Panerai Luminor Marina 8 Days PAM 590 Luxury Watch Review

Watchuwant is now WatchBox! Now here's something you don't see everyday; a Panerai that leaves even the hardest of hardcore Paneristi purists grinning with glee. But the Panerai Luminor Marina 8 Days PAM 590 is that kind of watch. With a dial that recalls the heyday of the 1950s Angelus-powered combat divers and a case that embraces the best of the pre-Vendome modern classics, the PAM 590 is the kind of watch that proves that deep within the Richemont collective, the "Officine" from Firenze still has a soul. Naturally, nothing this desirable could be widely accessible, and the North America-only Luminor Marina 8 Days PAM 590 is something of an unofficial Panerai special series. This classically-inspired Luminor ranked among the absolute stars of SIHH 2014, and one year later, examples remain scarce, coveted, and short-lived on the open market. "8 GIORNI BREVETTATO": the text says it all. At the heart of each PAM 590 is a loving tribute to the ref. 6152/1 combat dive watches that Panerai developed during the early NATO era. All of the lessons learned with the Rolex-powered originals during WWII directed Panerai towards the watches that inspired the PAM 590. Panerai's original Rolex-made "Oyster" screw-down crown tended to wear out its rubber seals due to repeated entry/exit rotation, and the tight fit when fully secured made gloved or wet-handed manipulation frustrating for Italian combat swimmers. Finally, the exposed Oyster crown was a liability whose exposed body was