Very enjoyable review, thank you. The watch looks good on your wrist. I know many people who have a slightly larger wrist than you, and they still ask if the watch looks too big. Well, a Panerai is a big watch, and you expect it to look large. I miss my 562 which is that same except for no small seconds at 9 o'clock. Love the look of the titanium. My 562 was the next generation, and I was actually very pleased with the accuracy. At the end of 8 days, it was barely out by one minute. I really like the brown strap on that as well. Cheers, Carl
carlhaluss hey Carl thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. I’m glad to know that the newer generations of P5000 movements have sorted out the accuracy issue. Perhaps I’ll see if Panerai can upgrade the parts when mine is due for service.
Great video, thanks. The 564 has a truly classic Panerai look. I have a 564 T series and I can confirm the P5000 runs much better now. I had a Q series P5000 and it ran pretty erratically as you say, but my T series keeps excellent time from beginning to end of wind, mine has been running non-stop for months now. You're pretty right about the look of the movement too. There isn't much to see, but what you do see is beautifully finished. The polished anglage on the edge of the plates and jewel sinks reflect light like diamonds!
Thanks for dropping by and sharing the great info about newer batches of the 564. I think I'm gonna have to bring mine in to ask if they can do some upgrade to make it run as good as the new serials. Cheers mate.
Very nice Panerai, Andy! As I’ve mentioned before, I had a Luminor Marina many years ago (1998 to be exact) but unfortunately I never fell in love with it so I sold it in less than a year. One of the issues I had was the watch looked and felt too big on my wrist because I was a lot skinnier back then, but my wrist has gotten much fatter since, so now I can wear bigger watches up to 45mm😂! The most distinguishable features about Panerai is of course the crown guard, case and big 12,3,6,9 hour markers depending on the model...but overall they felt a bit too minimalistic to me and this is why Movado and Rado watches never appealed to me. At the time when I bought mine, Panerai had not yet reached the mainstream popularity as now, but I recognized it being worn by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their movies, so that got me interested too! Btw, you had mentioned Tom Cruise before and I got the same Porsche Design chronograph he wore in Top Gun. It’s interesting how we all want the same stuff used and worn by movie stars 😎
Thanks for dropping by. It’s a nice watch for sure but I have sold it because these days I don’t wear large watches anymore. I guess age has caught up and I no longer want the “impact” from oversized watches.
@@AndyinSG We seem to be going opposite directions regarding size. I always avoided watches over 40mm when I was in my 20s and 30s, but my wrists have gotten much fatter since my 40s and I’m less dressy now, so I go with bigger watches these days...and I’d also be interested now in a Titanium PAM like yours😃
@@AndyinSG I agree with the +42mm standard for divers watch and chronographs, which happens to be the 2 most popular style for men’s watch for the past 30yrs (excluding smart watch), but I think these watches being a bigger size is also part of the aesthetics as they’re categorized as Tool Watch. Here in the US, a lot of guys like to wear big 48-50mm watches from brands like Diesel and Nixon which are considered to be fashion watch, so I consider these as being trendy and they’ve been fading away the last few years.
This is quite a nice model - the entry level Panerai is something different though: the completely stripped down Base Logo version. And that's already £4600 in 2023.
Really nice review. More watch reviews should be presented and articulated well like this one.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Really appreciate your support.
Very enjoyable review, thank you. The watch looks good on your wrist. I know many people who have a slightly larger wrist than you, and they still ask if the watch looks too big. Well, a Panerai is a big watch, and you expect it to look large. I miss my 562 which is that same except for no small seconds at 9 o'clock. Love the look of the titanium. My 562 was the next generation, and I was actually very pleased with the accuracy. At the end of 8 days, it was barely out by one minute. I really like the brown strap on that as well. Cheers, Carl
carlhaluss hey Carl thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. I’m glad to know that the newer generations of P5000 movements have sorted out the accuracy issue. Perhaps I’ll see if Panerai can upgrade the parts when mine is due for service.
Great video, thanks. The 564 has a truly classic Panerai look. I have a 564 T series and I can confirm the P5000 runs much better now. I had a Q series P5000 and it ran pretty erratically as you say, but my T series keeps excellent time from beginning to end of wind, mine has been running non-stop for months now. You're pretty right about the look of the movement too. There isn't much to see, but what you do see is beautifully finished. The polished anglage on the edge of the plates and jewel sinks reflect light like diamonds!
Thanks for dropping by and sharing the great info about newer batches of the 564. I think I'm gonna have to bring mine in to ask if they can do some upgrade to make it run as good as the new serials. Cheers mate.
If you're looking at buying one online, is there a way to tell what series the watch is?
Classic tobaco-Ti pam are 55, 61, 116 and 118. Cleaner dial without the "8 days"
and without 8 days power reserv, lol (2 watches are without second hand, one is 48mm size and one is discontinued many years ago...)
Great review, lovely personality. You need to do more !!!!!
Mani Khwaja Thanks so much for your kind words. I’m glad you found the video helpful.
Very nice Panerai, Andy! As I’ve mentioned before, I had a Luminor Marina many years ago (1998 to be exact) but unfortunately I never fell in love with it so I sold it in less than a year. One of the issues I had was the watch looked and felt too big on my wrist because I was a lot skinnier back then, but my wrist has gotten much fatter since, so now I can wear bigger watches up to 45mm😂! The most distinguishable features about Panerai is of course the crown guard, case and big 12,3,6,9 hour markers depending on the model...but overall they felt a bit too minimalistic to me and this is why Movado and Rado watches never appealed to me. At the time when I bought mine, Panerai had not yet reached the mainstream popularity as now, but I recognized it being worn by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their movies, so that got me interested too! Btw, you had mentioned Tom Cruise before and I got the same Porsche Design chronograph he wore in Top Gun. It’s interesting how we all want the same stuff used and worn by movie stars 😎
Thanks for dropping by. It’s a nice watch for sure but I have sold it because these days I don’t wear large watches anymore. I guess age has caught up and I no longer want the “impact” from oversized watches.
@@AndyinSG We seem to be going opposite directions regarding size. I always avoided watches over 40mm when I was in my 20s and 30s, but my wrists have gotten much fatter since my 40s and I’m less dressy now, so I go with bigger watches these days...and I’d also be interested now in a Titanium PAM like yours😃
@@nickchang5293 42mm watches are plenty big for non-divers these days, and I think the “big watch” trend won’t return for the next 8-10 years.
@@AndyinSG I agree with the +42mm standard for divers watch and chronographs, which happens to be the 2 most popular style for men’s watch for the past 30yrs (excluding smart watch), but I think these watches being a bigger size is also part of the aesthetics as they’re categorized as Tool Watch. Here in the US, a lot of guys like to wear big 48-50mm watches from brands like Diesel and Nixon which are considered to be fashion watch, so I consider these as being trendy and they’ve been fading away the last few years.
@@nickchang5293 I’d think 45mm upwards is a no-no these days.
This is quite a nice model - the entry level Panerai is something different though: the completely stripped down Base Logo version. And that's already £4600 in 2023.
your wife joke cracked me up!
Sometimes those jokes are real. Such things do happen! 😹
seven eleven! 😁