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The Panerai PAM 190 is a modern day classic in the Officine Panerai lineup and it has recently been discontinued. Due to the fact that there have only been 2,050 PAM190’s made over the years, this is a relatively rare watch that should become much harder to get in the near future.

Panerai’s PAM00190 is a special watch indeed, and it has been crowned as one of the best PAM’s ever by collectors. Housed in a 45mm Radiomir case, the 190 is a great all-around watch that can be dressed up with a suit, or dressed down with a t-shirt and pair of vintage jeans.

An 8 day, hand wound JLC movement is used in the PAM190, and it winds up like butter. It features 13¼ lignes, 33 jewels, Côtes de Geneve decoration, bridge with indication of power reserve, burnished blued screws, balance spring adjusted by micrometer screw, swan-neck regulator, double spring barrel, 28,800 alternations/hour, and of course a power reserve of 8 days.

The clean sandwich dial is accented by gorgeous gold hands and sub seconds displayed at 9 o’clock. Covering the dial is a 1.9mm thick sapphire crystal, treated with an anti-reflective coating. Sapphire crystal is also used for the display back, revealing the gorgeous Jaeger-LeCoultre movement.

The Panerai 190 is water resistant to 100 meters and features a gorgeous black alligator strap.

The Ennebi VI Nazioni LIMITED EDITION (ref. 13200/n) watch was a very limited run with only 30 pieces created in all. The watch features a turquoise dial with fluorescent minute and second digits, and a date function at 3 o’clock.

The hour and minute hands are fluorescent green and the second hand features a fluorescent orange tip. Ennebi engraved a golden medal of the Italian Rugby Federation and “Torneo VI Nazioni 2005″ on the center of the caseback.

The Ennebi VI Nazioni LIMITED EDITION watch is delivered with a beautiful exotic wood case and special screwdriver for dismantling the bezel and the straps.

Ennebi has announced that their watches can now be ordered with PVD coating. “Physical Vapor Deposition” is a coating procedure performed in a high vacuum chambers. According to the heated material to be deposited by means of evaporation or deposited by means of electronic beams, it is possible to obtain several different results for what concerns the color, the hardness, resistance to scratches and so on.

Below are photos of a PVD coated Ennebi Fondale GF1000.

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust is a classic watch that was originally introduced in 1945. It was the first wristwatch to feature a date display.The Rolex Datejust features a self-winding, automatic movement and is waterproof to 330 feet.

There are many different versions of the 36mm men’s Datejust available, including:

• Yellow gold
• White gold
• Stainless steel
• Platinum
• Jubilee bracelet, oyster bracelet, or leather strap
• Various dial and bezel combinations

The Rolex Datejust is a tried and true classic that has been, and will continue to be appreciated by watch lovers worldwide.

The Rolex Submariner is truly an icon in the Rolex lineup, and one of the most popular luxury watches on the market. Equally matched with either a dress suit or t-shirt and jeans, the Submariner is truly one of the more versatile timepieces available today.

The rugged Oyster Perpetual Submariner is waterproof to an impressive 1,000 feet and features a self-winding, automatic movement. It also sports a unidirectional bezel for safe immersion time tracking.

The Rolex Submariner features a 40mm case and is available in a variety of styles, including stainless steel, yellow gold, and a combination of the two.