Friday, November 20, 2009

Panerai delima ... ( + what should my next watch be? )

So, I thought I wanted the PAM 312. It looks very good with the 1950 style case, an *affordable* in house panerai automatic 3-day (power reserve) movement with date complication, no cyclops, the new quick change system (no more screws) for strap change, sandwich dial, ... everything looks fantastic. Unfortuniate, my local AD doesn't have one for me to try it out. Until I found out that its about 18.5mm thick! And that's THICK! Even thicker than the Rolex Deepsea Sea Dweller (DSSD). I don't think I will be able to pull off the Rolex DSSD, so now I have doubts if I can pull off a PAM312. "Regular sized" (44mm) Contemporary Collection Submersible (PAM 24 and 25) is already big for my wrist size. I would imagine the even thicker PAM 312 would over power it. Though I really like the 312, I might have to drop it from my wish list until I tried one out in person and it somehow fits ...

I have worn 18mm tall watches before, a Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Titanium Chronograph. But that's a watch with curved lugs that really huge your wrist.

So, possibly another Panerai? 24, 25, 104, 111, 186?

  • PAM 24 is a little too blingy as a diver,
  • PAM 25 is matt and nice but I am afraid the titanium may get beat up quicker than I would like,
  • PAM 104 is good because its automatic and its good for lazy people like me (too lazy to wind the watch every day or every other day), but I think the don't like cyclop (date magnifer). I think it looks better with the bracelet (PAM 220) but the bracelet is EXPENSIVE!
  • PAM 111 is the most basic I could live with (3 hands) and I like the sandwich dial, but for reason I am having a difficult time justifying the cost of a simple watch and simple movement like that,
  • PAM 186 is awesome, but its harder to come by and I would expect the anti-magnetic case (the caseback) would be too thick for me to wear.

That leaves me ... no choice?! No PAM! I digress. I am sure I can find other watches to buy. And there are always "impulse buy" ... LOL :D

Maybe another Rolex? Milgauss? Sub LV? Sub ND COSC? How about a 45.5mm Omega Planet Ocean (black/black) with rubber strap? And don't forget about my grail Omega SMP Plofprof 1200m ... hehe~ :)

And for some odd reason, the Zinex Heliox caught my attention. Its a huge chunk of metal that can take the pressure of up to 2500m. I am sure it will be pushing the limit of my wrist but I guess the odd case shape draws me to it.

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