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 Posted: Thu Jul 8th, 2010 03:41 pm
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GX9901



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 I've been researching for my first watch with an European manufacture movement, and after considering GO, JLC, & Zenith, I ended up with a Panerai.  Now I will admit that even I would put GO, JLC, and Zenith above Panerai as a manufacture, but something about Panerai have always grabbed me, and I liked what I've learned about the P9000 movement, so I picked up a PAM312.

Since my wrist is pretty small, I was a little concerned about the 18mm thickness of this watch.  I wasn't able to find one to try on locally so I ended up taping two quarters to my Moray (I found from another forum that the 312 is 10 quarters thick, and I measured the Moray at 8 quarters thick) to see how it felt.subtlelaugh.gif  The Moray has the same basic shape as the 312 (1950 Luminor case) so that gave me a good idea on how it will wear.  I didn't see the thickness being an issue from that test so I pulled the trigger on the 312.

The watch arrived today and for all intents and purposes, it wears pretty much like the Moray, so I feel that it fits me pretty well.  I'm really happy to finally own a Panerai!ThumbsUp02.gif

A few quick and dirty pics (I immediately threw a couple of nice aftermarket straps on it so no pics with the OEM straps yet):