Ok folks, here's the dilly: I told myself that I will own only ONE of any given brand, as there are just too many things out there that I want (made an exception for Milgausses, as I want to have two current ones - Green and White, plus a vintage 1019). At any moment, I have my eyes open for an IWC, JLC, Breguet, Blancpain, etc to add to collection. But I digress.
Panerai has always been a staple in my collection. Had to own at least ONE. Started off with an Arktos 92, then an older white dial Daylight (188), a 312 and 275 for a very short period of time, 292 non-dildo.... I mean non-pig
, then the 289, which I found too flashy for my taste. There never been gaps between ownership, usually it would be from one right to another. As soon as I got rid of the 289, I bought a 329. But now it is getting almost no wrist time, only when I travel since it is a GMT. Not sure why, but I am bored of it. Don't have one in mind that I would like to own next, not even a clue. Want to stay under $10k, as I think that is where PAM's belong price-wise.
In the recent past, I have handled the following models:
341 (not even a chance of wearing it
)
111-112-104
88 - 89
233
193 (the closest one to sparking my fancy just because it is different, but no date is a bummer)
311
296
297
Feel like I am running out of choices... Want to have a PAM in the collection, but don't know what to look at. This is frustrating
Could it be that Panerai is just not for me?
Sorry for long-winded post, folks.