dluddy Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Pic borrowed from Risti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I find it fascinating the 448 has a sterile dial. Nice line-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 A confused lineup IMO. On some they have gone back to the roots with rep's of some old historics... And then there is a few that blend Historic Cases with Modern Dials which I am still trying to absorb... Case in point the 424 Cali Dial with Logo and Date at 3:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Is that a power reserve indicator on the back of the 422? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 The whole thing leaves me cold. It just seems like pandering to the Paneristi and their never-ending quest for "vintage" authenticity and the right to say, "No, it's not just a big watch, it's like totally military history legit." The new models using the new 1950's case actually have "vintage" engraved between the lugs. Panerai trades on their history so much you almost forget they were founded in 1993 When you come out with 25 new models every year and call them all limited editions, at least make them look slightly differentiable. I liked Panerai a lot more before. There isn't one model on this list or even in the current lineup I would have over a simple T-dial 9 with its cheap-o off-the-shelf movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfovco Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I looked at the pics that included the back, all of these new guys have in-house movt. Very nice stuff, love the 422. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Damn That 390's got a lot to answer for.... Its a feast of Gold hands and vintagesm , seems like they need to tell you its ceramic also . Nothing is wowing me except the Torb 396 This is quite nice though and this movement is a bit special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Agreed..... could do away with the "Ceramic" indication on the dial. Just plain silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_MJ Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 All factories are going to be very busy, this year will be interesting Sent from my SGS2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfovco Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 It will be interesting to see what factories will do about cloning the looks of those movements somehow, especially that so many models are and will be coming out with open backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 For the most part...not feeling them, but anything with gold...leaves me cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgenk Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) I agree with sentiment that a lot of these designs leave me feeling a bit cold... Dunno what to do with Cali dial with faux vintage hands, date window, and OP logo... Sounds like someone was playing design motif mad libs at OP... In other instances the complications, in house movements, decorations and ceramic case materials seem like anti counterfeiting measures of a kind rather than any conveying any passion or bold statement. In an effort to maintain perception of exclusivity while fueling the need to move lots of watches to stay profitable the LEs and SEs proliferate. If they stopped raising prices they would sell a lot more units, but kill exclusivity. What a bind Edited January 18, 2012 by Jurgenk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Anyone notice anything unusual with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkaiser Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Anyone notice anything unusual with this? Apart from being a 42mm, there isnt much unique about this one. Although it does seem to have the 359 (angus/PT) rep factory crown guard lever.... I'm clearly not alone in feeling that Panerai played mix-and-match in its parts bin this year. (and with the weird lever on the pic above, maybe ransacked a plant in China for parts too) And yeah, I think a lot of manufacturers are using unique materials to screw up reps - anyone can craft steel, but carbon, ceramic, weird scratchproof gold, etc is much harder to rep. Edited January 18, 2012 by kingkaiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Its the 42 mm , It was immediately noticeable. It is actually a more balance dial compared to the 312. But agree 100% on the parts been analogy. The collection is a mishmash of bits and pieces from here and there without and really direction apart from making them look like vintages that they are not and bunging an Assolutamente on absolutely every thing it seems , to save $ on Gator straps I bet !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted January 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Anyone notice anything unusual with this? L Swiss Made L location looks like some of our older REP dials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgenk Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Love the 42mm and it's proportions That's one of the few I could be persuaded to buy... Wonder what the risti take is on all this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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