also quite nice.
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Panerai - Rediscovered...
This watch has been under my radar for years but when I first considered buying one in the mid-2000's I could only afford the manual winding Base 000 model. The idea at that time of winding my watch on a daily basis before wearing it did not particularly appeal to me. I thought it would be too much of a hassle to do so. Besides, I did not even have a Rolex then so why buy a Panerai then? So I just continued with Panerai just there in the distance...the financial crisis in 2007-8 did not help either. The little bonus that I got at that time ended up being saved to the last cent.
Fast forward in 2011...things have somehow recovered then got some nice surprise extra money Panerai beckoned again!! A few rolexes, cartier, omega after - what's next right?
I realized that even for my auto watches I always had to adjust the time. Did my search, then suddenly the idea of manual winding did not sound so bad at all??!! I thought it was pretty cool this time around!
Imagine the amount of money I have saved if I bought the 000 five years ago...oh well. It was a stretch for me at that time so it may not matter.
Asked a few friends where to get one - decided on the 'parallel' shop instead of the official Authorised dealer as a first instinct to save money.
I still wanted a 'New' one - buying a pre-owned for my first Panerai was totally out of the picture - it's just me. So I settled for this compromise of a 'New' stock. The shop my friend referred to me only had 1 'New' one - a Radiomir 287 Blackseal.
Admittedly, I did not really research much. But I had the money at that time and I desperately wanted to own a Panerai. Looking back, I dont really regret getting this. It had all the nice features on a watch - clean classic Panerai face, a seconds hand which I thought was pretty cool, a date feature which sometimes annoy me. So here it is, my first Panerai watch....rediscovered!
But after buying, I read more about Panerai and totally got into it. Now, I'm really hooked! ---> Typical of a Maven..thriving on the details, this history, the difference on the face, the dials, you know, the nitty-gritty of things. If I had a Radiomir, surely I would have quickly realized that I needed a Luminor...desperately!!!!!
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Fast forward in 2011...things have somehow recovered then got some nice surprise extra money Panerai beckoned again!! A few rolexes, cartier, omega after - what's next right?
I realized that even for my auto watches I always had to adjust the time. Did my search, then suddenly the idea of manual winding did not sound so bad at all??!! I thought it was pretty cool this time around!
Imagine the amount of money I have saved if I bought the 000 five years ago...oh well. It was a stretch for me at that time so it may not matter.
Asked a few friends where to get one - decided on the 'parallel' shop instead of the official Authorised dealer as a first instinct to save money.
I still wanted a 'New' one - buying a pre-owned for my first Panerai was totally out of the picture - it's just me. So I settled for this compromise of a 'New' stock. The shop my friend referred to me only had 1 'New' one - a Radiomir 287 Blackseal.
Admittedly, I did not really research much. But I had the money at that time and I desperately wanted to own a Panerai. Looking back, I dont really regret getting this. It had all the nice features on a watch - clean classic Panerai face, a seconds hand which I thought was pretty cool, a date feature which sometimes annoy me. So here it is, my first Panerai watch....rediscovered!
But after buying, I read more about Panerai and totally got into it. Now, I'm really hooked! ---> Typical of a Maven..thriving on the details, this history, the difference on the face, the dials, you know, the nitty-gritty of things. If I had a Radiomir, surely I would have quickly realized that I needed a Luminor...desperately!!!!!
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