42mm PAM: 'hell yes' or 'kill it with fire'

[dinexus]

...asking for a bitch-wristed friend.

[JP Chestnut]

When does the watch division of Richemont go out of business?

[jtbenson]

as a fellow "bitchwrist", i find the 44mm case more comfortable than the 42mm or 40mm models. as with most sport watches that are thick, the additional diameter helps balance the girth and keep floppage to a minimum. plus the 44mm case just looks classically panerai.

[Panerai7]

Sure why not, 535 is a decent choice if you have to have a 42mm. Wish they didn't decrease to 100M WR from 300 but at least it doesn't have spring bars

[Joeprez]

Would love to try one of those.

[dinexus]

as a fellow "bitchwrist", i find the 44mm case more comfortable than the 42mm or 40mm models. as with most sport watches that are thick, the additional diameter helps balance the girth and keep floppage to a minimum. plus the 44mm case just looks classically panerai.

Are they all generally the same thickness though? I think I just need to try on the different options. I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that the decrease in size led to a proportional decrease in thickness too...?

[Panerai7]

Pretty much the same thickness at 16.7

[Panerai7]

I'm seriously going to hurt someone if we don't get rid of Tapatalk extensions, I feel like I'm on a 14.4 kbps modem

[ericf4]

love it

[dinexus]

love it

I'm basically looking for a not-Explorer ii, and this fits the bill really nicely. But 16mm is a thicc bitch...

[Panerai7]

love it

I'm basically looking for a not-Explorer ii, and this fits the bill really nicely. But 16mm is a thicc bitch...

I'm a Panerai fan and I still think Exp2 smokes this watch

[JP Chestnut]

love it

I'm basically looking for a not-Explorer ii, and this fits the bill really nicely. But 16mm is a thicc bitch...

[dinexus]

love it

I'm basically looking for a not-Explorer ii that Lady Gaga won't be wearing anytime soon, and this fits the bill really nicely. But 16mm is a thicc bitch...

Fixed.

[Ryeguy]

love it

I'm basically looking for a not-Explorer ii that Lady Gaga won't be wearing anytime soon, and this fits the bill really nicely. But 16mm is a thicc bitch...

Fixed.

Going back to brand ambassadors, this is a watch I would wear despite Lady Gaga's association, not because of it.

At least with the Tudor you get a useful GMT complication (with quickset hour hand for a proper travel watch) and twice the water resistance.

[RALAustin]

I for one loved the dimensions of the 682. Was no where near 16mm thick and wore very comfortably with 22mm lugs. Sacrificed when I got the Aquanaut Travel Time, but I really liked this watch.

[RALAustin]

Here are the specs on the 682.

42mm/14.5mm
51mm long
22m lugs
case is 106 grams
watch on OEM rubber is 132 grams
300m

[Panerai7]

Here are the specs on the 682.

42mm/14.5mm
51mm long
22m lugs
case is 106 grams
watch on OEM rubber is 132 grams
300m

It's too bad that 535 is not 14.5 thick.

[tattoo chef]

love it

I'm basically looking for a not-Explorer ii that Lady Gaga won't be wearing anytime soon, and this fits the bill really nicely. But 16mm is a thicc bitch...

Fixed.

Would that really stop you from buying it? Really?

Do you think anyone is going to walk up to you and say “Tudor huh?, lady Gaga wears them and now you’re a queer bitch !”


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[dinexus]

Would that really stop you from buying it? Really?

Do you think anyone is going to walk up to you and say “Tudor huh?, lady Gaga wears them and now you’re a queer bitch !”

I actually don't have anything against GaGa per se (c'mon, "Alejandro" is straight fire), I think I'm more bummed about Tudor making a clear split away from the interesting, unique watches that defined their re-entry into the US market, as they've clearly got a much broader audience in their crosshairs. But then again, the Panerai die-hards could probably say the same about the 42mm PAM, so who am I to judge?

Anyway, if a vote against partnerships that make no sense to the core audience means I pass this one, I'm happy to chill on the sidelines with my two-line Pelagos.

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[Joeprez]

Tudor making a clear split away from the interesting, unique watches that defined their re-entry into the US market, as they've clearly got a much broader audience in their crosshairs.

But does it matters if you like the watch?

[JP Chestnut]

Tudor making a clear split away from the interesting, unique watches that defined their re-entry into the US market, as they've clearly got a much broader audience in their crosshairs.

But does it matters if you like the watch?

Only if he doesn’t already own it.

[dinexus]

Tudor making a clear split away from the interesting, unique watches that defined their re-entry into the US market, as they've clearly got a much broader audience in their crosshairs.

But does it matters if you like the watch?

I mean, it does, but unfortunately I don't. Otherwise, I suppose I'd have a much bigger existential crisis on my hands.

[dinexus]

Here are the specs on the 682.

42mm/14.5mm
51mm long
22m lugs
case is 106 grams
watch on OEM rubber is 132 grams
300m

That's immensely helpful. I'm pretty torn between the 682 and a few other references in the same line.

[logan2z]

Does it have to be a Luminor or is a Radiomir also a possibility? If so I'd look closely at the (now discontinued) PAM 512. 1940s case, 42mm diameter, 11.25mm thick, 48.8mm L2L, in-house hand-wind movement. Great piece, my wife has pencil wrists and loves hers.

[dinexus]

Does it have to be a Luminor or is a Radiomir also a possibility? If so I'd look closely at the (now discontinued) PAM 512. 1940s case, 42mm diameter, 11.25mm thick, 48.8mm L2L, in-house hand-wind movement. Great piece, my wife has pencil wrists and loves hers.

Shit, that's real nice. Was thinking I wanted one of the newer movements, but now I'm not so sure.