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[fullcourt]

very nice....wear her in good health

[nick c]

Wow now that's what I call a rare Panerai and stunning of a dial huge congratulations my friend well done

[Uppersouth]

Loving the green dial! Nice choice and congratulations!

[oldsalt]

Happy birthday Paul,
I'm officially "green" with envy... that's one very special watch...enjoy.

cheers

[subtona]

Very nice. Congrats.

[Star Ferry]

That green dial GMT is awesome. And one of only 200 globally? Congrats

[rolexnub]

Fantastic choice and huge congrats Paul!
That's a fantastic looking LE PAM 737. I like this new acquisition of yours and your 689. Both are great looking PAMs!

[Sublovin]

The dial is awesome!

[1William]

Congratulations. A beautiful watch.

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by eal15

Oh, and after the celebrations, I'm requesting more pics, especially on different straps. One of my 311 issues was visibility, I really wanted gold hands. I bet visibility is awesome at a glance now!


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Everett, sorry, Everett! Damn auto-correct!

Originally Posted by fullcourt

very nice....wear her in good health

Cheers, D

Originally Posted by nick c

Wow now that's what I call a rare Panerai and stunning of a dial huge congratulations my friend well done

Thank you, my friend. Bit of a surprise with the expected 533 but no complaints here

Originally Posted by Uppersouth

Loving the green dial! Nice choice and congratulations!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by oldsalt

Happy birthday Paul,
I'm officially "green" with envy... that's one very special watch...enjoy.

cheers

Cheers, Peter. I need to stay away from that place, it's dangerous!

Originally Posted by subtona

Very nice. Congrats.

Thanks, Gus.

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

That green dial GMT is awesome. And one of only 200 globally? Congrats

That's right Steve, only 200 globally and exclusive to Panerai boutiques (and probably greys). Thank you.

Originally Posted by rolexnub

Fantastic choice and huge congrats Paul!
That's a fantastic looking LE PAM 737. I like this new acquisition of yours and your 689. Both are great looking PAMs!

Cheers, Alain. A green LE would never have entered my head before yesterday.

Originally Posted by Sublovin

The dial is awesome!

It is indeedy, thank you.

Originally Posted by 1William

Congratulations. A beautiful watch.

Thank you, William.

Thank you again for your kind words, guys. Another little bonus, if you can call it that (it matters to some) is that I also have a single digit serial number. Never thought about it before but now I have one, it's pretty cool

[1st amg]

Wow, simply wow, you made the right choice, such a distinctive piece, there is no mistaking when one sees it, a LE true to the core. Plus all those extras really amount to a fabulous discount, well well done. That's a perfect choice for your 50th! Huge congrats, for the watch and your milestone birthday. I have to say, those panerai hats are so nice, I can never find those for sale anywhere. Enjoy my man

[Urosfan]

Congrats

[mps354]

Amazing watch and great build up, thanks for sharing!

[Ian Macdermott]

Great choice Paul Congraulations and happy birthday

[busytimmy]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

A few more shots in the sun this morning

Fabulous in the light!! Congrats again Paul

[xwalker4]

Incredible story and incredible watch - thank you for sharing!!

[eal15]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

A few more shots in the sun this morning

I've browsed through here this morning but must have missed page 3, lol. Very stunning! Congrats again. Anytime I thought my 311 looked dull some sunlight always did the trick. Those domed crystals show up awesome in different lighting conditions!


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[ELITEVIDEOGAMES]

I love the green dial congratulations

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by 1st amg

Wow, simply wow, you made the right choice, such a distinctive piece, there is no mistaking when one sees it, a LE true to the core. Plus all those extras really amount to a fabulous discount, well well done. That's a perfect choice for your 50th! Huge congrats, for the watch and your milestone birthday. I have to say, those panerai hats are so nice, I can never find those for sale anywhere. Enjoy my man

Wow, haven't seen you in here for a while Thank you Nicholas, even thought it meant standing up my beloved 533, I'm so happy to have scored such an amazing piece. I can't believe the extras either, S$2k worth so not to be sniffed at.

Good to see you back mate

Originally Posted by Urosfan

Congrats

Thank you.

Originally Posted by mps354

Amazing watch and great build up, thanks for sharing!

I like to Ruud Van Drag things out

Originally Posted by Ian Macdermott

Great choice Paul Congraulations and happy birthday

Thanks Ian

Originally Posted by busytimmy

Fabulous in the light!! Congrats again Paul

Cheers, Tim. Might let you try it next time you're up here

Originally Posted by xwalker4

Incredible story and incredible watch - thank you for sharing!!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by eal15

I've browsed through here this morning but must have missed page 3, lol. Very stunning! Congrats again. Anytime I thought my 311 looked dull some sunlight always did the trick. Those domed crystals show up awesome in different lighting conditions!


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That's a great shot of a great watch, Everett. I didn't even know it came in anything other than the ceramic. Man, do I need to do some homework!

Originally Posted by ELITEVIDEOGAMES

I love the green dial congratulations

Thank you.

[meganfox17]

Hi Mr Paul

Wonderful news.Heartiest Congratulations. It's really a spectacular gorgeous Luminor PAM00737 Sir BUT I was caught off guard with your choice actually.I mean it was like what ?14 months discussing about the 533 and then all of a sudden BOOM ! Ladies and Gentlemen, feast your eyes on my newest latest Paneristi !

Are there any reviews or articles on the boutique LE rare 737 that I could read up? To be honest ,I had studied almost everything about the 533 since you mentioned about it a few months ago, the automatic cailbre P.2003 /PR 240 and the rare 3 mainspring barrels so this 737 came as a welcome surprise ! I still doubt it would be your last Panerai though...
Happy Birthday Mr P

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by meganfox17

Hi Mr Paul

Wonderful news.Heartiest Congratulations. It's really a spectacular gorgeous Luminor PAM00737 Sir BUT I was caught off guard with your choice actually.I mean it was like what ?14 months discussing about the 533 and then all of a sudden BOOM ! Ladies and Gentlemen, feast your eyes on my newest latest Paneristi !

Are there any reviews or articles on the boutique LE rare 737 that I could read up? To be honest ,I had studied almost everything about the 533 since you mentioned about it a few months ago, the automatic cailbre P.2003 /PR 240 and the rare 3 mainspring barrels so this 737 came as a welcome surprise ! I still doubt it would be your last Panerai though...
Happy Birthday Mr P

Thank you, Megan.

I didn't have the chance to read up on it beforehand, I didn't even know it existed. It's not even on the Panerai website. I tried searching on Google after I'd bought it and there's not even any pictures online, never mind a review. However, it's an LE version of the titanium 311 and her ceramic sister the 317. It's a P2004 movement, which is also a triple barrel.

Have a look here: http://www.panerai.com/en/collection...esCode=SGPA-SG

It most certainly is my last Panerai though. So I keep saying..........

[oldsalt]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Thank you, Megan.

I didn't have the chance to read up on it beforehand, I didn't even know it existed. It's not even on the Panerai website. I tried searching on Google after I'd bought it and there's not even any pictures online, never mind a review. However, it's an LE version of the titanium 311 and her ceramic sister the 317. It's a P2004 movement, which is also a triple barrel.

Have a look here: http://www.panerai.com/en/collection...esCode=SGPA-SG

It most certainly is my last Panerai though. "So I keep saying"..........

Hah.... famous last words....

[Cru Jones]

Great thread, Ruud! Any chance for a Pamily picture? So we can say Mrs. Ruud's brilliant insight into how you want your collection to be.... she's a keeper! (I'm not talking about the watch.)

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

it's an LE version of the titanium 311 and her ceramic sister the 317.

And their fancy triplet, the rose gold 277 with blue dial.

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by oldsalt

Hah.... famous last words....

No, I mean it Peter, this is my last one. For definite. No more Panerais, ever. That's me finished. My collection is complete. It is. No, really, I'm done here........

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

Great thread, Ruud! Any chance for a Pamily picture? So we can say Mrs. Ruud's brilliant insight into how you want your collection to be.... she's a keeper! (I'm not talking about the watch.)




And their fancy triplet, the rose gold 277 with blue dial.

I'm just sat down on my flight to my mystery destination. Mrs Van D is whisking me off somewhere for my birthday. Can you believe I'm on board and I still have no clue where we're going? I'm doing my best to drag it out because I love surprises

Yes, the 277. I didn't know about that one but I did qualify that above in saying I have so much homework to do. More than I thought by the looks of things

I'll do a group shot when I get home on Friday

[oldsalt]

Have a great trip Paul...

cheers

[Cru Jones]

"Mystery flight"? Hahah, good fun! Enjoy and Happy Birthday.

[1st amg]

Awesome gift from the misses, keep us posted on your destination! Have fun

[Ruud Van Driver]

Well, we've not long arrived at a boutique hotel in The Artisit Formely Known As Saigon. There's just the 19 private villas here, so it's pretty exclusive. We have our own pool and a bathroom the size of Texas. Ok, so I exaggerated but it's as big as a football pitch

I managed to keep up the suspense of not knowing where I was going until we came into land. I either had Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour and Papa Roach on the iPod or the latest Star Wars movie on the iPad so deliberately missed all the announcements a bit naughty, I know but Mrs Van D is a chief trolley dolly so I knew I'd be in good hands if there was an emergency. I was too slow with in hitting play for the arrival announcement but I think I did pretty good to drag it out that far.

We're off out on a trip of some sorts tomorrow morning and again on Wednesday afternoon. Tonight is for chillin' and forgetting about work and the outside world.

Time for dinner now. Have a good rest of day guys and thanks again for all your kind words and well wishes

[nick c]

Happy 50th birthday brother enjoy cheers IMG_5667.JPG


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[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by nick c

Happy 50th birthday brother enjoy cheers Attachment 879663


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That's awesome! Thank you, brother