Panerai 8 days!!!

[Rolex Lover]

Folks

Panerai is in my agenda, although I have never seen one physically in my life

I have a question, what is the Panerai 8 days for? How does it work?

[Launch Mini]

It is a manual wind watch, with an 8 day power reserve. That is 192 hours on one wind.
The meter is the countdown to show how many days are left before your next wind.

[Rolex Lover]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

It is a manual wind watch, with an 8 day power reserve. That is 192 hours on one wind.
The meter is the countdown to show how many days are left before your next wind.

Thanks a lot, John!!!! For how long is the automatic Panerai reserve?

Is the 8 days one accurate even on the 8th day?

Sorry for bothering

[hflee55]

to my knowledge, it's accurate to the 8th day unlike iwc's big pilot which has a cut-off point at 7 days because it becomes inaccurate from 7 days onwards.

[Trurolexer]

PAM 190 & 233 is the famous 8 days models.

[Andad]

Do you have to wait 8 days to wind it up or can you wind it up when you feel like it?

[Rolex Lover]

Very good information, folks!!
Thanks a lot,
ahmed

[argee1977]

It has an 8 day power reserve, although on total wind down i found it to be 10 days, overall it gained 30 seconds or thereabouts, roughly 3 seconds a day, although there was a day when it lost 5 seconds followed by a day it lost 2.

The 168 is the Radiomir, the 233 is the luminor in-house models, you've also got the JLC 8 day movement in the 190 and you can wind it up whenever you want, i usually do it after 2-3 days, although after a weekend without wearing it this can become 4-5 days.

[BigHat]

Originally Posted by argee1977

It has an 8 day power reserve, although on total wind down i found it to be 10 days, overall it gained 30 seconds or thereabouts, roughly 3 seconds a day, although there was a day when it lost 5 seconds followed by a day it lost 2.

The 168 is the Radiomir, the 233 is the luminor in-house models, you've also got the JLC 8 day movement in the 190 and you can wind it up whenever you want, i usually do it after 2-3 days, although after a weekend without wearing it this can become 4-5 days.

You are on the mark. The p2004 and subsequent modifications is a 10 day manual wind movement and the "Eight Day" markings is a salute to the history of eight day movements in Panny history.

[VazLube]

Originally Posted by BigHat

You are on the mark. The p2004 and subsequent modifications is a 10 day manual wind movement and the "Eight Day" marking is a salute to the history of eight day movements.

Do you mean P.2002 ? P.2003 is 10day manual! P.2003, P.2004 and P.2005 all look similar at this page

I wonder if P.9000 is designed from scratch or based on P.200x and modified it?

[BigHat]

Originally Posted by VazLube

Do you mean P.2002 ? P.2003 is 10day manual! P.2003, P.2004 and P.2005 all look similar at this page

I wonder if P.9000 is designed from scratch or based on P.200x and modified it?

Yes, sorry. p2002 released in 2004. Multi-tasking (poorly) and got fixated on something else. Appreciate the correction.
If I may, the p2003 is the auto winder. It's the one that puzzles me the most. Still the same triple barrel and "shark's tooth" reserve indicator so seems a bit "confused." Of course, they built the movement to expland into a chrono and turbo as well,so I can see them working with what they have to do an auto watch. Can't help on the p9000 question. Sorry.

[argee1977]

Out of the in-house movements the P2002 is pretty much the one that makes most sense, it's the reason i chose the 233 over the 270:

P2002 - 8 day manual wind (actually 10 days), easy to use, easy to wind and enough reserve to last you in any eventuality.

P2003 - 10 day auto, seems a bit over the top, if it's an auto then you will more than likley have it at full reserve all the time, if it's an occasional wearer you will more than likely have to wind it manually, the rotor on the back also removes some of the look as it does seem a bit flimsy compared to other rotors.

P2004 - The chrono in-house movement, quite a lot of problems with this one, it's ashame as the watches like the 275, 311 and 317 are beautiful.

P2005 - Tourbillon, no need to say anymore, they cost 5 times as much as the non tourbillon models and it offers nothing over them, maybe 100 years ago a tourbillon was great for accuracy, but we're now in a world where people complain if their mechanical watch is more than 5 seconds out!

[VazLube]

I too thought P.2004 was bit silly and the only good thing going for 270 is the strap!

P.2005, well, those models have got the most expensive blue dot, I tell ya! To me P.2005 is mere curiosity what can be accomplished.

I wonder if P.9000 will be used as a base for manual versions, remove rotor etc?

[louie]

i just enjoy to look at the "shark teeth" move bar by bar while wearing it day after day,but not the 270 as it will be always at the full bar if you're wearing it day after day...

[WatchTimes]

I thought I had to change the battery every 8 days???
Thats what the guy in NY on Canal Street told me when
he sold me the watch in a dark alley on the side streets????

[louie]

Originally Posted by JYogi

I thought I had to change the battery every 8 days???
Thats what the guy in NY on Canal Street told me when
he sold me the watch in a dark alley on the side streets????

man you make me laugh and almost spill my pepsi onto the keyboard!!

[VazLube]

Originally Posted by JYogi

I thought I had to change the battery every 8 days???
Thats what the guy in NY on Canal Street told me when
he sold me the watch in a dark alley on the side streets????

Well if you used Duracell Ultras, then it would have run for almost more than 10 days not 8!

[BigHat]

Originally Posted by VazLube

Do you mean P.2002 ? P.2003 is 10day manual! P.2003, P.2004 and P.2005 all look similar at this page

I wonder if P.9000 is designed from scratch or based on P.200x and modified it?

Hi,
Just got my issue of Revolution (#10) and EVERYONE that loves watches should pick it up. Included is an interview with Bonati. It appears the the p.9000 may not be modified p.2000 movement. It's a twin barrel, has a different profile that yields a different look in the case etc. Now I'm sure lessons learned from the p2000 series couldn't possibly have been ignored.
The PAM 321 deemed Revolution's " Great Value" watch this year has that movement. There's an interesting discussion on why Panny gave up on PVD in favor of carbon too.

Also look into the new AP ROO "Bubblebee." I saw it here for the first time. With the forged carbon case and the ceramic bezel it's just awesome. Fortunately, it's "limited release" not a limited edition so one can actually buy one.