Encountering the 382 Bronzo

[strongergodzilla]

I just posted this in the thread about my bronze diver, but thought there might be a lot of people who might otherwise miss these pictures and my small write up if they didnt have their own thead! Enjoy!

I mentioned before that I had a great meetup with a local WIS and big time paneristi James. He brought with him his PAM 382, the lovely bronze cased luminor sub that has just about everybody considering emptying little bobby's college fund... It is quite the piece. I let it mingle with my bronze divers so they could learn a thing or two about italio-swiss design elements, while James and I had a great conversation about watches, cars, you name it! He showed me the new offerings Panerai just debuted and gave me a very insightful walk through of their models, naming conventions, dial history, and more. James saw my Bronze Diver online and wanted to pick one up for a daily bronze wearer, his 382 being a special occasion watch.

The 382 is really a stunning watch. One thing that I really love is its very unique case finishing. I feel like its somewhere in between a brush finish, and a polished case. Its unlike any other brush finish that I have seen, and it really makes the case glow when the light hits it. You can see it in some of my pictures, it gives the bronze an even warmer almost red/yellow tinge. I had seen this in other pictures of it, and finally think I know where the effect is coming from. The in house movement is very nicely decorated, and very fun to peep through the exhibition case back. Having just written that, I just realized I didnt take a picture of it!

I tried it on, my first non - Olivier watch on my wrist since getting the prototypes, and its got a very nice heft. It certainly has wrist presence on my 6.5 in wrist! It has a titanium case back, and titanium buckle.

The 382 is really a fantastic piece, it gave me tons of ideas for another Olivier down the line. Enjoy the pictures! [We were inside a coffee shop on a VERY bright SoCal day, which made taking pictures pretty difficult.]

[rmahoney]

I'm no Panerai fan but that watch makes me drool.

Bob

[CJN]

Wow Stunning pictures! Stunning Watches.

Quick question that has perhaps been answered somewhere else but maybe some one could enlighten me.
Why is it that case is bronze but not the crown (I see the PAM has it) in the majority of the micro watches? Is it harder to manufacture or does it have more to do with the water resistance?

[Tony A.H]

looks like i missed your Write-up.. Thanks for re-posting..

wow. stunning Watches. but Honestly you pulled it off NICELY on your 6,5 inch Wrist. looks Perfect.!

[E8ArmyDiver]

You just HAD to mention possibilities down the road!Now I'm really on the fence about your Bronze Diver...

[nolidge]

Wow Stunning pictures! Stunning Watches.

Quick question that has perhaps been answered somewhere else but maybe some one could enlighten me.
Why is it that case is bronze but not the crown (I see the PAM has it) in the majority of the micro watches? Is it harder to manufacture or does it have more to do with the water resistance?

I feel this is a great question! Why do the majority of boutique brands not use bronze crowns?

[putnam dan]

It's harder to manufacture

[nolidge]

Thanks, thats what i figured

[poison]

You just HAD to mention possibilities down the road!Now I'm really on the fence about your Bronze Diver...

On the fence? I'm so far off the fence, I'm across the yard and in his swimming pool. :D

[mngambler]

from a pure aesthetic standpoint I actually like the Olivier better