1st Panerai PAM233K and 1st pictures
 

Wow what a beauty this watch is - firstly let me thank everyone on this forum that have help me acquire this stunning watch with friendly advice and pointers.

My photography skills arent that good but Im going to improve as this 233k will make me want to :joy:

6.3 inch wrist size :smokin:

This is so much more than a watch - Its fab fab fab.

what a beauty...congrats on a great piece...wear it in good health...

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More than a watch, less than a kitkat :thumbsup:

Awesome choice!

Man it is getting harder and harder to not want one of those. Looks great.

We'll done Steve, you have one special Pam. :thumbsup:

congrats.
enjoy the panerai world.

X 1000

Great pick up Steve! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks very much for all the comments Im am very very happy - I know I have made the right choice although it was a little out of my price range (thats what an offset mortgage is for :-)).

I have just come back from the pub after celebrating.

:wav:
Well done steve... you are one lucky man to have a 233 as a first PAM...
I am happy for you mate.. CONGRATS..... :cheers:

and welcome to the FANG world....

Congrats Steve!! :cheers: time for some straps! :biggrin:

Ive already started looking at straps :-) - I like the Simona, Heroic 18 and Ted SU makes but still undecided. I think I would like a light tan strap for starters. Im not too sure which is better for a small wrist - advice always appreciated.

check out Chris veggie tan straps..very NICE!

With a similar sized wrist to me the bigger straps can be a bit oversized, i'd stick to anything 4mm and thinner, with the OEM straps being nice and Heroic18 and Ted Su doing some nice ones in thinner sizes.

Welcome to the 233 family!

233 is what I'm aiming at right now...

looking good there fella :thumbsup:

Stunning!!!!:clap::clap::clap::clap:

I absolutely love the 233. It is so classic. Congrats

Congrats. TRF is becoming exclusive 233 club! :clap:

Congrats on the 233 !! :thumbsup:

Here is the Veggie Tan .....

Congratulations Steve!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: 233 is a great pick for a first Panerai.

Difficult watch to photograph
 

here are 2 more. Going to look at some straps tomorrow in my lunch break :smokin:

Shiny.......

and may the strap hunt begin.... dress her up well.. this baby deserves the best...she is worth it...:thumbsup:

(it is a hunt you can never get to the bottom of and you can never desert)

The best choice you could have made!

:joy::joy::joy::joy::joy: :cheers: all

Your watch looks new...Very nice! I intend to keep mine in this condition too...

"It's a hunt you can never get to the bottom of and you can never desert"...

Never have I seen a truer word spoken !!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Congrats. You're going to love it.

Im lovin it lovin it lovin it:thumbsup:

The thing is this will be my daily wearer so lets hope it stands upto time.

Its so perfect in every way (well for me anyway)

The Car Pic
 

why not ?

Thank you Chris.. BTW.. i have a couple on special order that will even get you :crying:...

:clap::clap::clap:cant wait...

and Steve.. careful with driving.. i almost killed myself, i almost crashed twice at high speed when i could not take my eyes of my new 233 watching how the light catches it... i kid you not....

thats an interesting quote Zed - where in the UK are you from ?

I have dabbled being a racing driver (MM Championship) so I only drive fast on the track - had a big accident last year and my family would rather me not race anymore - I think it was more frightening for them than me.

I am buliding a 328 Track car just for fun with a mate which should stop the tempation of doing 150 mph + on the A303 :dummy:

by the way I cant spell

Congrats! The 233 is an awesome piece.

I expect that you will enjoy your 233 as much as I am enjoying mine
 

The strap thing is a bit obsessive.
I already have three plus the two that came with the watch. The strange thing is I keep looking at others. Now I know why there is a market for the previously unknown watch band folder.

To all outthere is there a maximum before you say enough straps??

benio

I move where the work is.. started up in newcastle.. then Surrey.. and now in West Cumbria (Workington) whiuch has be become my pemenent Base.. i am currently on an assignement in Qatar.. been expating for 8 years..

Cool man.. being a (REAL) racing driver.... for me i just love to feel the car clinching on the road with the last ot its fingernaile while i could hear the engine pounding in rythme with my heart.. it is a :machinegu: feeling i cant get enough of... i maintain 180km/h on semi curvy roards and 80-120km/h on serious montain terrain with lots of 180s..

here is a snap shot of an accident i had last year with my 4x4 V W Tuareg.. (i was not speeding then)
SO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT BABY ON YOUR WRIST...