Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC Watch
Panerai has announced a stable of new models this week at Watches & Wonders in Hong Kong. Among a range of new Radiomirs, we find two very cool limited edition dial variations for the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC. Panerai's vintage-inspired 1950's line offers a time-proven aesthetic that reflects the early days of the Luminor case and the addition of its now iconic lever action crown guard. With the 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC, Panerai is offering a "best of both worlds" solution that provides their classic Italian diver-style in a lightweight but scratch-resistant DLC titanium case.These two limited edition Luminors differ only by dial design. The PAM617 (above, left) employs Panerai's classic black logo sandwich dial with the distinctive 12, 3, 6, and 9 numerals and a sub seconds display, while the PAM629 (above, right) is given a "cali dial," which mixes arabic and roman numerals in a nod to the early Radiomirs that bore a similar dial design. The PAM629's dial is otherwi

Vintage Breitling Chronomatic SuperOcean..
with a cal. 12 micro rotor movement. Circa 1971.

I sincerely hope that you are listening, Mr. Stern.
There are two things that I would love to see Patek do in the future that I feel would be not only be good for the brand itself but also for watch lovers in general. First, would be to release a non-limited edition of the new 5522 without the New York engraving. This would make a wonderful watch available those not fortunate enough to obtain one of the originals while in no way detracting from the value and exclusivity of the limited-edition. And secondly, to make a steel version of the 5524. This would bring both of the Calatrava Pilots within reach of a wider audience and would perhaps tempt me away, at least for a while, from my Rolexes. Let me know what you think of my modest proposal.

Gunny Straps - recommended!
I recently bought a Gunny strap for my PAM 346 off of strapfreaks. Some of the stitching started to come loose within a few days. I wrote to strapfreaks but their warranty policy is literally voided once the strap has been worn (I should have read their policy closely... that's on me), even though this was obviously a workmanship issue. They did offer me a repair which would have meant shipping the strap all the back to Indonesia on my dime. I ended up emailing Peter at Gunny Straps directly and he was very understanding and stated that he would send me a replacement ASAP. He definitely stands behind his work and takes obvious pride in his customer service.I would not buy from strapfreaks again, but I will definitely not hesitate to contact Peter for any of my future PAM strap needs.

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