ryaku Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) I bought a new Panda Portoguese, i got it yesterday and from the first seconds i've loved it. I wore it immediately but i still can't see myself with it: watch is gorgeous but probabily a bit too serious and elegant (i'm used to sports model like Omega PO, Railmaster, Tag heuer Link and other chronos). I'm really thinking to resell it. Has it ever happened to you? Edited September 30, 2006 by ryaku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanerich Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) Yes, unfortunately. I got a Santos 100 TT from EL a while back, convinced myself I didn't like it because of the cheap strap, bought a $175 custom strap from Aaron Tan (gorgeous btw), finally figured out how to install it (pin and mallet, just like Omega bracelets - Thanks Ubi!) and then realized "you know, I just don't really like this watch on me." Edited September 30, 2006 by kanerich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Has it ever happened to anyone? Absolutely! I bet it has happened to everyone at one time or another! Sell it or trade it and move on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Thanks lads, you reassured me a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Same thing with me and my Portuguese. I love the watch in pics or on someone else or when I see a gen in AD display.... but when I got my Laureus... I don't know. The quality of the rep is great, everything is OK but it is just not for me. Too dressy. And that 20 mm strap looks so small after PAMs.... Funny thing is I have another Portuguese on the way - the white one with blue markers - ordered before my Laureus got here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanerich Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 We should start a list of watches that seem great in theory, aren't terribly flawed or anything . . . but don't do much for you once you get it. I nominate the Yachtmaster, the Santos 100 and the FM Conquistador (well, pretty much any FM, rep or gen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkukbora Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Has it ever happened to anyone? Absolutely! I bet it has happened to everyone at one time or another! Sell it or trade it and move on! You're damn right about that and it still irking me " Impulsive buy" I've got a few watches collected dusts......but it helps to remind me NOT to pull the trigger too quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfman Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Same thing with me and my Portuguese. Too dressy. And that 20 mm strap looks so small after PAMs.... Don't sell it too fast. It's the third rep i have bought in 3 months. The two first one were a PAM217 and a PAM005. Before i was used to wear a gen Baume & Mercier "tonneau". It's very difficult for me now to wear back the B&M : so small in comparaison with pannies !! At the beggining i think "[censored], i'll can't wear my B&M anymore". But after a while it's great : i've differents watches for differnts uses, differents moments and differents dressed. The Portuguese is the one who make me fall in love with wathches in general. I've been a little bit disappointed when it arrived : the same as on the web but so different in my mind "to small", cheap strap. But now, i like it so much : i've weared it all this week, cause it really great with a "costume" (sorry i can't remember the english word )it's dressy and little bit sport at the same time, even the strap looks good now !!! Just to say : try to waer it 2 more weeks with diiferent kind of clothes, in differents situation, and then take your final decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchwatcher Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 ryaku, that's an interesting comment. i rec'd the panda and at about the same time one of my alltime favorite subs came up for auction on ebay--it's gen, so it'll cost an arm and a leg. so i sold the panda and have a couple other unworn pieces i'll probably let go. i have a couple classy reps, like ELs jules audemar in RG that are very classy, but simple enough to wear anytime. the panda really seems to call for an occasion. i used to have many such occasions to wear this type of watch, i no longer do... maybe that's a good thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estaban Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 I agree, most of us have had an experience like this. Had a SS Santos and a TT Santos, a Navitimer, a 42mm PO. Some were too dressy, some too blingy, and some just too small. My rule. If I can't wear it to the gym every day, I don't buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochenbrau Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 well, pretty much any FM, rep or gen. FM makes, by fair, the ugliest watches on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 FM makes, by fair, the ugliest watches on the planet. hmmmmmm really? One mans trash......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMman Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 I too have the IWC Portuguese Panda and initially I felt that it wasn't quite 'me'. Then I put it on a black Hirsch 'Rally' strap, which is very heavily padded with three large holes on each side. Trust me, this transforms the watch from 'classic dressy' to 'classic sports'. I have lots of watches (30+), mostly genuine, including Panerai, Omega Moonwatch, vintage Seamaster 300, Marathon SAR etc and the Portuguese has attracted more compliments in 2 days, even from 'non-watch' people than any other watch ever did. I will try a couple of pics tomorrow, but I don't even know how to post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfman Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 I will try a couple of pics tomorrow, but I don't even know how to post them. Just go on Pugwach tutorial : everything is there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Oh come on. Anybody with more than 10 watches has at least a few like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faber Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 happy with all of us...my santos and tanks pass all the time sleeping on their boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 FM makes, by fair, the ugliest watches on the planet. LOL! You've got some pretty definitive views on matters of taste...but judging by the comments I get, most people definitively think Panerais are uglier than mullers. Mullers get the most "nice watch"es by far, and Panerai's get by far the most "What's that ugly thing on your wrist." I love them both, so I don't care...i just buy what I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doopey Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Since I started collecting Pannies I don't wear any of my other watches (Omega's, JLC etc) because they are all look so damn small and ridiculous on my wrist. I really like the IWC Panda but I'll probably will never buy it for the same reasons others mentioned. And another (davidsen) Pannie is on it's way right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 I also received the Panda (silver/black subdials) and had the same reaction only because a few days later the black/white subdial version showed up. Having many watches I've been lucky. This is the first time I wasn't thrilled with a purchase. Not because it isn't a beauty, but because I liked the black version better. I've worn it once and it is sitting in my watch case now. Will probably sell it at a ridiculous price. Ryaku, you can always sell/trade it and move on. I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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