mooty

ah... i should not have asked..... now i am in trouble.

Phil

wow,
you guys have some great watches.
I feel unworthy........I only have two IWC's, one Roler.Prez a Glasshutte Orginal......and a few seikos.
Hey If anyone needs a Roler Prez, mine may be for sale..soon...........

atan888

nice watch I collect them. always believed that rolex is the best watch out there . great investment...

H20NOO

Now there's a watch I truly admire but rarely mention because so few people have heard of it. Glasshutte Original - another of the German watches emerging to challenge Swiss horological supremacy. What model G.O. if you don't mind me asking?

MC

Phil

Panoreserve

Pzkw993

There sure are a lot of big players on this board I don't have a lot of stuff - my father gave me an IWC Portugese FA Jones, and I won an IWC Ingenieur AMG for FTD at the AMG Challenge. My daily wear/autocrossing watch is an Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow. It's durable and the '05 models have apparently fixed the intial return-to-zero problems.

mborkow

the panerais are really beautiful. but i have to ask: are they as well made as swiss watches? my experience with italian merchandise (in general) is that when it works, it works better than anything else...but that it will spend a lot of time in the shop and will require a lot of maintenace (sorta like ferraris, or high end espresso machines)

creator8

I have three Panerai's in my collection and personally they are my favorites. Always keep great time and are very durable. I love the simple look of them and the weight. I wear all my watches on a regular basis. No probs with Italian merch here. I also have a Stainless and gold Sub which after 19 years has corrosion on the gold of the hands. I guess its ready for a service!

A Rolex is a must have for any collection and you can't beat the classic though distinctive design of the Panerais.

EricGT3

Swiss made, Italian design.... Panerai has a fanatical following much like Ferrari and Porsche. Panerai also makes a line of Ferrari watches.

http://www.panerai.com/s_page.xpd?id...2&id_sezione=4

88911coupe

Just sent my Seadweller in for a clean and servicing and it's been running non stop for 20 YEARS this past October (except for a few cleanings). I can sell it for more than I paid for it very easily. Hard to say that about a lot of things. I have to admit I've been eyeing the Daytona but apparently they are very hard to get your hands on. BTW, what is the best route if trading a Rolex in...is it better to sell it on the open market? I was told about 10 years ago or so by a Rolex dealer that they'd give me 50% of CURRENT retail price on my Seadweller towards a new watch but I don't know if anyone would still honor that.

trojanman

I was actually really close to purchasing a Sub when I ran across the Panerai brand and fell in love/lust. As others have indicated, the design is distinctive and unique in it's simplicity... although the size and weight of the case is substantial. Mine is a titanium case on a leather strap and it's still quite heavy. I'd guess it would be too much on a SS bracelet.

As others have said, the Panerai following is nothing short of passionate and their brand-specific forum on TimeZone is akin to our 993 forum here on Rennlist. Maybe that's why I bought one!

Cheers and Fight On.

CP

Seems like members here like substential and hefty watch pieces. I like light ones. If I can get by, I'd rather not wear a watch at all.

I have an Omega Seamaster (circa 1950 vintage) I inherited from my dad. I wear it daily. It is a great watch.

Otherwise, I am as ignorant in fine watches as in fine wine.

CP

mooty

Glasshutte: this is not a piece for beginners. when my collection exceeds 10 pcs, i will add one.
for the distant future, saving for a lange 1
transatlantic chrono

because of this very thread, i completed my rolex collectoin TODAY (exp 1, exp 2, sea dweller, SS daytona). i drove from SF to LA, met up with PDX Tim, bought his BNIB blk dial SSD, and drove from LA back to SF: 8am to 8pm. tim was great to deal with and the watch is beautiful.

next immediate target would be pam 127, or 217, and 212 (all eric's fault).

EricGT3

Mooty congrats. I'm not sure your Rolex collection is complete, what about a wht dial SSD?

mooty

as soon as you pass your spot on the "assured" waiting list, i will take it off your hands.