Gold slytech??

[CHRISTIN]

Can anyone shed some light on this rumor?? I have heard that there was a single 47mm Slytech Luminor Submersible in 18k (yellow or rose) gold... and of course it's in Sly's possession... there's only one.

Can anyone confirm this, and if so show a pic or a link to this. Thanks

[Piquet]

yes pam 269

47mm yellow gold submersible chrono

there are pictures around of him wearing it

[CHRISTIN]

Originally Posted by Piquet

yes pam 269

47mm yellow gold submersible chrono

there are pictures around of him wearing it

Thanks for the info... interesting. From the replies back on this inquiry, it would seem that nobody really knows about this "extremely" limited model (PAM00269 / 01 of 01)

BTW - Here's another topic for you. Any idea why Panerai made one 47mm submersible (PAM00187) out of stainless steel and all the rest from titanium? It's also the only one with a quick date change mechanism on the side of the case and has a full chrono function. I bought one awhile back and not only is it my daily wear... it's an indispensable work tool as well.

[Piquet]

Originally Posted by CHRISTIN

Thanks for the info... interesting. From the replies back on this inquiry, it would seem that nobody really knows about this "extremely" limited model (PAM00269 / 01 of 01)

BTW - Here's another topic for you. Any idea why Panerai made one 47mm submersible (PAM00187) out of stainless steel and all the rest from titanium? It's also the only one with a quick date change mechanism on the side of the case and has a full chrono function. I bought one awhile back and not only is it my daily wear... it's an indispensable work tool as well.

firstly the movement, originally panerai didn't have any in house movements, the p2002 being the first one. They didn't have a chrono until the p2004 released in 2006. As a result they modified bought in movements. The movement in the 187 is the OP XII which is based on the valjoux 7753, this movement does have a date function at the 4 position which is advanced by pressing the date advanced button. It's just a feature of this movement. This movement was used in the 250,251,236,188,196,162,288,168,187,202,225,224,31 0,327,326,369

the date function was left on the 250,251,236,188,196,162,168,187,224,310,327,326

it's now been replaced by the in house p9100 movement which is pretty much a p9000 movement with a chrono module bolted on, if you look at the 524/525 notice the date has moved to the normal position and the chrono buttons are on the other side. With the crown guard of the luminor, having the buttons on the same side as the crown guard was always a bit of a compromise, hence the in house movements they're on the left.

Material wise i suspect it's as simple as weight, the 187 weights in at 220g making it one of the heaviest watches, hence why they went over the titanium for the rest of the 47mm submersibles as the 187 was the first one to be released. It also explain why the 341 when released was in titanium rather then the original steel

[travisb]

Titanium just works better on a 47mm Sub IMO.
Has great balance to it, where as I think SS would be too top heavy.
Also, the corrosion resistance of TI makes it ideal for under water use.

[CHRISTIN]

Thanks Gents... I do appreciate the discussion and the exchange of information. The more I learn about these awesome watches... the better!!

Now... I wonder if I can get Sly to sell me that 269

[lapince]

I can say just one thing about the slytech watches, I would never buy a watch on the back of which is a signature of Sylvester Stallone, for me it's quite ridiculous, but that just my opinion...

[CHRISTIN]

The man loves Panerai, after all it's a "heroic watch" with a history no other brand can match. He became an ambassador to the Officine, used his "star-power" to push it out into the light and helped make it what it is today... so, they honored him by producing Slytech's. I'd love to have one!!

[Travelller]

P.s. it will be up for auction this coming June