Are Panerai watches good? 

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My first luxury watch was a Panerai, and I'm still a huge fan since I think they make the coolest watches of any brand. Given the recent negative talk about the direction and viability of the brand, it's great to see someone of Adrian's caliber give Panerai the love and support they deserve!

That 38mm Panerai with 200m water resistance I would 100% buy.

A Luminor Due (42mm) was my second automatic watch. I always loved the design but the thickness was a killer for me. When the Luminor Due came out i tried it on and fell in love with the dial and wearability. Don't care about the 30m i am not going swimming sith it anyways and it's a perfect mix between classy/dressy and still sporty for these summer weekends!

Beautiful. The Luminor PAM233 is my grail watch and one day I'll get one!

I'm glad that I own a 312 which has been with me for the last 8 years, Panerai is a fun watch, the built quality is really good, it is simple yet very distinctive with rich history. You can easily dress it up or down. I think it will be hot again once people get tired of the currently over hyped brands.

I love your reviews, they don’t feel like reviews. You’re the king my man 👏

I think a plain, 3-6-9-12 dial with no seconds hand and a hand wound movement is still the best way to go for a Panerai. Just so simple and the hand wound movement means you actually have to flip the crown lock every 3 to 8 days depending on the movement.

I do like Panerai a lot actually. Never owned one, but I think I may dip my toes in soon. Thanks for this great video Adrian

Will probably be my next buy. I'm moving to Italy, so why not? Great stuff, as usual. Many thanks!

Thanks Adrian. I’ve been considering a Panerai for awhile. Would love to see a second video around your take on the counterfeit and movement stories associated with Panerai. That still gives me pause about the integrity of the brand.

I tried one. A 42mm Radiomir thinking it would be to big but was surprised how well it fitted my wrist. It felt very elegant and sleek. I can understand how they were so popular. If even asked the ad if they were not popular anymore but was told they are very much still popular and attract a lot of attention in the shop window.

I would buy one, originality is a key in having different watches

First watch I was truly interested in was a Panerai. I’d seen it online accidentally after browsing Omega and Rolex but I’d never seen anything so unique. I was set on working towards purchasing one for myself. I hadn’t fully comprehended the size, though. I don’t have a ton of real estate on my wrist and the watch looked like a shoebox on my forearm. It was a depressing blow to the dream but a lesson in try it on before purchasing. Love the channel! Thanks for the content.

For my 44 birthday i needed a 44mm watch… 😇 so i bought the PAM01351. I love Panerai very much!

As a diver I could not use any of these watches due to the lack of minute markers on the bezel and dial. Accuracy is key when diving. I know alot of people will say " what about dive computers?" And I would agree but I use my watch in combination with my computer to corroborate the accuracy of my dives. I know not everyone will agree. It's just personal to me and my dive buddies 🙂

I bought a preowned Radiomir 183. Sold it. Realised that I really do like Radiomirs. Decided to ignore the negative comments about Panerai. Bought a new Radiomir 992. Happy now.

Hi Adrian - I’m a regular viewer of your channel from Hong Kong. Always appreciate your enthusiasm and thoughtful comments. My only suggestion would be a bit more diversification. I know you like to get watches “in hand” but that should not stop you from broadening your content as currently too much focus on Omega, Rolex and Tudor. Would be good to occasionally hear your thoughts on interesting pieces from the independents like Alain Silberstein, FP Journe etc…

Panerai is most definitely making a comeback - I just purchased my first PAM and it truly is one of a kind. Great vid.

I buy Panerai now instead of Rolex or omega. It is different and much more a utility brand. Great history.

I have a PAM01537 and absolutely love it … cool and unique look and, at 42MM, super comfortable on the wrist. Love the 72 hr power reserve too… Panerai is a great and necessary addition to anyone’s collection

the daily watch of my dad is panerai for a long time now, so i grew up seeing this watch on his wrist and at some point in the future i definitely want to own one as an homage to my dad

My first proper watch was a Pam111. Still have it and love it.

Panerai is easily my favorite mechanical watch brand in my journey so far. I love the heritage, the distinctive design, and the superior quality. I actually dig that a lot of people prefer the same tired / safe watches over them - makes it even more fun to be a Panerista :)

Nice one Adrian. Love my PAM 183. Simple, time only, manual wind, ETA movement for ease of servicing and a true strap monster. Love Panerai.. totally underrated in my opinion

I consider myself among the Paneristi, having 4 models. I love the charm and uniqueness of Panerai and visited Firenze several years ago. I myself prefer the older hand-winding models, having a year 2000 PAM055, a 2002 PAM112, a 372, and finally an auto - the PAM1024. People liked to knock PAMs for the size, neglecting to consider the fact that the case size was required because of the pocket-watch movements inside. This and the crown guard became Panerai DNA and I would not have it any other way.

I recently bought a Luminor Pam0796 and absolutely love it. It oozes quality. It’s 44mm - which is the standard size for Panerai- but does not wear too big on my 7” wrist. The 0796 is a ‘destro’ Luminor for left handers so has the crown guard on the other side. Very few watchmakers cater for left handed people who prefer to wear their watch on the right wrist. The only other example I can think of is the Tudor Pelagos.

When a watch is neither one thing nor the other it's often polarizing - a bit like the dressy bi color Rolex explorer.

The PAM0321 is my first and up to now only luxury watch. I searched carefully before I bought it new on Chrono24. An important criteria for me was having functions I would find useful and while I’ll never dive with it, I find it cool that it can go down to 300 meters. What I love about it besides history, in your face presentation, is the fact that it’s basically a travel watch. GMT, easy time zone adjustment, date and power reserve. 3 day automatic. Love the leather strap with matching stitch color. Display back. A watch for me has to be functionally useful,

I wasn’t interested in Panerai for a long time because of the size of most models. But I tried on the gmt version and bought it. It gets a lot of wrist time, looks distinctive, and as you say, it wears comfortably.

I bought a PAM610 recently and I LOVE it. The simplicity, elegance and inner "grit" make it a thing of beauty. Super happy to have this and my trusty Omega Speedmaster as my interchangeable couple. The right Panerai for you is a wonderful thing, but do choose carefully.

Nice video Adrian. A point I think worth making with brands in the richemont group (more than SWATCH and LVMH I feel) is that the pressure seems to be off every brand to fill every segment - they seem quite happy for panerai to be a one trick pony as long as that trick is doing ok, likewise JLC, Cartier etc. It makes comparing brands within groups that are like role players in a team with independents (or flagships like Omega) a little tricky.

Got my first Panerai (Luminor Firenze) this week… what timing for this video. Always wanted one cuz if that crown guard and thought it simply cool. Great review

Great video and discussion. Love the history and design language of Panerai. Resonates on so many levels. Just bought myself a PAM 210. A brand that has more heritage and meaning than other watch concerns can dream of. Italian frogmen in wwii navigating murky waters with their Panerais to sink enemy battleships in their own port? Stuff of legends.

I bought a PAM 00392 about 8 years ago as I was a fan of the watch and liked it’s uniqueness. As it’s my only watch on a leather strap it is my de facto “dress” watch. It is rather chunky for that purpose, but I still love it’s look and feel. Panerai is a niche brand, but I do t see that as a negative. The watch still keeps great time and is yet to be serviced. For the price I’d say it’s a good buy.

Great video Adrian, agree 100%, Panerai vastly underated. The PAM 00795 to me seems to offer the ideal combination of features the brand is known for. Manual wind, 8 day movement, Power reserve indicator, Sandwich dial, 44mm case size

I bought my first panerai in 2006. And my third in 2013. Not interested in any current offerings, but i do love the brand.

I’m a fan of Panerai, my wife has one of the early Dues at 38mm and she adores it. I’m concerned about this recent movement issue of using ETA and doing the “in-house” story….. and it confirms my personal feelings about the management team. I would look at the older Panerai pieces 372, 422, even a 560 than some of the PAMs. Would be interested in your comments Adrian about this movement story that’s recently serviced

Totally agree with this video. My first luxury watch was a Panerai. I have moved to Rolex and only occasionally put on my Panerai, but when ever I do I get way more compliments and great conversations. I do no not mind that they are not as hot as they were in the early 2000’s.

Love my PAM 1312. The beauty behind Panerai is that you can find something that ticks all your boxes. I wanted 44mm, sandwich dial, in-house movement and display case back. The 1312 had all that for me. Bought mine through DavidSW. Great watch.

Great vid as always! I wasn't sure about Panerai for years, until recently, when I had a look at the Due range in my local AD. I'm still not sure id buy it, but the titanium PAM00926 absolutely blew me away.

My Radiomir 425 is the best made watch I’ve ever owned, including Seamasters and Submariners. Buy pre-owned, let someone else soak up the initial depreciation and they are good value.

Panerista here. PAM351 was the 2nd “nice” watch I added years ago to the collection and still have it-It will likely never leave. Best thing about the luminor marina line is that you can buy a new strap and practically feel like you got a new watch. Easily changing straps is the best part of owning a Panerai. I’ve taken mine on lots of vacations, snorkeling, hiking, snowboarding, etc. rugged enough for daily use but change the strap and you can rock it with a nice suit too. I also love the sandwich dial- best looking lume on a dial by far and very legible. These watches are not about precision, hence the lack of minute hash marks. Instead they’re all about style, comfort, legibility and versatility. The older models like mine are also slightly more desired because they don’t have the stupid “automatic” text at 6 o’clock on the dial, ruining the symmetric look. Some prefer the slightly thicker case of the older models too. I’ve tried on the newer/slimmer versions and am glad I have the old case design. But to each their own.

Great review of Panerai. My PAM 111 sandwich dial is just sublime. 100% a Submersible piece is on the horizon.

One thing you didn’t mention about the PANERAI range is that some models come with an exhibition case-back. I have a preference for the 38mm DUE but they do not (or did not) exhibit the mechanism. The 42mm Luminor GMT does exhibit and that was enough to sway my purchase decision . . . and I quickly got used to the bulk

Just got my first Panerai. Very underrated they are amazing quality and do what they do well. They also hold value very well as long as you buy it preowend there is always a market for them as they have a cult following.

Love the dress watch,not planning on diving in the ocean or even swimming any time soon so the 30 mts water resistance doesn't matter to me.... lovely piece!!! would be interested to know what you thought of the zenith 6150 as ive always admired it and its recently been put on sale

I’ve had my eye on the PAM-512 fir a while now. Might just pull the trigger on that one. Excellent video and great style of vid. Cheers

I wold love to buy a Luminor to add to the collection. As you say the overall package is genuine;y very good. They are not a watch to buy and sit on to watch the value go up, you’ll lose your ass doing that, buy, wear, enjoy a fun, well made timepiece!

Panerai Luminor was my first luxury watch and have fallen in love with the brand ever since. They are also built so incredibly well. I've been wearing my luminor daylight on the daily and haven't had it serviced once in over 12 years! Taking it in for an overall service this month. Definitely looking to getting another one since the service will take over 25 weeks!

I ditched most of my watches (actually passed them on to my son) including my omega seamaster for this Panerai luminor marina which is now my everyday watch. It's fantastic.

LOVED the video! And your take on the 38mm

I have always love Panerais but if you have too many in your collection, you will find that they all looked almost the same in my opinion. Right now, I only keep a Radiomir, a Luminor 1950 and a Submersible 47 in my collection. Very reliable never had any issues with them. They get more wrist time than my Rolex and Omega. Appreciate your opinion about Panerais. Great review! Thanks

I have a Panerai PAM1359. It's robust, stylish and beautiful. Love it!!!

Never a huge fan of Panerai, but I must say that they have grown on me a lot over the last couple of years. They are truly unique in a time when there is a lot of parody between the popular watch models, and new releases are really just slight revisions to the same thing.

I have a pair of Panerai....a 392 and 233. I love the 233 which has a very large thick dome crystal, sandwich dial and 8 day power reserve. Far and away my favorite watch. It wears a bit smaller at 44 mm than my 42 mm 392 which although nice isn't as well balanced. Very well made watches that aren't for everyone given their size.

I love my two Panerai in my collection. They are amazing, keep great time, are insanely comfortable to wear and just feel right. It’s a shame that sometimes they seem to have “issues” with the term in-house for absolutely no reason. Sigh… one of mine has a Unitas movement and the other the P.9000 (in-house, really really, 109% confirmed)

I own a PAM01312 and sometimes all I can do is flip that lock on the crown. It’s so satisfying. An incredible design feature

I’ve always like the shape of a Panerai. Distinctive and instantly recognisable. I’d buy on in a heart beat. The sub looks epic to me, however in reality a Luminor will more than likely be what I get. One day, you’ll be mine….

I have one. It’s my daily wear watch Luminor 1950 case PAM 392. Love it.

Absolutely love them, can’t afford one just yet, but one day, you can tell a Panarai as it’s different, love it. Thanks Adrian

Just bought the blue Luminor, manual wind. It is a damn good looking watch. I have a Submariner, Grand Seiko, Omega Seamaster and Speedmaster and this Panerai is right there. Very classy, simple and big! 44mm

Haven’t Panerai just been caught out passing standard ETA movements off as their own in-house movements?

Love my 590. Bettarini case , 24mm lugs, solid caseback, 300m water resistance, recessed sausage patina.

"Spending all day flicking this thing back and forth" 😂

Excellent Video… I just à Panerai PAM 914 i love everything about it, the case size, the dial, the crown guard, insanely a beautiful watch, never put back on my wrist a Rolex, Cartier or omega which I do own… love the Panerai brand totally different look ….

I'm not sure if they make their own in houses at all, or at the very least I know there are few models that claim in house but clearly use ETA. Maybe they replace 80% of the parts? I don't know. A submersible looks good at ~5k.

As a small private watch collector I mainly had Rolex and Omega. Had some people in my watch group mention Panerai and I always thought way too big, didn’t give much thought. Started really looking into the brand after years and was hell bent on getting a Luminor for the crown guard. Manual wind 8 days. Well, after going in and looking at all Models, going back to my AD 3 days in a row, I did a flip and fell in love and purchased the Panerai Radiomir PAM00572 micro rotor and “I LOVE IT” I enjoy wearing it, looking at it and dare say (my favourite watch even over my Rolex’s 😅) I am now looking at more Panerai and love the brand now. I am secretly hooked and I totally get it now. The Radiomir with the slim case, I’m house movement, off centre micro rotor and beautiful dial won me 100% and no matter what anyone tells me. I love it.

Looking forward to this.

Just ordered my 1st Panerai Luminor 44mm . Proud to be a member of the exclusive Paneristi club !!! Unique, well built and classy. I'm sure it will look good on my 7.5inch wrist !!! Chunky yet oozes class !

What I love about Panerai? the unbusy clean dial, but the size is absurd 😉

I just tried on all three today.... I was absolutely captivated....

There are a lot of other brands I’d rather buy than panerai at this price point….tudor, omega, grand seiko, etc.

Hi, As a rolex datejust 41 owner i also have the 47 mm pam 00514. This watch is so much fun . With its p9000 handwound movement the dirty sandwich dial and fat brown leather strap its hard to pick wich watch to wear. Panerai is a brand that was blown life in by the industry like ulysse nardin unlike rolex . So in case of development rolex is topdog. But the concept and wearability of panerai is also topdog. Taking of my datejust now slip on the panerai to go walk my also topdog . 😉

I love my PAM 673. Panerai's military dive watch history and connection to Rolex is unique. I don't understand why they don't make the Due 100M water resistant.

Thank you for making a modern pam video, been waiting for a solid one 👏🏼

Panerai *did* have a spell of being the "in" watch - back in 2005 I couldn't get any discount on my Pam 005, unlike my Rolex Sub, which I got 5% off without even asking. How things have changed 😂

Hi Adrian, I’ve been using the PAM048 since last 4 years. Its very different compared to what Rolex,Omega and the brands offer. It stands out. I like it and people often ask me what a Panerai feels like on the wrist.

I've owned nearly 100 watches and Panerai definitely holds a special place in my heart. They're very original and have a certain charm to them on top of being very robust. Cheers

Hi Adrian, I would love to see you doing a video with the Explorer and affordable alternatives, maybe including a Sinn 556I!

Hopefully my next time piece.

That 38mm is truly gorgeous! Especially a nice option for people with smaller wrists to pick up a Panerai model.

The Luminor Due line absolutely nails it. That and the Radiomir are the ones for me. Elegant but still bold. Do not like the gigantic luminors and submersibles. The anthracite dial luminor due is gorgeous. Same way the new Premier line makes me like Breitling.

Nice sum up at the end....really fun watches with deep heritage to own, very comfy on the wrist. I can't stop admiring my 2 pieces. The PAM 670 is my holy grail Pam.

Really like the Pam. Just can’t make the jump to buy.

Have one. Love it. Works well with black or dark brown straps. Black makes a nice dress watch. Brown a nice casual look.

Isn’t Panerai claiming a new in-house movement in their new chronograph but it’s really an ETA movement?

I recently got a Luminor Base 3 day, I love the simplicity of the dial paired with the chunky industrial, yet polished case. The crown guard is epic, and a nice feature. The dealer / salesperson told me they are addictive and I would be back…and I keep looking at the submersible.. I guess you’ve heard the Sly Stallone story about how he discovered them while filming. Quite interesting. Great video!

Bark and Jack you could easily wear the 47mms. I cannot say the same of my tiny wrist. But IMO the best models are in 47, the PAM 663, 422, 372.

I have the PAM 1392 (the 2392 but with crystal back and fauxtina) and absolutely love it. Fauxtina is much maligned but I think it looks stunning with a brown strap (worth mentioning the ease of changing straps); the 42mm size means I don't have trouble with cuffs, but it's plenty big enough to be easily read. And it keeps very good time. What's not to like?

I just want a steak now 🤤

I owned a PAM 312 since 2016, still love it till today, quality build and versatility watch by changing the strap.

Humble suggestion: along with all the dimensions, include the weight. Adds to the wearability assessment.

i really love my Panerai pam00000, it went up in value since i bought it last year. Panerai are nice watches !!

I've always loved the look of the submersible and always will.

I’ve never really been a huge fan of Panerai, but that Luminor Piccolo Due is beautiful 😍 Great point regarding their unmistakable design too 💡👌🏾 Awesome video, thanks!! 😊😉

I always see Arnold wearing these in pictures and think, this guy gets it. Nothing too flashy, just a big legible watch. I’m a fan

I have a 1313 and on a sunny day ( rare here in Scotland ) the colour of the dial is stunning, got rid of a Submariner to get it and have no regrets. Luckily I got one of the early 2020 ones that still has the hacking feature in the 9010 movement.

That 38mm is wonderful. Could see me buying that.

The longer I have been into watches the more appealing Panerai has become. As your collection grows you look for something different amongst a world of bland and dull watches. Panerai is unique and interesting and for that worthy of a look. Purchased my first a few months ago and absolutely love it