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Originally Posted by Tommysol
Not one OWNER has reported any problems. If they have a problem and talked to Panerai about it...why is no owner reporting their findings?
The only thing I have seen is a little white residue on the case after wearing. Possibly more noticeable because the entire case is brown composite? Watches get dirt and residue on them all the time...they simply wipe off and nobody makes a big deal about it.
Did anyone simply wash the watch and then report the findings?
Did you know if you take a pencil eraser and rub it on a Panerai titanium watch case that it will turn a little milky white for a while..until you wash it and let it oxidize. Then it looks normal. So should Panerai issue a bulletin saying that be careful around pencil erasers?
The Panerai "service bulletin" pictures that were circulating were more bogus than a $3 bill!
It amazes me that Panerai collectors who do not own the watch and have never seen anything other than a few pictures...jump to these ridiculous conclusions.
I have talked to several 339 owners and have had one now for over 9 months and everyone has had zero problems with the watch and its case.
This watch has had a history of misinformation since it was announced 2 years ago:
(1) Panerai had problems with the composite material and therefore the watch will never be made.
(2) Panerai lost the use of the "Marina Militare" name and therefore the watch was going to be without the "MM" designation.
(3) Panerai is going to only make 250 with the "MM" on the dial. No more will be built.
(4) Panerai is going to build 250 with the "MM" on the dial and the rest will be without "MM" on the dial.
(5) Panerai is going to make the 339 a regulation production model the next year without the "MM' dial. This rumor came from a prototype watch at a Panerai showing.
(6) The PAM 339 will discolor when alcohol comes in contact with the watch. Some owner dipped his composite buckle in a glass of scotch and voila...nothing happened. But that didn't stop the rumors about alcohol!
(7) Someone posted the caseback of the PAM 339 and it looked like the watch it was drug across a parking lot and then said the caseback was defective? Nobody ever asked him/her what happened to the case that made it look like that. Must have been the alcohol again..but not scotch..maybe vodka?
(8) The "white" case phenomenon suddenly appeared and it was assumed that it was caused by the sweat of only certain individuals and not others...as if some owners had a special kind of sweat! If I wore a steel Panerai all day while riding a bike/golfing/running and I finished on a hot day..I bet there may be some "white" stuff on the watch...like sweat! As I said earlier...did anyone report the condition after they ran water over the watch?
All of the above rumors have proven false. Do you actually expect Panerai to respond to a whole forum about these "rumors"? If they did...they would not have time to build the watch and get it in the hands of customers who want the watch despite all these ridiculous rumors. If I did not know better...I bet Panerai threw out these rumors...it certainly made the watch "special"and possibly a way of selling 1500 pieces easier at $15000/each. Guys..that is $22.5 million...on ONE watch! These rumors certainly help make the watch more noticeable. After ALL of the rumors are dispelled...collectors will then say....."I need to get a PAM 339..it is going to be historical in the long run because of its rocky start"
What i think is the most ironic about this 339 case discoloration rumor is that the most popular watch of the 2011 is going to be the....
PAM 382 Bronzo!!!!
...and mainly for the fact that the bronze will change colors and develop a different patina. Panerai is telling collectors that upfront and strangely people are lining up for the exact same thing that they hate about the PAM 339!
Oh well...waiting for the next PAM 339 rumor...
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I know i ain't touching any 339 for sure. $22.5 million for 1500 watches with cases that could potentially discolor/chip is a big ask, wouldnt you agree?