Finally got my hands on a 372...

[mfer]

...well no, not mine, nor was I offered the chance to buy one. Just a good friend of mine (Rick) in town who got his already!

I've been dying to see this one in the metal. Unfortunately Panerai didn't make a road show to my town this year so I never got to see one. Well, you've all heard it before and .... well, it is true. This watch is amazing.

Rick had it on a sweet vintage style strap that went sooooo well with it.



The dial and its simplicity is absolutely amazing. Funny how something so basic is so stunning.

I have been thinking it would be too big for me. I've tried on a 127 before and I thought it was too big for me. Same thing with a 305. The 232 fits me like a glove (want badly), but the 372 has been a question mark.

So I strapped it on and gave it a test drive. I always thought Rick had much larger wrists than me, but turns out we are on the same hole (although it is just a tiny bit loose on me). Odd, I thought. Then I looked at it. DAMN!!!!!! Another flipping 10k+ watch I want. This list is getting out of control.



So, the pic above looks kinda big on me. It was just the angle though. I wish I had taken more wrist pics, but we were too busy talking and I couldn't stop looking at that dial and how well I thought it looked on me.

Now, don't get me wrong. This isn't a perfect fit for me, but definitely the perfect casual watch. Rick has definitely given me something to think about hard!!!!

Deep thoughts by mfer....


I was actually hoping it wouldn't fit. Like I said, add another 10k watch to the list! I guess it is an ok problem to have. Now I just need to figure out how to get this thing on my wrist permanently.

Big thanks for Rick for lunch, good conversation and a stellar test drive!