Panerai Submersible 24A

Some collectible Panerai watches can still be had for a reasonable price. The early Panerai submersible PAM24 is such a wristwatch. Although the PAM24 is still in production, the A,B and C series are special because these models have an all-polished bezel. The A-series (1998) was the first Vendome submersible and had a t-dial (tritium). The current production is fitted with a Luminova dial and it has a bezel with marks between the 12 o'clock and the 3 o'clock position.


Panerai Submersible PAM24 A-series

A known issue with the early submersible PAM24 is that the tritium on the skeleton hands may start to crack and even flake. This isn't necessarily a problem, in fact it adds character. This doesn't occur on just the PAM24, I've seen it on other older models with skeleton tritium hands as well.


The 24 has skeleton hands and a t-dial

Panerai produced 1,500 units in the A,B and C series. So there are 4,500 pieces in total with a polished bezel and a t-dial. From D and onwards Panerai produced another 12,200 units of the PAM24 for a total of 16,700 watches. That's an impressive number if you consider the limited production runs that Panerai are known for. The PAM24 is of course one of the longest running Panerai models.


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You can find more photos of this PAM24A on paneristipix.com.

All photos © 2010 M.Wilmsen
Thanks to ML.

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