Panerai Just Quietly Raised Their Service Prices..

I was looking into a service a couple of weeks ago and checked the services page on the Panerai website, making some mental notes. Checked again today for an unrelated reason, and something seemed off. I didn’t remember the prices being quite that high…

Sure enough, a look through the wayback machine shows that a regular hours-minutes movement…

Panerai Just Quietly Raised Their Service Prices..

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What other brands to consider

I have a Panerai Luminor Marina 8 days, which I really enjoy owning.

I like the heft and the feel that it is produced from a big chunk of metal, while still having an organic case shape.

The watch feels bullet proof and free of fuss, without having to be babied when worn, while still retaining an extent of refinement.

Not looking for homages as I can’t stand copies of watches, but what other brands / watches have you found give the qualities listed above?

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What other brands to consider

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Radiomir Sizing – 45mm on a 6.5″ Wrist?

TL;DR: Can a 6.5″ wrist pull off a 45mm Radiomir 1940? Looking for real-world experiences.
Hello all, I – like many of you – cherish Panerai as a brand. I’ve owned an assortment of nicer watches, but something about Panerai’s design language and feeling on the wrist always pulls me back to the brand. I just friggin love these things!
My dilemma? My 6.5″ wrist (maybe 6.75″ on warmer days) isn’t exactly the ideal canvas for larger watches. Despite this, I previously rocked a PAM00111…

Radiomir Sizing – 45mm on a 6.5″ Wrist?

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PAM 1312 automatic rotor – broken

Hi everyone,

Super disappointed, I’m able to manually wind my PAM 1312 and it will run, however it will not continue to run despite wearing it daily.

I’m guessing it’s the rotor that’s broken. In normal operation, the rotor was always very loud (annoyingly so) but tolerable. But now, the rotor freely spins much more, if that makes sense.

I purchased it from one of the forums very trusted sellers (BNIB) in 2021. Stupidly, I never went to on the Panerai website to register for the…

PAM 1312 automatic rotor – broken

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