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I own both brands, not collecting, both brands (and a few others :) ) are in rotation. Difference-wise, obviously, is in the size; the PAM has a more substantial wrist presence, simply by virtue of the fact that it is present on a much more substantial area of the wrist. :) I've seen several folks checking it out, and it's cool because I could tell that they didn't know what it was, but were definitely into the watch (used to get the same thing a lot with my Breitling, as I was wearing it before the brand was as widely known and adopted here as it is at present).

What else...it has better lume than the Rolexes, which isn't a factor in terms of viewing for me most of the time, but the green hue it imparts at times is pretty cool-looking. What I find most impressive is how versatile it is: it adapts perfectly to either the black croc for a more dressy look, or the rubber strap for a sportier, casual look, and it pulls both looks off flawlessly.

But comparing it to Rolex is to me an apple-orange thing to me as they're both quite different, which is fine with me, as wearing the same brand/style all of the time would get boring...I love all of my watches, and I buy them because they sing to me, I have no qualms about switching between brands. I kind of try to match them stylistically and color-wise to whatever I'm wearing, makes for a sharper look imo.

How owning both happened? I actually came across a Panerai at a local jeweler a few years back and was intrigued; I basically knew zip about the brand or its meteoric rise in popularity over the last decade or so, but I just liked it, the dial really appealed to me for some reason that I've never been able to put my finger on; there's just something about it that tickles my fancy. Just kind of put it off until the pull was just too strong to resist, and so here I am. And I'm a very happy camper, it's in very heavy rotation right now.