Panerai

[Xspace]

i have a fren who bought one damn cheaply... I think it was loot that he purchased. He bought it when he was in china wif his watch dealer fren...

 

super good deal i say...

[Mivec9]

i prefer submariner and sea-dweller series. so u collecting older series? explorer?

[Siyexcalibur]

I will give you my personal opinion of this brand but you do not need to agree with me.

 

a) I dont think it is worth it, it is a half-dead brand until not too long ago when the U. S. marketeers start to promote it. Become famous AFTER Sylvester Stallone brought it into the U.S. It is a purely marketing success.

 

b) The Panerai Marina comes without a dive bezel. You are better off getting a Rolex submariner or Omega Seamaster Professional if you are into serious diving.

 

c) In terms of accuracy it is no match for any thermal-compensated quartz.

 

d) In terms of mechanical engineering, it cannot match the precision and low maintenance of an Omega Co-axial movement. Panerai is based on the classic swiss lever escapment.

 

e) In terms of craftmanship, it is no match for Rolex, Omega.

 

f) It is bulky and heavy, though some may like it that way.

 

g) In terms of ruggedness, it is not proven that it is more rugged than tons of watches out there. For the most comprehensive test on mechanical watches done quite some time ago by NASA, only Omega Speedmaster survives the extreme testing for watches and that is why it is used in early NASA space mission.

 

h) A lot of Swiss watches have longer history, better made, cost less, last longer and function better.

 

i) Some mechanical watches has grand complications which is difficult to built mechanically, e.g. Chronograph, Perpetual Calender, Tourbillon movement, moon phase, jump hour etc etc. Your Panerai has none.

 

j) Panerai is a recent marketing success, done partly by limiting the amount of watches produced. Pure hype with no substance.

 

The above is my humble opinion, and there is no need to agree with me.

[Speedsun]

Someone is finding a hole to hide??

[Xspace]

Learn abit more liao...

[Sabian]

[Nazaki]

You know wat... I totally agree with you. :)

 

I've done my fair bits of research on the brand, yep, what you said are totally 100% true.

 

The sad part of this brand is that its movements are not fantastic, most are using ETA. Only the top of the line models (which cost above 15k) are using inhouse ones, and their inhouse movements are only developed recently(which is not tested long enough to comment).. and it looks almost identical to the below 10k ones.

 

Well, to be honest, I only like Panerai for the looks. The plain and simple look gives me the high feeling, the other watch that I'm keen on is the IWC big pilot, but its way out of my budget and there's no stock in Singapore at the moment..

 

 

I guess you are a watch collector or someone who knows his stuff well.

[Nazaki]

How cheap is cheap? =

 

Even 2nd hands are expensive!

[Nazaki]

Not really..

 

I love the GMT master 2, but its too expensive. lol.

 

I'm looking for something around 7k..

[Gz0707]

someone ask for big pilot? here ya go ...

 

original movement, affordable price, great history .... all for only $565...

 

dont have to drop ur pants for this lovely watch!

 

http://www.redarmywatches.com/collection_b...&cat=19&brand=4

[Mockngbrd]

i learned something new too...

 

i'm always fascinated by those Tourbillon watches... keep looking at the spinning little thingies inside...

 

 

dream watch now is still a Bell & Ross, love the looks and chunkiness of it... hai.. maybe in 10yrs la

[Jayzee]

Thanks for the tips, bro!

very useful.

[Mivec9]

yah we learn something new. what price that panerai starts from?

 

i kw sub without date start from 4k and above for 2nd hand

[Nazaki]

On average above 6k I think for base model.

[Nazaki]

haha..

 

I want the IWC one!!

[C_wern]

Always go for ROLEX timepieces, they'll nv get u dull..try looking at a Panerai watch for 10 yrs and likewise for a ROLEX watch.

[Genie47]

They have high resale value because Panerai produces a limited number of their models every year. It's artificially jacking up the value.

[C_wern]

All in all, a ROLEX nv gets any1 down.