enock Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Hi All, Just at lunch today and the guy on the table beside me had a Pam 86 in warn condition on his wrist. First time that I have seen a Panerai out there out of the office. How many have you seen? Any interesting stories? Yours Enock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztech Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Was at a bar Wed. night and this guy, who said he was a lawyer, had on a GMT Pam. I'm sorry I don't know which model it is. Looked really nice. From what I could tell it was a gen., but I can't confirm as I didn't get a close look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienfromneptune Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I am a Legal Document Service provider and work with Law Firms in Wash DC every day. I'm always paying attention to peoples wrists. I see alot of Rolexes. Especially Submariners and GMT Masters. I had seen some Omega's as well but I never had seen a Panerai. I just think that Panerai is for more sophisticated people. Yesterday I was meeting with an attorney from a Very Profitable Firm in DC and took a look at his wrist and there it was! A Panrai GMT North Pole edition! It was gorgeous and Huge! I had no doubt it was real, since the guy happened to be a Partner. I'm getting me one of those. The Rep of course! Atleast until I can afford a GEN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I see 1-3 a day when at work (during the summer especially). At least 4 guys in my building alone own them. Interestingly they all are multiple watch owners. I was curious and asked. If I go into a chic upscale restaurant for lunch I am guaranteed to see at least a couple. Sales of these watches have gone through the roof in a couple of cities over here. And how do I know this? Because I am always "Kruzing" the large gray market sellers and ask them how sales are going. A regular gray marketer on risti was telling me that his sales basically doubled this summer. And that is all automatics as they don't usually sell hand winds other than the Fiddy/very expensive types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The gf and I went browsing in the city last weekend, and actually got lucky finding a great little place for vintage rollies. On the train uptown I spotted a chinatown Pam rep!!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I was shopping on Robertson in Beverly Hills and spotted a Pam 233. He saw mine (04b) and i saw his..........no reaction really... Pams are a dime a dozen here in Socal. Sometimes you get the occasional person who'll chat a bit when spotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I've probably seen 3-4/year here in Ohio. I've also seen some really bad fakes, so bad I almost want to ask the person to take them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztech Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Like CC said above. Here in SoCal Pam's are dime a dozen, especially since they've been "in" fashion here for some time. At a bar you see so many they just fade into a blurr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 A guy in our London office has one and a friend of mine just bought one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdoc Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Now that I am aware of nice watches. I look at people wrist and I almost see 1 pam per day. I mean each time I go out I bump into one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATORI HANZO Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Now that I am aware of nice watches. I look at people wrist and I almost see 1 pam per day. I mean each time I go out I bump into one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've probably seen 3-4/year here in Ohio. I've also seen some really bad fakes, so bad I almost want to ask the person to take them off. lmao that made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraExtra Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Just saw it once on an account exec. Other than that none whatsoever except going to AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdoc Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 saw one again in the metro today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhben Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I've seen two in the wild here in DC. Both 111's, one on a guy and another on this blond. It looked pretty good on her wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago1122 Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 seems Panerai has become the unofficial, official watch of Chicago...... I see ALOT of Roadsters and Santos as well so I'd say Cartier is a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwine Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 3 weeks ago I was in the Capitol Grill in Phoenix and 3 suits came in all wearing Pams on SS bracelets (2 autos and a 196), all from the same law firm. It was a very impressive site. I was wearing my HBB ss and they noticed so we struck up a conversation and I lied through my teeth. They were impressed that I knew their model numbers. Then last week I am interviewing a young man for a regional sales position and he shows up wearing a 063. Turns out he is a RWI forum member. Now that is really narrowing it down. By the way, he got hired. Rogerwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Sales of these watches have gone through the roof in a couple of cities over here. And how do I know this? Because I am always "Kruzing" the large gray market sellers and ask them how sales are going. A regular gray marketer on risti was telling me that his sales basically doubled this summer. And that is all automatics as they don't usually sell hand winds other than the Fiddy/very expensive types. wow kruzer, this is one of the more surprising things i've read in a while. i'm guessing this is a supply related change vs. a material change in demand? this means either i) panerai is taking share like mad (given the economy and what i would predict are generally declining watch sale trends) or ii) these grey market sources have increased supply of these watches and are now better able to meet demand. am i missing something? any thoughts or insights? thanks, deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat.tail.event Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I work for an investment bank in Chicago and over the past 2-3 yrs. it seems like we were adding a PAM per month on the trading desk. When I go outside of work I struggle to see more than 1 every month or two. Then again, I dont mix in the trendy circles, big nightlife scenes etc...so I dont know if thats where most people are spotting them?? When I sit in a big hitter meeting there's clearly an inverse correlation between level of importance and Rollie wearing. The guy wearing the 'graduation present' is the guy trying to sell us something we dont need, or the guy being sold on something we dont want. Good topic...It was interesting to read the places and situations where PAMs are sighted.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Was recently at a local sushi restaurant here in Denver and saw 4 during the course of my meal. One was actually on the wrist of one of the wait staff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Working on the Las Vegas strip, I see Pams every day, as well as many other great gen watches. There have been many an occasion where having a pam on my wrist would enconter a fellow Pam wearer and we would compare/discuss the Pam line. The most common comment is that no one ever notices that they have a Panerai untill theu run into some who is also weqring one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfesq Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Im an atty who practices in NY and Long Island. I see about one a week in the courtroom. (besides mine). For some reason Tag seems to dominate followed by Rolly S/S subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubFrog Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I never see Pams anywhere in the South...however, I did speak to a lady wearing one in La Jolla, CA. She saw my 005 logo and was very impressed, stating: Wow...those are very hard to find. You're lucky. She was wearing a white dial 113 marina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I'm a M&A consultant, now working in-house. I have seen so far only 3 Panaerai at works, mostly base pam. Recently I spotted PAM111 on an Associate Lawyer at Baker McKenzie, who were working on my company's account few months ago and we chatted for 5 minutes. Now come to think of it , I am sure my company had to pay for that conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo_till Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 PAMs in Poland are rather rare, however I've seen around 3 Pams (mostly base) in the last 3 months. Yesterday I spotted a Hublot BB RG in the mall. All I can say is wow... Very impressive. But why in the hell would the owner wear pink trousers? I doubt it's a good combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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