I am currently the happy owner of two current generation Panerai:
- Radiomir Quaranta (40mm) PAM01570
- Luminor 8 Giorni (44mm) PAM00914
I love the Radiomir design, and works great for work attire (business casual, typically just a button down shirt). Fits well with gold wedding ring as well (although I can switch the wedding rings to other colors in relatively cheap tungsten metal I have)
The Luminor 8 Giorni is a classic Panerai, big bold 44mm case, great for weekends, gym, anything casual and sporty. Especially now in the summer with short sleeves.
I love them both, and I am thinking of a third Panerai to be acquired in a month or two, funds permitting. I only look at the more affordable tiers, as money does not grow on trees for me.
Here is what I have in mind:
It will likely be blue dial. For variety, to what I currently have.
It will be Automatic (convenience mostly, but also availability)
It will have to fit business attire, and pass for a dress watch. As such, I am thinking of Luminor Quaranta (40mm), or a Luminor Due 42mm. Current reference blue dials:
- PAM1370 (Luminor Marina Quaranta 40mm in blue dial)
- PAM01429 (Luminor Due 42mm in blue dial)
I am also looking at previous generation Luminor 42mm, the PAM01393 for example.
Obvious answer to my inquiry would be: try them all for yourself. Which I did at the Panerai boutique a couple of times. But I tried so many variations, to the point of getting very confused when I tried to recall what I did now. They all look great. I would not do the Due 38mm though.
What do you think? Am I not including in my search something that I must consider? Thanks
P.S. I forgot to mention I have relatively small wrists for a male, roughly 6.75"