Quarks Posted June 2, 2006 Report Posted June 2, 2006 RXW Marina Militare (Rant below... to skip it scroll straight down ) I got this immaculate MM20 from Ken's Trading quite a while ago. It has been a safe-queen eversince. A few days ago, I decided to let go of this piece to a better home. And so I took the pics and listed on ebay. On the ebay page, I listed the title as 'Brand new RXW Marine Militare Panerai 1950'. About a day up, ebay decided to remove my listing because I had misrepresented my item due to the word 'Panerai' on it. I wasn't intending to pass it off as Panerai, c'mon now. I have described it clearly on my page as well as linking the Ken's website for a better description and history of this watch. Yes, I do know the Panerai vs Ken Trading lawsuit. The reason I listed the title as such is because someone else has done it before me and have had absolutely no listing problems, etc. I originally wanted to add the word 'like Panerai' but not enough space on the title line - apparently I am not allowed to do that as well. Just my luck. Some of you might know how pain the ass it is to list an item up using html (Might be only me cos I hate doing html [censored] ). Anyway, I spent about two and a half hours taking pics, uploading them, and drafting up the html, correcting it, etc and without warning my listing was removed. Everything was gone. I do not even have time to save my html. I believe I should at the very least deserve a warning before hand so that I can save the htmls before they removed it. Ah whatever. I am not going to indulge another 2.5 hrs listing this up again so I decided not to sell this piece off anytime soon and hence shall resume being a safe-queen for a while longer. Since I have taken the pics and have no use for them at the moment, so I gather it would be better off listing up here for all to enjoy (the watch, not the pics.. quite badly taken in fact). Sorry that this has turn out into a rant. Without further ado.... RXW Marina Militare...
700club Posted June 3, 2006 Report Posted June 3, 2006 congrats one of my all time fvorite watches. enjoy
chris5264 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Posted June 3, 2006 Right now, the mm20 is one of my favorite watches. Yours certainly doesn't seem to be getting any wrist time. If you already have the pics, why not put it up for sale here or on the big watch forum? That would take about five mins.
SmoothOperator Posted July 15, 2006 Report Posted July 15, 2006 WOW .. just .. STUNNING .. true to the original specs When you say you got this awhile ago .. are you talking a couple of years or months ... Just wanted to know if yours is the 2005/2006 re-release model or from the original production run.
Quarks Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Posted July 18, 2006 Eck! Sorry, missed these new posts. Yup mine is 2205/2006 production and imo that production run is more superior. The AR coating is way better. My bro has the earlier run and for some reason, it does not look as impressive. Must be the AR I reckon.
hrosemd Posted July 18, 2006 Report Posted July 18, 2006 On some of the Panerai forums I've seen it referred to as "that watch that cannot be named". Just out of curiosity, what's the ballpark market rate for one of these.
dadog13 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Posted July 18, 2006 hey Q...that is a great watch...you have good taste...gen 187..this one....WOW....compliments and wear it well!
bigbadbrad Posted July 18, 2006 Report Posted July 18, 2006 (edited) On some of the Panerai forums I've seen it referred to as "that watch that cannot be named". Just out of curiosity, what's the ballpark market rate for one of these. Lovely. Ballpark should be $900 - 1k. -- BBB Edited July 18, 2006 by bigbadbrad
cib0rgman Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Lovely. Ballpark should be $900 - 1k. -- BBB Are you saying that is a replica?
SmoothOperator Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Follow this LINK to read ALL about the RXW MM20 In short: The MARINA MILITARE is the world’s first combat diver watch, made by ROLEX on a request from the Italian Navy in 1939 (15 years before the birth of the submariner!). A private Collector in Japan had two of these .. he pulled one apart and made a VERY ACCURATE Version. .. Much better than the official Panerai release. Read the above link
Pugwash Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 A private Collector in Japan had two of these .. he pulled one apart and made a VERY ACCURATE Version. .. Much better than the official Panerai release. Well, he would say that, wouldn't he. I mean it's not really much closer as it has a bloody great crown guard on it.
chris5264 Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 A private Collector in Japan had two of these .. he pulled one apart and made a VERY ACCURATE Version. .. Much better than the official Panerai release. One question about the mm20 crown. I've seen a lot of vintage panerai pics and all I've seen have a crown similar to the fiddy, I'm not sure why the mm20 has a crown similar to a luminor.
cib0rgman Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Follow this LINK to read ALL about the RXW MM20 In short: The MARINA MILITARE is the world’s first combat diver watch, made by ROLEX on a request from the Italian Navy in 1939 (15 years before the birth of the submariner!). A private Collector in Japan had two of these .. he pulled one apart and made a VERY ACCURATE Version. .. Much better than the official Panerai release. Read the above link Thanks for the link, actually I google RXW and found the website, does he still sells the watch. I am no a big fan of Panerai but I staring to like this watches. Edited July 19, 2006 by cib0rgman
SmoothOperator Posted July 20, 2006 Report Posted July 20, 2006 Thanks for the link, actually I google RXW and found the website, does he still sells the watch. I am no a big fan of Panerai but I staring to like this watches. The links are on the website ... they're just hidden .. {hint: click "WARNING"}
Donnacha Posted August 29, 2006 Report Posted August 29, 2006 Where can you buy this watch???? many thanks Denis
cib0rgman Posted August 30, 2006 Report Posted August 30, 2006 I must be blind I can not fint the hint at all on that page
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