Panerai PAM00348 2010 Special Edition Tourbillon

...Panerai Studio Shot Of The Day...

Radiomir Panerai PAM00348

Lo Scienziato Skeleton Tourbillon

48MM 2010 Special Edition of 30 Units

Chris Bott:i Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso

...Panerai Super Coolness...

Chris Botti

Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso

Base Radiomir Panerai 

45MM Reference PAM00210

Chris Botti is an American born musical, of Italian descent and he is probably the greatest trumpet player alive today. The only other person I would consider to be in his class is the incomparable Wynton Marsalis. Chris Botti is a Grammy Award winning artist best know for his cool, chill smooth jazz trumpet style. BTW, If you are interested in learning more about the history of the jazz trumpet, you can check out the super detailed article I recently published on Jake's Rolex World, about another Iconic Jazz Legend, and Trumpet Virtuoso, Dizzy Gillespie.

The Panerai PAM00210 was introduced by Officine Panerai in 2005 and they offered 15 units which comprised the H-Series. The PAM 201 originally shipped on a black calfskin leather strap, and we one pictured below on a tobacco colored strap. The Panerai PAM 210 is a "Base" Panerai which means it only has the basic hour and minute hands, which makes it a really simple and elegant design. 

If you are not familiar with Chris Botti, or even if you are, you are in for a real treat. Below, I have posted two amazing full length Chris Botti Concerts!!! The first concert below is one of the greatest concerts I have ever watched in my life, and it features singing his haunting rendition of "What are you doing the rest of your life." Enjoy!!!

Radiomir Panerai PAM00232 Lumeshot

...Panerai Lume Shot Of The Day...

Radiomir Panerai

PAM00232

Luminor Marina Panerai

...Panerai Outdoor Shot Of The Day...

Luminor Marina Panerai

Reference PAM111 on Panerai Rubber Strap

Jerome Bettis Superbowl Winning Halfback

...Panerai Coolness...

Jerome Bettis

Superbowl Winning Halfback

Jerome "The Bus" Bettis is a retired halfback that played for the Los Angeles/ St. Louis Rams, and the Pittsburg Steelers. He hold the record for being the sixth on the NFL list for rushing yards leaders, and he retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Superbowl XL. As we can see in the two portrait photos below, Jerome is wearing two different Panerai models, and the top one is a "F" Series PAM00031 which features a bezel with 144 diamonds, and was limited to 40 pieces.

In the photo above we see Jerome Bettis wearing a Panerai Luminor Submersible Regatta Portugal PAM00199, which was a limited edition 44MM model made in 2004, which Panerai only made 500 examples of.

Jerome Bettis is pictured below with photographer and fellow Paneristi, Brad Trent, proudly showing off their Panerai watches. Turn On The Power!!!

OEM Luminor Caoutchouc Panerai Rubber Strap 47MM PAM00422

...Panerai Wrist Shot Of The Day...

Luminor Marina Panerai

OEM Luminor Caoutchouc Panerai Rubber Strap

47MM PAM00422

I have never seen a 47MM Luminor on a black Panerai  rubber OEM strap before, but it looks pretty cool. Fab took this wrist shote and It looks pretty cool to me. In the future I plan to do an article on all the different looks you can achieve with Panerai OEM strap, and I will have to be certain to include this look. Officine Panerai offers an amazing selection of beautiful OEM strap, and you can see them all on the Panerai Accessories microsite.

Panerai Luminor Mike Horn Arktos GMT North Pole

...Panerai Super Coolness...

Panerai Luminor Arktos GMT North Pole

2006 Special Mike Horn Edition of 500 Pieces

Reference PAM00252

What is cooler than than wearing a really cool Panerai model? Wearing one that was made just for you, with your name on it. The Panerai Luminor Arktos GMT North Pole was a special limited edition Panerai made in 2006, and it was dedicated to a North Pole Expedition directed by Mike Horn. 

It unusual rotatable  bezel has North, South, East & West designations which can be used like a compass to determine which direction is North. This is achieved by pointing the North marker at the sun, and 

Tom Cruise Luminor Panerai Marina 44MM Reference PAM00299

...Panerai Coolness...

Tom Cruise

Luminor Panerai Marina

44MM Reference PAM00299

Back in May of 2011, after 4559 episodes, Oprah Winfrey celebrated the end of her Oprah Winfrey Show, and said farewell to her viewers with a cavalcade of famous stars including Tom Cruise. As you can see in the photo below, Tom Cruise is wearing his 44MM Panerai PAM 299.

45MM Ceramic PAM00282

...Panerai Wrist Shot Of The Day...

Andrew's Panerai Radiomir Black Seal

45MM Ceramic PAM00282

Andrew Boen took this wrist shot of his Panerai Radiomir Black Seal on a woven light olive strap, which is a great look.

San Francisco Shreeve & Company Annual Panerai GTG Party

San Francisco 

Shreeve & Company

Annual Panerai GTG Party

Shreeve & Company is the oldest Jewelry story in San Francisco, and I recently attended their Annual Panerai celebration party which was thrown at Epic Road House, which is located on the San Francisco Embarcadero. The Epic Road House is one of the most beautiful restaurants in San Francisco, and its views of the San Francisco Bay Bridge are breathtaking.

Panerai President, Rafael Alvarez attended the event and he is pictured above on the far left. Next we see a Alex Alesandrini from Shreeve & Company in San Francisco, next we see leading San Francisco dentist, Tom Jow, and pictured on the far right we see Panerai executive Karl Poulson.

Tom owns an beautiful Limited Edition Panerai PAM00249 from 2006, which was the first limited edition Historic 47MM Panerai model made with an Art Deco California dial, and I asked him if I could check it out. I mentioned I believed the PAM00249, and PAM00372 are not only my two favorite Panerai watches, but how, collectively they represent the best of Historic Panerai DNA. In the photo below we see Tom taking a photo of my PAM 372, next to his PAM 249 with his iPhone 5.

I took this next photo of my PAM 372 next to Tom's PAM 249. I tried on Tom's PAM 249, and I was surprised at how much smaller it seemed than my PAM 372. This is due to the fact the PAM 372 has standard lugs, and the PAM 249 has wire lugs.

Tom held up the my PAM 372 and his PAM 249 so we could take front view profile shots, and you see the PAM 249 has a beautifully rounded domed crystal.



Panerai setup these beautiful display cases at the event, which showcased a wide variety of amazing Panerai watches. As I mentioned earlier, the Epic Road House Restraunt has a STUNNING view of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, out the window as seen below.

I had a chance to check out the new Panerai PAM 514, and in the photo below, we see it on my wrist being compared to my PAM372. I was surprised how much smaller the PAM 514 seemed next to the PAM 372. I believe this is because the PAM 372 is based upon the vintage Panerai 6152 and the PAM 514 is based upon the vintage Panerai Reference 6154. Of course, the PAM 372 also has the crown protector, which gives it a bigger look, and it also has a raised Plexiglass crystal, whereas the PAM 514 has a lower profile sapphire crystal.

The Panerai PAM 514 (pictured below) also has a tapered 26 to 22 strap, which gives it a smaller, more dressy look.

There was a man who attended the event who was wearing a Special Edition Panerai PAM 341 from 2009, which I had never seen before in person, and I was shocked at how enormous this monster was in person. I knew it was 60MM, but I was stunned at how much larger is looked next to my PAM 372. Actually it makes my PAM 372 look small!?!?!

I ran into Swedish beauty, Lisa Kalbfleisch who is a Shreeve & Company sales associate at their Palo Alto store, and I noticed she was wearing the new 42MM Panerai PAM00512, which features the Historic 1940s Radiomir case.

The Panerai PAM 512, is a specific example of Panerai design brilliance. By making this model at 42MM it fits beautifully on women, even on petite women.

In this next photo, we see the new limited edition Panerai PAM00507, which is made out of Brass. Part of the beauty of this watch is that since it is made out of Brass, instead of Gold, it is much more toned down, kind of like the new light gold iPhone 5.

I took this next photo from the rear deck of the Epic Road House, and the view was absolutely stunning!

Overall the Panerai GTG was really fun and a beautiful party, with beautiful watches, and people in a beautiful venue. As I was walking away from the Epic Road House, I snapped this last image.