atomic_doug Posted April 12, 2013 Report Posted April 12, 2013 I thought I would post a picture of my collection of PAMs since it just grew by one today: a Noob 292J. I like it a lot. The lume is very bright. The quality is typical Noob, which is to say, excellent. The strap is, naturally, garbage but I can get a gen black calf easily enough. (I like the black on black look.) The crown winds nicely and smoothly. It screws in with a minimum of fuss. The pig on the dial is actually a lot more subtle in the flesh than hi-res photos would suggest. It's really a neat thing to find on the dial rather than being a gimmicky centerpiece of the dial. The lume is quite strong. Initially very bright, but dims quickly then sticks around at a readable level for another hour and a half to two hours. I always liked the Radiomir shape, because it's very comfortable, but never liked the boring designs they tended to come in. I had a gen 232 a few years ago and sold it because its size was its only feature. The dial was a great big empty. The 292 has far more features and details to give depth to an otherwise huge, blank, black canvas. The others in the lineup are a gen 000, a Noob 29M, and my never-ending tinker-project 5218-201/A...which needs a set of FGD hands...and a Dirk strap...maybe a shark strap. The 29 is for sale, since I don't wear it and I actually use a G-Shock for my GMT watch needs. (It also attracts less attention when I'm on travel, which is always a good thing.) I think maybe my next project will be a PAM 40 or a 36. Those are nice rare ones.
StormTooper4 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Posted April 13, 2013 Nice collection. So which is your main one that you go to? I really should get a new Rad
atomic_doug Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Posted April 13, 2013 The Zero (the gen) is the most versatile, I think. That's the one I wear the most. The 201/A comes a close second, because, well...it's awesome, if I don't say so myself...except for the cack hands. I think it's my favorite, because I did all the work on it myself and for all its flaws, it's fatti con le mani in all the best hack-job traditions of the real (Florentine) Panerai. I can see this 292 getting a lot of wrist time. It's very comfortable. I've got an Asso strap on order from Toro for it, so I can switch up. I think every Panerai stable needs at least one Radiomir, if not just for the historical value. The 292 has that, but also the forward-looking ceramic case, as opposed to the 232 (which I used to have) or most of the other stainless steel Rads which are, I think, a little boring. The Rad chronos are cool, but too thick for my slender wrists.
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