Panerai Radiomir 8 Days PAM 198 Platinum Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/panerai Panerai watches tend to be styling statements that are all about look, size, and attitude. Add a platinum case, exclusivity, a Jaeger-LeCoultre movement, red gold hands, and a hidden power reserve gauge to the mix, and you have a Panerai that does it all! This 1-of-50 Panerai Radiomir 8 Days PAM 198 Platinum is a 45mm unicorn that many Paneristi consider to be a modern-day PAM grail watch. Few grail watches feel as special on the wrist as they do in the mind’s eye, but the PAM 198 exceeds expectations. At any given time, only 50 fortunate collectors will know the sensation of strapping a solid block of 950-purity Panerai platinum to their wrists. And make no mistake; that feeling alone is worth the price of admission. Even better, the Panerai Radiomir PAM 198 gives fans of the classic steel Panerai look a discreet precious metal option that reads as masculine “steel” silver. Diamond-clad fashionistas might want to sit this one out… This Panerai Radiomir 8 Days PAM00198 features a caliber XIV eight-day movement based on the Jaeger-LeCoultre cal. 877. More than a straight swap, Panerai finishes the case to its own standards and moves the power reserve gauge to the display case back where it will not mar the classically simple Panerai visage. In doing so, Panerai preserves the classic Radiomir dial while keeping the practicality of the power reserve indicator in play for occasional reference. However, the dial of this special Radi