kitersoze Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 oh lordy, i can't believe it but i'm startin' to come around to Pam's. when i came to this forum i'd only ever seen a coupla pams and at first, it was still the same reaction for me: what's the bfd?! not simplicity (like PP is for me), but kinda plain, and not to my taste. but alot of people here are pam-gasmic, n the longer i've looked, the more they've grown on me. like a fungus... now i find myself looking n researching n researching some more, n then getting that frickin' annoying little itch in the depth of your gut... i've read tons of material, n of course to each his own taste. but one thing i can't seem to find a definitive answer on (which may be bcz everyone except me already knows as a matter of pure obviousness) is what PAM's (and I guess any rep for that matter) width measurements are actually describing. i'm trying to decide between 40mm and 44mm (radiomir 42's just don't do it for me, YET!), and i don't know if 40 and 44 refer to case width excluding crown and CG, or including it. i have, for example, a MB timewalker chrono SS band, which i love. it's supposed size is 43mmx15mm. but it wears big, at least to me or my eye (i've got a 7" wrist). but 43 is left edge to right edge, excluding crown. when you add the crown it's closer to 48mm. and that watch has a relatively unobtrusive crown (no CG) and two chrono pushers. the Pam's crown, and CG especially, are quite substantial and i would imagine add significantly to the appeared 'size' of it on the wrist. so does 40 n 44 mm cover the ENTIRE width of PAM's, left edge to CG? if not, what is the actual width, left edge to CG of a 40mm n 44mm. the 44mm's have so many more models available, but i don't want to look like i'm wearing a manhole cover (overall proportion is my ideal). i think you should wear the watch; not have it wear you. also, now in some threads of knowledgeable pam-lovers, i've repeatedly heard that leather wears much smaller than SS. so that even small wrists (<6.5") can wear 44's w/ leather. but SS bands should go to 40's. i don't understand that at all. regardless of what band, doesn't the watch itself sitting on your wrist look what it's gonna look like? i'm normally a SS band guy for non-dress watches, but i really like the SS and some of the leather straps of the PAM's. if this "leather wears small" thing is actually true, then omg i may have to get not one PAM, but two! just 2, right? only 2 goddammit... i mean it! cheers and thanks in advance to any with advice/opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 44mm Panerai's wear slightly larger than my MB Timwalker Chrono. It is measured at the case excluding the crown. With a 7 inch wrist, you should be fine with a 44mm Pam with leather or SS bracelet. I have a 6.75 inch wrist and they fit me just fine. Btw, leather straps are the way to go. You could own just 1 Pam but a strap change transforms the whole personality of the watch. here's a link: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...=chinkiechunkie my daily beater: cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuDro Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 40mm Rollies were my daily beaters for about 10-years until I bought my first 111h. Now I find that I rarely wear anything smaller than my PAMs! I have a 6.75 inch wrists and I'll wear up to 47mm...Go for the larger PAM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I agree with the above 44mm is the way to go im wearing this one now ---- Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I've never been the biggest PAM guy, but I do like naturally aspirated Porsche's - like GT3RS's for example... Do you regret giving that one back or what? But then you scored something good in its place as I recall so its not so bad right? OK back on topic, that PVD job is great. Pretty close to the real color and sheen I would say... 44mm Panerai's wear slightly larger than my MB Timwalker Chrono. It is measured at the case excluding the crown. With a 7 inch wrist, you should be fine with a 44mm Pam with leather or SS bracelet. I have a 6.75 inch wrist and they fit me just fine. Btw, leather straps are the way to go. You could own just 1 Pam but a strap change transforms the whole personality of the watch. here's a link: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...=chinkiechunkie my daily beater: cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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