If you could only have 3 (modern) Panerai watches, what would you choose..........?

[dutchguy2]

I had quite a few Panerai watches in my hands. This is where I will stop for the moment since I believe these 3 will fill my needs.

These are a Noob Pam 111J (modded with Chief AR crystal), H-Fac Pam 380 unmodded and imo no need to mod at all and a DLC Pam 000 Logo (made of H-Fac 026K and 000N).

[genoint]

Three isn't enough! So many variations. I would need a 114, 288k and probably a 111.

[Watchmeister]

Fiddy, 28 and Pre-V are probably my big 3. The only two barrel movement I am jonesing for is the 372 but it isn't out yet. And yes, maybe a 3-barrel 8 day some day. I still have gen everything other than movement for the 233 on the off chance a gen movement ever comes my way.

[StormTooper4]

I must resist the call of the RAD.

You need a Chrono and an Auto and a PR and a Ti and then a GMT and .........

[jamztio]

For me, I'm thinking that I must have 4 types of PAM: the 1950 case, the Luminor case, the Submersible, and lastly the Radiomir case. So far I'm still missing the Radiomir, waiting for either the Cali dial or dot dial.

[PeteM]

5218-201a, 365, and a 382

[Noel Fleischer]

Yes, tough to have just 3- 111, 380, 312?

[PilotI]

You need a 250 chrono

[PilotI]

And a 359.

[dluddy]

Modern:

PAM 203

PAM 390

PAM 183

Historic :

PRE-A 02

28A

111G

[rogerthat]

111, 390, 243

[Lobster]

For me, 000, 312 and 390.

[mLuMaN83]

048, 111, 337.

[StormTooper4]

196

229

312

[vilius69]

very tough decision, only 3 pams... actually I want to figure those 3 for myself

390M for sure as she is one of the best looking watches ever

029M I've been in love with her for some years (love started from 029B)

and as the 3rd one... there are many candidates- 288, 292, 026, 024, 359, 217...

[jtiis]

"If you could only have 3 (modern) Panerai watches, what would you choose..........?"

- A bigger watch budget!

[jynl]

001B

029M

026K

[atomic_doug]

Actually, I would only need one: the 5218-201/A. (Assuming, of course, that "modern" means anything made after the original Panerai factory stopped producing for the Italian armed services.)

As much as I love the brand (and I've had up to six Panerai at one time, both rep and gen), the look is very...unified. One is really all you need. For other types of watch functionality, like GMT watches or chronographs, there are much better choices.

Among post-Vendome buyout pieces, I think the 360 and the 000 are 'essential' pieces, as are the 232 and the 127. Anything with too many complications or an automatic movement just isn't "Panerai" enough for me.

[maxman]

(1) 170

(2) Rad Chrono.

(3) 225 white Slytech sub.

Mike

[cus+0m]

i have mine.

380, 005, 088, 243

oh, tts 4.. but there're still afew i'd like to own

[raywj]

005

127

237

[tanya]

I have them (mostly since one is a Franken genstein)

Franken fiddy , gen 296 and gen 087G if we are talking more contemporary Pams I guess G series is contemporary

My genstein 003A can be the old timer bridesmade

[Gw4k]

For a regular pam Noob 111n or 390

For a rad, 288 or 380

For a Sub, 243

Or any combo of these 5

[rickdangerous]

111

217

232

[Rwolf]

I agree. I'm going to do the same choice. I've got a 112M a DLC 005N. Next purchase a 380 or the new coming Noob Pam 360