Gold 1950 GMT 8 Day
 

I went to Hawaii in june/july and there was a watch store I would walk past everyday that had a PANERAI LUMINOR 1950 GMT pam289 / 8day in the window. I kept looking at it and have wanted one since. And I dont have a gold watch and have always wanted 1 (rose or yellow).

I really like the face on the "marina" model, they call it carbon fiber, not sure if it is. But I admire the 8 day and especially the 10 day power reserve models. Always thought that was pretty cool, I dont know many other watches that have that length of a power reserve.

Ive been looking into the movements. I know some use a zenith and some are in-house. Anyone have any input about the different movements and models?

one thing is that I see so many Panerai for sale here and on rolex forums which made me wonder, why are there so many for sale?


I also feel stupid, but there is the seconds dial on the side, the hour and minute hand but what is the arrow hand for?



I tried this one on today. It is a pre-owned at a store in BH.


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Well the watch is a GMT.
The arrow would show 24 hour time on the bezel I guess but I don't see any markings?
Is it a 12 hour GMT movement?
Nice hunk of Au.

Essentially, this is the gold version of the stainless steel 233. It's not terribly clear from the pics, but there is a 'dot' day/night indicator within the seconds sub-dial.
This was later changed to an AM/PM indicator on both the 289 and 233.
Some people prefer the earlier 'dot' as it gives the dial a cleaner look.

Hopefully googling for images will make all of this clearer(!)

Yes Clive I see it now. A twelve hour GMT hand with an AM/PM indicator.:thumbsup:

I will come with instructions.

Very nice, Congrats.

Now that's a hunk of gold. :thumbsup:

As mentioned, both 289/233 use the 2002 movement; the 1st in-house movement. My 233 is an 8-day, but it gets 10 days before requiring a full wind. The small hand is the gmt, which can be hidden behind the hour hand when not in use, which imo is a pretty neat feature. Based on the photo, the gmt is reflecting 12:00 midnight, because the dot is black.

vy nice

Nice, Congrats!

guys I havent bought it, so no need for congrats.

Looking at it. Like it, had some question that I wrote above.

Its a GMT........what do you mean "what is the arrow for"?????? Its for another time zone.........buy a watch in which you understand what functions are available and how they work. Its a beauty but there are a ton of better looking gold watches than this one.

fair enough. This may sound idiotic but I didnt know GMT was another time zone.

I understand its functions, its basic. I just didnt know that 1. I love the 8 day power reserve and I like that it looks like a brick of gold.

What other gold watches do you think look better?

Another gem from the pen of barstoolman.:dummy:

1) Not everyone knows how all watches operate.:banghead:

2) He is not buying the watch - RTT.:banghead:

3) There are not many watches that look better but that is my opinion.:bye:

THANKS! a nice guy! Understand most functions of watches but never had a GMT and didnt know what it stood for as ignorant as that makes me sound.

I think the gold is gorgeous. Thick watch like that in gold looks fantastic.

Damn that's nice... congratulations mate!