(1)Economy is in the tank and here I am reviewing a watch that costs more than some people make in 6 months. All I can say that this is the watch to get if you want to splurge on something less common than Rolex. Not too many people know about Panerai which is good because nobody will ask you if it is fake. Service and quality have not been an issue for me so far.
(2)The wife and I decided to sell our honda civics to get this watch. On one hand, it kind of sucks because now we have to walk to work and we only have this one watch, so we have to switch off who gets to wear the watch. However, we've already received a compliment for it at the local coffee shop and it's been only one month! Sometimes you just have to spoil yourself, I guess.