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Originally Posted by conkers
Thanks very much. Any sense of current market pricing as that appears to be an old advert please? Almost no coverage in the forums. Is that a function of rarity or lack of enthusiasm do you think?
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they are rare but an amazing watch, the original production was 10 of each model, although they will make more for vips, you can select the dial colour, case metal etc
it's hard to buy one secondhand because the watch is built for a single longitude and latitude, it's possible to get the star chart and the gearing adjusted by panerai
be aware it's a big watch so the gold versions are very heavy and the strap is 26/22 which makes the buckle too small for the size and weight of the watch so you need to change it to a thicker strap and 26/26
as a result i went with titanium, sorry it's not a great photo
people ask if i worry about it getting stolen, since the only place to get it serviced is panerai - eventually it would turn up and they know exactly who's watch it is
i don't buy the dna line, yes the models from the 50s didn't do it but that's because they were buying in other peoples movements all they did was add a new case and dial to make a dive watch, but it's still a dive watch and better then that panerai, belong to the sea and with an eot a stick and charts, you can calculate latitude and more importantly longitude