If all goes to plan, i could well be a 233 owner on Saturday morning. I've been hovering and teetering on the new models and i'm still not convinced, though Panerai UK told me just this morning, i am via my dealer, #1 for the very first 320 into the UK
That assumes i liked it enough to buy it of course.My criteria is simple, a sensibly big watch with a clear legible dial and i know of no other brand that provides it quite like Panerai. I've handled a 233 and was impressed. A weighty but somehow balanced watch, i like it. The one i'm due to look at is in private hands and offered at a sensible and realistic price for a used watch. My problem is my perfectionist/OCD streak and i suspect it will need some case TLC, which means back to the factory as the RIS service centres aren't allowed to open the Manifattura models yet.
Will i buy it? i don't know. I want to but will have to see how used it is against my anality to such imperfections as may exist. We are talking significant £'s from my point of view! I'll let 'you' know if i do or don't
