Panerai Radiomir 10 Days GMT Automatic PAM 323 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com The Panerai Radiomir 10 Days GMT Automatic PAM 323 proves that when it comes to complicated watches, Officine Panerai knows the score; don't mess with the formula. Namely, don't mess with the clean, unpretentious tool-watch look that endeared the original Panerai Luminor and Radiomir to a global legion of Paneristi fans. While watchmaking chops are welcomed, a true Panerai must be legible, clean, and true to the historic "face" of the brand's combat divers. The PAM 323 delivers. Despite packing a ten-day power reserve, a power reserve indicator, and a second time zone with AM/PM indicator, this Radiomir 10 Days only reveals its extra talents upon close examination. Panerai's designers wisely integrated the second hour hand into the dial by blending its black form with that of the dial base. The second time zone is visible when you want it an invisible when you do not. Even better, this early example of the PAM 323 uses the caliber 2003/5 movement, which displays AM/PM in terms of a small color-changing dot on the sub seconds dial; later variants with the caliber 2003/6 movement features a clumsy AM/PM text block on the dial. At six o'clock a unique power reserve indicator differs from those typically employed by the Italian-Swiss watchmaker. The circular gauge is a distinctive feature of the PAM 323. In combination with the rare-for-Panerai Nubuck Alligator leather strap, this power reserve layout endows the Radiomir PAM 323 with a profile th