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I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 2:51 pm
by caesarmascetti
I did it have a Pam 510 incoming brand new !!!! Photos to follow

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:13 pm
by pbj204
Nice. Love the 8 day movement

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:23 pm
by Rick448
Congrats, love that watch.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:30 pm
by ericf4
Ohhhhhhh

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Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:29 pm
by Panerai7
Congrats and looking forward to some pics

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:59 pm
by mattcantwin
:thumbsup:

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:09 pm
by logan2z
Great choice, congrats.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 11:58 am
by mechnut
Congrats! Solid PAM :cheers:

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:57 pm
by marchone
Solid choice. The 8-day movement rocks. Congrats.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:12 pm
by Nellipj
Well done :clap: Can't wait to see pics :thumbsup:

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:13 pm
by Americandave
Great choice! I think the 8 days are the top of the current lineup

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:58 pm
by Grahamcombat
Nice!! I've always liked the look of those.


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Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:41 pm
by caesarmascetti
ok pics to follow, so far so good very nice finish seems to be losing about 2-3sec per day so good there. Very comfy on the wrist and wears smaller IMO than 44mm would suggest. Lume is very good. The only down side so far is the leather strap, thin and doesn't feel like very high grade leather. I'm comparing it to my Ennebi straps and the Pam one is really underwhelming

The dial is very nice as well, and the four line dial balances the look out for me.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 4:37 pm
by R@cerx
Yeah, OEM straps are awful. When I received my 372, I literally opened the box screwdriver in hand and removed what was attached with a Kostas.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 4:44 pm
by logan2z
R@cerx wrote:Yeah, OEM straps are awful. When I received my 327, I literally opened the box screwdriver in hand and removed what was attached with a Kostas.
The OEM straps seem to vary a lot. I didn't like either of the ones that came with my 372 either, but I just bought the one pictured below and it's really nice. I have an OEM strap for my 190 that I really like too.

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Funny anecdote. The saleswoman at my AD made a big deal about the 'Made in Italy' quality of the strap. I flipped it over to take a look at the underside and it was clearly stamped 'Made in Austria'. She was pretty :oops: The leather may be Italian but who knows...

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:05 pm
by R@cerx
^^^
Nice looking strap. Is it tapered?

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:28 pm
by logan2z
R@cerx wrote:^^^
Nice looking strap. Is it tapered?
Yes, to 24mm.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:17 pm
by matt.wu
Oddly, and I've always known I'm in the minority on this, the PAM OEM straps are amongst my favorite leather straps. Tapered in both width and thickness, the right length for my preference, and super super comfortable. The JV and Assolutamente in particular are go-tos for me.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 11:23 pm
by logan2z
matt.wu wrote:Oddly, and I've always known I'm in the minority on this, the PAM OEM straps are amongst my favorite leather straps. Tapered in both width and thickness, the right length for my preference, and super super comfortable. The JV and Assolutamente in particular are go-tos for me.
I didn't used to be a fan of the tapering but it is nice on a watch with 26mm lugs as the strap feels less bulky around the wrist.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 5:14 am
by CGSshorty
26/24 is the perfect taper. 26/22 looks odd.

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:26 am
by caesarmascetti
caesarmascetti wrote:I did it have a Pam 510 incoming brand new !!!! Photos to follow
Here are some quick and dirties, from the IPhone:

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definitely wears smaller that 44mm would suggest

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:28 am
by rockmastermike
Wow - that looks fantastic!

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:32 pm
by caesarmascetti
thanks Mike, very nice watch fits me really well

Re: I took the plunge !!!!!

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:39 pm
by caesarmascetti
Ok guys so this Panerai bug has bitten me, I've contracted the same guy that built my 6152 homage with the Hamilton 912, make me a Pam 372 homage with a Zenith, hand wind movement 230, essentially a Zenith version of a 6497 (chronometer grade, nicely decorated, with a display back. I'll post pics as soon as he sends me some. Obviously not a PAM but his work is excellent and the movement is very nice