Panerai Radiomir GMT Alarm PAM 098 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/panerai Want a GMT? That's easy? Want an alarm? Still doable. Do you want all of the above in a wonderfully wearable steel Panerai Radiomir? That culls the heard considerably; you need the Panerai Radiomir GMT Alarm PAM 098. Part of a long-since discontinued family of alarm-equipped dual-time Panerai Radiomir models, the PAM 098 is one of the most versatile Panerai timepieces every offered. For model years 2001-2006, the renowned Firenze-based watchmaker graced the market with a bare handful of these full-featured Panerai Radiomir GMT Alarm watches. The combination of "Officine Panerai" and "complicated watch" is something of an exception by definition, so the company called in a key ally: Girard-Perregaux. G-P's complications prowess needs no introduction, and the firm immediately modified a tried-and-true automatic A. Schild caliber to provide the motive force behind the refined Panerai Radiomir PAM 098. With a second time zone, a date, an alarm, and automatic winding, there's a tremendous amount of upscale horology packed into this 42mm polished stainless steel case. Speaking of *that* case, it's a stunner. Formal attire and Panerai are only slightly more accustomed than the latter and complications, so the sight of a slender and viable black tie" companion from Firenze is enough to turn heads at your local Red Bar meet-up. But this Panerai Radiomir PAM 098 achieves the improbable. Consider the depth of the dial; the management of