Is this Marina Mil too big for me? [vintage MM]

[bigbadbrad]

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I reckon it is, if "me" is this dude - welcome to 'Humvee sized' gear for "incursiore"! Just introducing a bit of whimsy ... geez, if he had this on, he'd sink like the proverbial stone!

Less flippant photos of the vintage MM 6152 to follow.

--- BBB

 

[Cucumber_Jones]

DAMN! That is a nice watch. You are a lucky man! Tell us about it...

 

[buns]

Too BIG?

I don't think it can ever be too big...... Wear it well...

 

[bigbadbrad]

DAMN! That is a nice watch. You are a lucky man! Tell us about it...

I am fortunate to have some great board mates Post above, er, now below, has the more serious shots :wink:

--- BBB

 

[Panama]

Hey, nice shot Big!
Where did you buy the little diver? I saw him somewhere, but don`t remember anymore. Think it was on bay...
Like to order one or two.

The watch is great also, wich Pam number is it?

 

[buns]

Diver (little guy)

You can find them on e-bay....

 

[PeteTO]

Hey, nice shot Big!
Where did you buy the little diver? I saw him somewhere, but don`t remember anymore. Think it was on bay...
Like to order one or two.

The watch is great also, wich Pam number is it?

ya last time i saw the little guy was on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Collectors-Piec...9QQihZ010QQcategoryZ31387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Pete

 

[Panama]

Thanks Pete and buns!

I even put The Watch Boys on my favorite sellers list on e-bay, just forgot about the little diver. I marked with "straps"
They are no scammers, right?

Panama

 

[buns]

Look to be OK

Their feed back seems in line..... Maybe someone knows them... i have seen the around for a while.

 

[bigbadbrad]

The Diver

Thanks Pete and buns!

I even put The Watch Boys on my favorite sellers list on e-bay, just forgot about the little diver. I marked with "straps"
They are no scammers, right?

Panama

I got him from Watchboyz - they appear to be good guys, not scammers. Good communication as well.

I gave one of these little dudes to a mate on a recent trip Downunder - he's thinking about a gen Base [I gave him my Davidsen 201A to wear for 24 hrs as a 'comp' - which was tough!] - and he was rapt

The "Incursiore" may be big headed, but he has a heart of SS! :lol:

--- BBB

 

[bigbadbrad]

6152

Hey, nice shot Big!
Where did you buy the little diver? I saw him somewhere, but don`t remember anymore. Think it was on bay...
Like to order one or two.

The watch is great also, wich Pam number is it?

Thanks for the feedback mate. This is an historical style Panerai [or, I should say, an art piece approximating the same]: a 1940s style Marina Militare, for use by the Italian navy / naval commandos [waaay before SEALs existed!], see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_commando_frogmen

So, the watch doesn't have a modern number designation in the sense of PAM nnn (where n = numeral), however, it's properly a 6152/1. I'm sure there's a lot more that I don't know on this history, and some that I get wrong, so for those that know, feel free to provide the addendum / errata.

For more on the watch, per se, see the 6152/1 post that I have nearby, and with much better detailed watch photos - cheers!

--- BBB

 

[babola]

...also a watch with an enormous importance to Panerai historical collection, currently on display in their museum:

http://www.panerai.com/s_news_eve.xpd?i ... =view_news

Good on ya' mate !

babola