Officine Panerai

Hello everyone was wondering the forum's opinion in a version of this or that
Jul 16 2008,12:49 PM

Have my choice narrowed to pam005 or pam177  hopefuly this will quench my pam thirst enough until next year when i go for my grail. Thanks for your input.

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Either Pam 5 or 177 are good choices,
Jul 16 2008,13:21 PM

It only depends on the fact to know if you prefer the Logo or not...

I'd say that you'd better save your money for the next years pams, my friend...

Maybe we'll see something of big interest???

Best.
nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-07-16 13:22:10

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Niclolas i sure hope so my friend!
Jul 16 2008,13:35 PM

but in the mean time i will feed the panerai hunger in small increments lol! hope all is well my friend.

 

regards,

John

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Pam 005 vs. Pam 177
Jul 16 2008,20:02 PM

Too me the primary differences between the two are:

1) Polished (shiny look) for the logo vs titanium (muted look)  for the 177.  Which do you prefer?  Most Panerai's are polished.

2) The weight of the watches is a big difference. The titanium is much lighter; I actually like the luminor's in lighter versions(GMT's and automatics add weight), but many people associate the heavier weight of a watch with better quality and feel, and hence they feel they got a better bang for their buck!

3) Obviously the Logo...which I personally love to see on a luminor case.

Try both on at the same time...If you can't find one or the other, you should still be able to compare from similiar luminors in the store for looks and weight.

best,

palmasea

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i guess the biggest difference aside from the ti/steel
Jul 16 2008,20:16 PM

is the caseback. the 177 is display and the 005 is not. i have had a 000 and a 25, the 25 didnt seem that much lighter than the zero but maybe that was because it was a sub? i have also had a 183, 243, and an 88. the 88gmt which alot of people really like was my least favorite of the bunch.

Is there a big difference in the weight of a ti luminor and a steel luminor because as i said i really coudnt tell to much of a difference between the 25 and the rest of the bunch except ofcourse for the 243 which is a beast of a watch.

 

Kind Regards,

John

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Pam 176 was very light...
Jul 16 2008,20:24 PM

I had a Pam 176, and compared to my Pam 228 or Pam 88 (GMT,steel,auto) it's a huge difference in weight.

I'm afraid I can't answer the exact difference in weight from a non-gmt or non- auto Pam, but I'm sure someone here will.

Good luck hunting,

palmasea

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thanks for the information if you say the 88
Jul 16 2008,20:27 PM

was alot heavier than the 176 than i think the 177 might be a little lighter than i like because i thought the 88 was a tad lighter than my 000 if that makes any sense

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That's a question I've spent much time on, and I have no answer yet! :-) nt
Jul 17 2008,07:22 AM

nt

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The points will be...
Jul 18 2008,01:31 AM

logo and material, what do you prefer? Logo means a lot to me when I first bought Panerai, so I started with the 005 and I'm so happy to have it on my wrist...until I finally found that my preference tends toward the 'BASE'-2 hands..so, I s tarted to move to my desire.

Titanium is light and hard to scratch but I prefer feel my wrist a bit 'weight' with Panerai.

However, you will not be regreat of picking either of those.

Cheers

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I have a 177 and would be happy to answer any questions you have about it ...
Jul 26 2008,12:25 PM

Montrachet

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Welcome here, Montrachet!
Jul 26 2008,12:31 PM

Always nice to see one more Paneristi, here!
Looking forward to read you often ,here!
Maybe you can post a pic of your watch?
I'm sure it wil help those who consider this watch.
Best.
Nicolas

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Thank you for the warm welcome. Here is a nice wrist shot ...
Jul 26 2008,14:55 PM

... of the 177.



Montrachet

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Nice, indeed, my friend! Thanks for the WS pic!
Jul 26 2008,15:12 PM

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