Wholesale Famous Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM557 Destro 3 Days Watch Hands-On: A Lefty PAM372 Japanese Movement Replica

Finally, the PAM 321 includes a 72 hour power reserve with an indicator at 4 o’clock that utilizes a normal Panerai lumed hand (similar to the seconds hand) moving across a marked semicircle signaling zero to 72 hours. The index interferes slightly with the GMT hand when the lumed arrow head travels across it, but that is a small price to pay to quickly know that you should wear or wind the watch. Additionally, I found the energy reserve indicator to be accurate, revealing just 36 hours remaining when I fully charged the watch and left it in my Wolf Designs watch winder with a 36 hours beginning delay.As mentioned, I wore the PAM 321 at various contexts: in the pool; socializing; in celebrations; and even snorkeling and skin diving in the shore. It is a fire that develops from using a watch with unique style that’s versatile (multitude of accessible third party straps that may be altered easily), which is legible (easy, super clear dial and fonts using amazing lume), and that has a solid presence on the wrist that’s difficult to match with almost any other watch.With such a strong cult-like after, the demand for Panerai watches keeps getting more powerful with a few models selling out completely once they are introduced. The PAM 347 which is exactly the exact same version but using all the bracelet is priced at $10,600. Considering that the bracelet is tough to discover and retails at the Panerai store for $2,400 (if you can find it!) , I would recommend getting the PAM 347 if you like steel bracelets or are considering getting a bracelet in the future. The most important disadvantage of this bracelet is adding 60 grams to an already marginally heavy situation that weighs in at 140 g without straps.

Panerai has debuted two new (retro designed) Luminor 1950 pieces at SIHH 2014. We have already looked at the monopusher chronograph here, and now it’s time to discuss the other offering from this range: the more restrained, two-hand only PAM557 Destro 3 Days which is essentially identical to the famed PAM372 model (reviewed here), but with a lefty crown layout.

This time around we really are looking at a rather simple modification: the PAM557 follows the trend set by the chronograph piece as it also shares a lot in common with yet another 2011 novelty, the PAM372 (Luminor 1950 3 Days). Debuted three years ago, the 372 was almost exactly like the watch presented this year, other than the crown’s placement on the more usual right side of the case. What we have here is something Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Acciaio Replica likes to call the “Destro”, which stands for “right” in Italian and implies that the watch is primarily designed to be worn on the right wrist as the crown has been moved to the 9 o’clock position. The case is in 316L steel and it is polished all the way around, including the bezel. The crystal is not sapphire but 3mm thick Plexiglas, which is definitely not a first for Panerai, but certainly a welcomed treat for those in search of the more authentic Panerai “mood”.

Much like with the chronograph, the PAM557 is also equipped with an in-house movement. Its P.3000 caliber has two barrels and hence provides up to 3 days of power reserve, paired with a more modest rate of only 21,600 vibrations per hour, or 3 Hz. Being a relatively new in-house movement one would perhaps expect more modern results, i.e. 4 Hz or 28,800 vph, but then again, fans of the vintage Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Replica atmosphere would likely argue otherwise. If anything, this watch has a lot to offer to them, with its 3mm thick, domed Plexiglas, its sandwich dial with tan colored indexes and gold hands, all topped off with the large Luminor Panerai script just below 12 o’clock.

For some, the lack of a running seconds hand and its subdial might be a sorely lacked feature, or even a deal breaker. Yet, picking on this piece for such things would mean missing the point behind its creation. Losing the seconds hand and swapping the proven safety and luxury of a sapphire glass to an arguably inferior Plexiglas material clearly suggests that this model is not about pursuing the (rightful) expectations of modern watch lovers. Instead, it is about offering a new-ish piece that brings the wearer closer to the original creations of Panerai Luminor 1950 Pam 127 Replica from some five decades ago; and much like the 372, the 557 also does rather well at that.

In summary, while both the chronograph and the two-hands only pieces were merely modified versions of novelties we have seen at the 2011 SIHH, Panerai did what it does best: with small but noticeable changes they made both pieces even more desirable, bringing the more historical side of the brand to the forefront yet again. Speaking of the PAM557 Destro 3 Days, with its Plexiglas front, in-house movement, and more exclusive left-handed layout, it definitely is a very desirable package of Panerai goodness, if that is your thing. Honestly, in addition to being another flavor of an already desirable collection, the lefty crown is going to be more comfortable for many people who normally wear the watch on their left hand given that the crown is on the opposite side of their wrist.

Delivered with a second Plexiglas for replacement, plus the usual Panerai accessories (the extra rubber strap and strap changing tools), the Panerai Luminor 1950 Destro 3 Days PAM557 will retail for $10,600. panerai.com