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Author:  Baz1950 [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:46 pm ]
Post subject:  270 Vs 320
Forgive the tedious question please and i know ultimately it has to be my decision but i have a 270 about to land at my AD and to compensate for the grief with the recent aborted sale, the replacement 270 is offered at a very attractive price.

That said, it's still an expensive piece and the more i look at pictures of these two options, the more i question the price differential. At retail, the 270 is £4600 more than the 320 and apart from the power reserve, wasted on an auto imo and a domed crystal, there isn't much that's visually different, indeed the GMT hand is easier to read on the 320.

I could buy another Panerai with the cash difference, so i'd value the opinions of others :)
Author:  100thmonkey [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
I agree completely on the power reserve observation but I think the domed crystal is something really special.

Whether it is a few grand special is debatable but never forget the quote

Never tyne the ship for want of a bit of tar.
[1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth I. i.]

Written a year after Panerai was born ironically!!!!
Author:  cxbxax [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
some people swear by the domed crystal...personal preference, i don't like the domed crystal. i would be ALL over the 320 and the extra cash i'm saving. i would also take the 233 before the 270 also because i like the full view of the movement...so

320>233>270 (and this is before figuring in the extra cash you're saving).
Author:  sportback [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
Baz1950 wrote:
indeed the GMT hand is easier to read on the 320.


This, I feel, is one of the more important considerations, particularly considering the frequency of your travelling betwen Brighton and Hove... :roll:

Seriously, if you're using this as one of your criteria for choice, then you just don't want this watch.

As for the domed crystal - there are two reasons why the 320 (or any of the P.900x range) don't have the same crystal - the first is primarily down to COST. The second is that Panerai can 'offer' a greater depth (300m) with the flat crystal, but I personally think this is more marketing than anything else and that the prime reason is as above... You either like it or you don't, I couldn't agree more, but it DOES go with the the 1950 style case.

The power reserve/automatic watch is another little quirk that I (again, personally) really like - it doesn't happen with many watches, but I like it when it's really different. As it happens, I do wear other watches - and the huge power reserve lets me wear them a few days, then come back to the 270 and it's still going...this is PERSONAL, but I like it.

I'm sorry BAZ, and you don't want this watch - get a 240 - it's got everything you'll ever need...oh, just sold one? Ooooop's....
Author:  cxbxax [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
sb agreed on the cool PR aspect of an auto watch. these days i could not wear my iwc port for a few days and know it's still ticking when i get back to it...very convenient!

as for panerai i like mine clean with a sandwich dial...and the 240 cyclop :x . so it's settled we're picking up the 320? :D
Author:  Otto [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
The 320 looks great, but (for reasons I can't quite seem to put my finger on) the 270 looks just that bit more special to me.
Author:  Baz1950 [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
sportback wrote:
Baz1950 wrote:
indeed the GMT hand is easier to read on the 320.


This, I feel, is one of the more important considerations, particularly considering the frequency of your travelling betwen Brighton and Hove... :roll:

Seriously, if you're using this as one of your criteria for choice, then you just don't want this watch.

As for the domed crystal - there are two reasons why the 320 (or any of the P.900x range) don't have the same crystal - the first is primarily down to COST. The second is that Panerai can 'offer' a greater depth (300m) with the flat crystal, but I personally think this is more marketing than anything else and that the prime reason is as above... You either like it or you don't, I couldn't agree more, but it DOES go with the the 1950 style case.

The power reserve/automatic watch is another little quirk that I (again, personally) really like - it doesn't happen with many watches, but I like it when it's really different. As it happens, I do wear other watches - and the huge power reserve lets me wear them a few days, then come back to the 270 and it's still going...this is PERSONAL, but I like it.

I'm sorry BAZ, and you don't want this watch - get a 240 - it's got everything you'll ever need...oh, just sold one? Ooooop's....



:? Why the caustic opener? A GMT function may be highly relevant in my life :( I don't know how a 240 crept into the equation either, or did i miss something? I thought this was a place to seek friendly views and opinions, suddenly that seems not to be the situation and i don't understand the need for sarcasm either :( Should i assume you're a world traveler to warrant your 270? My point was, the 320's GMT hand is more legible, not that i needed a GMT feature :roll:

I'm fully aware of the differences between a 270 and 320 and was soliciting opinions if the price difference was considered worth it. I didn't invite a Panerai specification lesson; i'm pretty swatted up in that area. I've owned a domed crystal watch (212) so have that experience too. Power reserve issues, if relevant, are easily solved by a watch winder, are they not?
Author:  sportback [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 270 Vs 320
I'm sorry you understood my comments as 'caustic' - certainly wasn't my intention. (As it happens I 'hide' the gmt hand on my 270 when I'm not travelling)

I digress - in my opinion, the questions you asked suggest (to me) that you don't want this watch - it's as simple as that. The price difference wouldn't mean anything to you if you really wanted a 270 - it's an extremely expensive watch, again, in my opinion.

The reference to the 240 was based on what you've previous mentioned as options that you like : titanium, flat crystal and auto.

I apologise if you feel I was in any way agressive.
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