Crazy? Yes indeed.

How so? That's because of I have another Panerai coming in ... a PAM 111, H series (2005). That's the first series that has the sanwitch dial, and decoration on the bridges changed from the stamped Panerai to a côtes de geneve engraving.

Compare to the PAM 186 Arktos, the 111 has thinner case profile (the 186 has a soft iron core for anti-magnetic, hence the caseback is more dome)

At the very beginning, I thought about getting a PAM 233. But in my research, it seems like some of the 233 has problem with the dial (the power reserve slot and marking) or something like that, which sometimes requires a full service + an exchange of the dial to fix problem. If the watch is already out of the warranty, then the owner would be stucked with the service bill! I guess a trade off of having an in-house movement would be the maintenance bill. And seems like dropping that amount of cash into the 233 puts a lot of eggs in one basket.

So having the 186 and 111 together has about the same value ($$$) as a 233. At least both 186 and 111 has a long proven work horse movement, which are more commonly "fixable".

Now you see why Rolex is just slow on changes. Rolex is just charging max. amount of money that they can get away with, and try to keep everything with as little change as possible. (Until recently with the bigger case, maxi-dial, upgraded bracelet, etc)

Let's see how I like the Paneari(s) ...

I sold my Casio Mudman G9000-8V storm trooper. I like the the watch, but maybe I just can't pull off the color of the case on me. Since I have plendy of other watches sitting around. Then might as well let somebody else enjoy it.