Officine Panerai Historic Collection:
Luminor 1950 3 Days, Ref: PAM00372
A pictorial short review of the PAM372 - H Factory Non SC.
This is my favourite watch. Period. A watch that is able to achieve more wrist time as a rep than even the PAM512, a gen; I think it deserves all the praise that it already has.
Since Ale and the rest of the PCTeam already has his amazing comprehensive guide on all the Pams, I'm going to keep the text short, and limit it to my personal opinions of the watch as a watch, and not comparing it against the gen.
Specifications:
47mm Stainless Steel case
Panerai base dial, with vintage lume
Rose gold hands, beige lumed markers
Panerai 1950 case (Different from the 127)
26mm strap
The Case:
The 1950 case is awesome. I would venture to say that it is perfect for me. It's smaller than a 127 case, and I think even wears smaller than the 312 case. This is good for me as an asian fellow with a small wrist, as this is probably one of the only 47mm watches that I can wear. The wearability of this 47mm watch is surprising, even me with a 6.25" wrist can pull it off without it looking gargantuan. (Okay, maybe it does look a little gargantuan)
The polished steel is actually more scratch resistant than other reps that I have had, and I haven't had problems with any major scratches. However, scratches are nice on this, as it adds to the vintage feel.
The lugs bend downward gracefully, and nicely sits on your wrist. It's one of the more comfortable Panerai watches. The crownguard action is nice and smooth, and does not click into place very tough, like some of the Panerai reps.
The Dial:
The base dial is super simple, but I would prefer this over one with a seconds hand any day. There's something about the symmetry that's very appealing to me.
The vintage lume is amazing, The best colour that I could want. I just wish the 312 had this colour now. The hands and dial are mismatched in this version, however.
The grain on this dial is very fine, and can be seen in some lights. I have had comments on how vintage looking it was (from non-watch enthusiasts). The rose gold hands complement the lume very nicely.
Important final comments:
The strap choice on this watch, as with other Panerai watches, is extremely important. It is as important as choosing the head itself. Believe me. When I first got the 372, I basically ditched it in favour of the 127, and my other watches. Even my Seiko. However, replacing the strap with a vintage ammo strap, a Horween strap, and even a croc strap changes the look completely, starting my love for this watch.
The ammo strap seen here is from Septimus straps.
The lighter tan Horween strap earlier is from Seventyfour Watch Straps here in Singapore.
Another important thing is that the plexiglass scratches extremely easily. I have ditched all efforts in trying to polish this thing perfect, as even wiping it with a cloth will produce hairline scratches. This does actually add to the vintage feel though, which is nice.
I may sound like a complete hipster here, talking about vintage, and in fact, I do feel like an awesome hip guy while wearing this. It truly is an amazing piece.
[^This was taken through a mirror, further emphasising my stupid hipster-ness^]
One last thing: As I mentioned before, this is much more wearable than other big watches, here's a comparison with an AP diver, which is supposedly 42mm in size. It wears like a 50mm on my puny wrist. My wrist size is 6.25".
AP Diver V5 modded; Huge. "42mm"
PAM372; Slightly less huge. 47mm.
Luminor 1950 3 Days, Ref: PAM00372
A pictorial short review of the PAM372 - H Factory Non SC.
This is my favourite watch. Period. A watch that is able to achieve more wrist time as a rep than even the PAM512, a gen; I think it deserves all the praise that it already has.
Since Ale and the rest of the PCTeam already has his amazing comprehensive guide on all the Pams, I'm going to keep the text short, and limit it to my personal opinions of the watch as a watch, and not comparing it against the gen.
Specifications:
47mm Stainless Steel case
Panerai base dial, with vintage lume
Rose gold hands, beige lumed markers
Panerai 1950 case (Different from the 127)
26mm strap
The Case:
The 1950 case is awesome. I would venture to say that it is perfect for me. It's smaller than a 127 case, and I think even wears smaller than the 312 case. This is good for me as an asian fellow with a small wrist, as this is probably one of the only 47mm watches that I can wear. The wearability of this 47mm watch is surprising, even me with a 6.25" wrist can pull it off without it looking gargantuan. (Okay, maybe it does look a little gargantuan)
The polished steel is actually more scratch resistant than other reps that I have had, and I haven't had problems with any major scratches. However, scratches are nice on this, as it adds to the vintage feel.
The lugs bend downward gracefully, and nicely sits on your wrist. It's one of the more comfortable Panerai watches. The crownguard action is nice and smooth, and does not click into place very tough, like some of the Panerai reps.
The Dial:
The base dial is super simple, but I would prefer this over one with a seconds hand any day. There's something about the symmetry that's very appealing to me.
The vintage lume is amazing, The best colour that I could want. I just wish the 312 had this colour now. The hands and dial are mismatched in this version, however.
The grain on this dial is very fine, and can be seen in some lights. I have had comments on how vintage looking it was (from non-watch enthusiasts). The rose gold hands complement the lume very nicely.
Important final comments:
The strap choice on this watch, as with other Panerai watches, is extremely important. It is as important as choosing the head itself. Believe me. When I first got the 372, I basically ditched it in favour of the 127, and my other watches. Even my Seiko. However, replacing the strap with a vintage ammo strap, a Horween strap, and even a croc strap changes the look completely, starting my love for this watch.
The ammo strap seen here is from Septimus straps.
The lighter tan Horween strap earlier is from Seventyfour Watch Straps here in Singapore.
Another important thing is that the plexiglass scratches extremely easily. I have ditched all efforts in trying to polish this thing perfect, as even wiping it with a cloth will produce hairline scratches. This does actually add to the vintage feel though, which is nice.
I may sound like a complete hipster here, talking about vintage, and in fact, I do feel like an awesome hip guy while wearing this. It truly is an amazing piece.
[^This was taken through a mirror, further emphasising my stupid hipster-ness^]
One last thing: As I mentioned before, this is much more wearable than other big watches, here's a comparison with an AP diver, which is supposedly 42mm in size. It wears like a 50mm on my puny wrist. My wrist size is 6.25".
AP Diver V5 modded; Huge. "42mm"
PAM372; Slightly less huge. 47mm.
