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I'll be the first to admit I'm not a WIS and in fact my knowledge of Panerai's history is embarassing & my grasp of what constitutes "dna" is sketchy at best. But I know what I like and I like a watch that puts a smile on my face when I see it on my wrist!
I have always thought of myself as a die-hard Luminor guy, but an Indoristi cousin told me repeatedly that I really, trully, MUST get a "real" Radiomir (the Egi "Radiomir" doesn't count apparently), and I guess finally his words sunk in...
Of course I immediately looked real hard at the grail-pair 249 & my wife's favorite Pam -- the 232. I know in my mind that these 2 are among the most well-loved SEs and I could do no wrong with either. But perhaps because I missed the excitement of the initial release, and I haven't developed the proper appreciation of their history -- somehow in my heart I just don't feel the call.
Then came the 294... Yes I did read about some of the controversy and that the 294 wasn't quite as uniformly loved as the 249/232 parents. BUT then again, neither were my 193 & 341...! LOL! My darling wife loves the 232-dial, and combined with the 249-dome, it's just crazy gorgeous! And now that I'm actually looking for a Radiomir -- and a recent opportunity to own a brand new 294 (49pcs!!) appeared -- I found myself with the familiar stupid grin on my face!
I feel mighty blessed to have the 294 as my 1st "Real" Radiomir, and having an absolute blast looking at this amazing beauty on my wrist!! (Never did have a "pretty" watch before!)
On to the pics... (what a difficult watch to photograph!)
Brown dial...
Sandwich
Gorgeous gold hands!
D O M E !!!
Naked back...
Lume:
Looks even better on the love of my life...
My sincerest thanks to all the amazing brothers all over the world who helped me with this, my 1st "REAL" Radiomir!!! M8TES are truly GR8!!!
And a heartfelt THANK YOU! to those of you still reading & sharing my joy!!!
(Now back to regularly scheduled Luminor programming... Bronzooooo!)
I have always thought of myself as a die-hard Luminor guy, but an Indoristi cousin told me repeatedly that I really, trully, MUST get a "real" Radiomir (the Egi "Radiomir" doesn't count apparently), and I guess finally his words sunk in...
Of course I immediately looked real hard at the grail-pair 249 & my wife's favorite Pam -- the 232. I know in my mind that these 2 are among the most well-loved SEs and I could do no wrong with either. But perhaps because I missed the excitement of the initial release, and I haven't developed the proper appreciation of their history -- somehow in my heart I just don't feel the call.
Then came the 294... Yes I did read about some of the controversy and that the 294 wasn't quite as uniformly loved as the 249/232 parents. BUT then again, neither were my 193 & 341...! LOL! My darling wife loves the 232-dial, and combined with the 249-dome, it's just crazy gorgeous! And now that I'm actually looking for a Radiomir -- and a recent opportunity to own a brand new 294 (49pcs!!) appeared -- I found myself with the familiar stupid grin on my face!
I feel mighty blessed to have the 294 as my 1st "Real" Radiomir, and having an absolute blast looking at this amazing beauty on my wrist!! (Never did have a "pretty" watch before!)
On to the pics... (what a difficult watch to photograph!)
Brown dial...
Sandwich
Gorgeous gold hands!
D O M E !!!
Naked back...
Lume:
Looks even better on the love of my life...
My sincerest thanks to all the amazing brothers all over the world who helped me with this, my 1st "REAL" Radiomir!!! M8TES are truly GR8!!!
And a heartfelt THANK YOU! to those of you still reading & sharing my joy!!!
(Now back to regularly scheduled Luminor programming... Bronzooooo!)
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Congrats and wear it in good health! As others have mentioned, I think it looks great on your wife, I think you need another Rad? Lolz
Thanks bros!!
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