Well would you respond well when some one start a thread asking about a certain brand that you are passionate about by calling its owner name like fanboys, ,buying the watch as strong fashion statements, young people who want to appear bold and confident?
Do you still want to share passionately what you know and come to love about the brand after all that name calling?
I did and what do I get. Denial and more name calling.
I got disturb when the whole thread turn into poster having a field day at making fun of the owner of panerai watch. I try asking others to be more polite and sensitive.
What's the respond? something like what's the point of this forum if I can't openly express what I feel. Those expression sound more like Criticism to me. When we state our counter points, again with the ignorance and name calling.
Does this sound like a discussion to you. Can you blame others for being upset?
The sole reason I'm writing this post because I believe there are others who are genuinely here to learn about the brand. I don't want them to be misled.
I'm tired of being taking advantage as a target but instead leaving the post and say the hell to all this. I stay on because most of what being said here of Panerai is wrong. Even some of the info from the official website is not accurate.
That's why I find interesting about the brand. The true gems are hidden and it takes times to dig. Most ppl couldn't be bother that included most of the panerai owner.
Why? because is hard and time consuming. It's what this hobby is all about reading and finding more about the watch we love or don't know about.
I know I'll get another blast from this post so it will probably be my last post on this thread.
I'll leave you this. No brand have more variable of movement in their watches than Panerai. Not Rolex, Glashutte Original, Lange, Omega, PP, AP or JLC. I owned all of the above except Glashutte Original. If you care to find out. I'll post something in the future. It's far from being a low grade movement overprice watch. However it's not exactly Haute Horology either. The brand is weird, frustrating but not without charm
Regards
Tyler
PS I have an Enicar as well, a SherpaJet GMT from the 70s. It's a tough little cookie
Senor Hobbit - As alwaysa a pleasure reading your well articulated view on the brand and its watches. Thus we both have certain points in agreement and certain that are not. That is WiSdom 
As for Enicar - can talk anytime, check out Sherpa Series to start with.
As I leave this thread, i recall a couple of the key statements as my main takeaways:
Starting off with:
"The focus of this thread is the brand. We discuss the pros and cons of the brand. If we can't do that just because commenting on the brand will hurt the feelings of the supporters of the brand, then what's the purpose of this forum??"
And then:
"hey, I might even agree and sell em all to get the brands that you consider non trash."
"Some of our collections here are even worth more than your house or ride young man'"
"dont simply comment where it will hurt others feeling."
And in conclusion:
"Whether we feel ridiculed or slighted is purely up to us, and should not blame the anger on comments made by others. The anger might have come because we do not have security within ourselves and feel that there is some truth in what was said....it is the owners of Panerai that seem to portray the brand as a fashion statement"
Q.E.D. Have a great weekend all !
