Do you 'get' the Panerai obsession.

[RichTT]

I'm very curious as to what folks opinions on Panerai watches is. I've been a long time fan of the more tool like watches, starting with Seiko all the way up to Rolex, Omega etc. But Panerai was always off my rader because I just didn't get them. Now I've started looking a little deeper and doing some research and I think I'm starting to come around. First to catch my eye was the 292k, especially on the JV Nubuck strap. Here's a pic i found on googleimages.

[AB]

I can't put my finger on why I love them so much, but I just do.

[CommanderJameson]

Nope, not for me.

I've never seen a Panerai, either in pictures or in reality, that didn't leave me stone cold.

[bobbymonks]

I think they are quite a polarizing brand.
You either love them or hate them I reckon, and some of them are huge!

I love mine, 40mm Ti lovely

[jshell]

CommanderJameson said:

Nope, not for me.

I've never seen a Panerai, either in pictures or in reality, that didn't leave me stone cold.

+1 Leave me cold too.

[andy_s]

I get 'obsession', just not with Panerai...

[toast boy]

I don't dislike the designs but at the same time I haven't seen any yet that make me particularly excited. If I had that kind of money to spend on a watch it would almost certainly be going elsewhere.

[Sunglasses Ron]

AB said:

I can't put my finger on why I love them so much, but I just do.

My thoughts exactly

[Miguel Alvarez]

I really like them on other people but they tend to be huge and would look odd among my collection. I want to try a 40mm one but haven't seen one in the flesh.

[tertius]

Nope, not at all. Apart from anything else, the pretty ordinary movements in almost all of them (at extraordinary prices) is a big turn off.

[al1991]

I used to love them, but now I think they look a bit silly.

[gary hubbard]

i no wot you mine its not nice looking watch . but i love them . its defo my next purchase .

[Easty-5]

Brown on black. Seriously?

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

Sunglasses Ron said:

My thoughts exactly

me too. iwanted one for years and finally got the GMT jobbie. love it.

although to be fair if I had to only have one watch it would go in favour of my speedmaster.

[gary hubbard]

think they started to get more expensive after the tranporter movie . amazing what a bit of advertising can do

[AB]

Obiwonkeyblokey said:

if I had to only have one watch it would go in favour of my speedmaster.

Snap.

[Steve Maund]

Love them but found Anonimo, which if the story is true, is where Panerai where made till the company was bought out by Swatch and moved to Switzerland.

Steve

[Steve Maund]

Love them but found Anonimo, which if the story is true, is where Panerai where made till the company was bought out by Swatch and moved to Switzerland.

Steve

[kazino]

I hated them at first, as I thought it just looked ugly and oversized. Then for some unknown reasonI started to like them, went out and bought one, admired it, then started a new obsession with straps

[RichTT]

Must admit I wasn't expecting such polarised responses. It seems they really are a love/hate brand. I'm not sure if I like the squarer cased versions but the radomir case has a certain elegance about it. I think I might need to find an AD and pop in and try a few out. I've not tried on anything larger than 42mm so I have no idea how I would feel with a larger cased watch like this. Never know, might be able to end my obsession with steel tool and diver watches!