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8 May 2019, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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PAM 914 - you read it here FIRST
Today I visited the Officine Panerai building in Neuchatel and saw a beautiful model that I believe has not yet been released. Not sure if it will be limited or not... The PAM 914. Here are the specs from what I could tell.
- 44 Luminor case - No seconds hand - Patina lume on hour markers, sandwich black dial - No logo - 12, 3, 6, 9. Usual lines for the other hour indices - “8 GIORNO” printed on the bottom part of the dial in patina color - 1,000 units It looked absolutely stunning!!! Basic, simple, gorgeous!!! Wish I could’ve taken a photo of it but of course it was prohibited. |
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Sounds promising, thanks!
Open 6 and 9? Did you notice if there’s a PR indicator on the back? |
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Intriguing ... thanks for the heads up.
I wonder if I’ll see one at their home base in a few weeks |
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Sorry, I only got a quick glance at it and don’t recall. But it is a stunner piece that was in QC so it will probably be released soon.
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Was it stainless? |
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Yes, forgot to mention that.
Polished stainless steel. |
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Also, black hands.
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Wow thanks for the heads up...sounds really nice...
Did it have a domed sapphire? 1950 Luminor case or bettarini case? Thanks! |
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pics ?
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9 May 2019, 01:32 AM | #10 |
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Classic Luminor case with flat crystal.
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9 May 2019, 01:34 AM | #11 |
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No photos were allowed in the manufacturing floor. But I happened to spot this one while in their QC room since it really stood out! They had a tray with 20-30 of them. Also saw 2 Bronzos.
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Hodinkee did a three part video series for OP. If you watch what I believe was the third video you’ll see a peek of this model and some others. I’ll dig up a screenshot...stay tuned.
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That didn’t take long...as promised.
How about that brown dial version! Sent from Beef’s iPad using Tapatalk |
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That’s it!!!
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So, with the dropping of "Marina" + the new 900 models, the 560/562/564 have to be discontinued. Now more than ever, ecru lume is the look of Panerai.
Even though "8 GIORNO" means "8 DAYS", it somehow bothers me a little less on the dial. But, either the OP logo or nothing still would be preferable, IMHO. |
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I can get into that new 915...I always thought that it was weird to have basically Italian "Luminor or Radiomir and Panerai" on the dial then English 8days...
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I think most who know me would agree I don’t “know” much. I’m just guessing: why would Panerai keep two identical sets of watches but for lume color and 8 days language? Also, 510/564 need to change anyway, since P (ex-OP) dropped the “Marina” designation. Then again, keeping both sets would be very far from the oddest think Panerai has done. |
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Now that I think about it more, this is a good question. We know that Panerai in 2019 consolidated things a little bit to four families (Luminor, Due, Radiomir, Submersible), which led to the dropping of “Luminor” from the Submersibles. I thought I had read the same for “Marina”, and when I saw the new models, I took that as confirmation. But, now that you asked, I went looking for any “proof” on the Internet about dropping “Marina”, and I can’t find it (anymore?). So, who knows.... |
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What particularly interesting about the Radiomir line to me is that JMP states that Radiomira will be used for historic homages, and the submersible line will be used for new materials and R&D. Was he also thinking about the 1940 transitional cases when he made that statement? Because clearly, there have been some very modern releases wrt to the 1940 cases. I am not sure his statement regarding Radimoira was that well thought out. But then again, is anything that Panerai “Otherwise known as OP” does well thought out?! |
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cru, don’t sell yourself short, you know more than most here....and you’re level headed and don’t always ‘need to be right’.
have a great day thx og beef for the pics....i remember seeing it somewhere before, maybe when we were in miami?
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dp, thanks for saying. Have a great weekend!
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