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Old 5 June 2023, 12:09 AM   #1
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The best reference Panerai ever made
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Old 5 June 2023, 01:09 AM   #2
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A top reference for sure.
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Old 5 June 2023, 02:55 AM   #3
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Very cool.
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Old 5 June 2023, 05:42 AM   #4
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It’s very good, but not the best!
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Old 5 June 2023, 05:44 AM   #5
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A beauty for sure
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Old 5 June 2023, 05:48 AM   #6
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Very nice but I like this one personally
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Old 5 June 2023, 12:31 PM   #7
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It’s a beautiful watch, but the PAM0233 would like a word

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Old 5 June 2023, 08:44 PM   #8
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A beautiful watch and near the top for me.
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Old 6 June 2023, 01:40 PM   #9
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The 249 is definitely near the top.


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Old 6 June 2023, 06:22 PM   #10
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Old 6 June 2023, 07:48 PM   #11
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574…. Hehehe
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Old 7 June 2023, 12:50 PM   #13
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I prefer the 931 variant, personally

If i were to pin a "Best Ever Made" badge on one reference, it would either be the 127, 372 or 422
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Old 8 June 2023, 02:09 AM   #14
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217 for me. followed shortly by the 005.
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Old 8 June 2023, 08:55 AM   #15
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Old 15 June 2023, 12:09 AM   #16
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372, 233 or Fiddy.
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Old 15 June 2023, 01:45 AM   #17
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372, 233 or Fiddy.

Yep. I'll add 232 and 360.
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Old 15 June 2023, 10:48 AM   #18
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233 offers incredible bang for your buck. It’s honestly all the best of Panerai in one watch. Mind boggling to me they discontinued it.

-1950 Case
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Old 15 June 2023, 10:52 AM   #20
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Old 15 June 2023, 10:20 PM   #21
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I would vote for a 275... as its a 233 on steroids. One watch for all needs.
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Old 16 June 2023, 07:41 PM   #22
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I’ll be biased and say the 335
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249 is awesome ,I own one .

382 and 671
372 and 422
127 and 217
233 and 289
249 and 232
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Old 18 June 2023, 07:30 PM   #24
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372, 233 or Fiddy.
Hard to argue with these references.
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A difficult question as there are so few models to choose from.

My choice was a 231.

Not the 'best' but 'best' is in the eye of the beholder.
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Old 20 June 2023, 08:26 PM   #27
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574 or 111
I was looking threw this thread. The 574 caught my eye. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. Dang near perfect.
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