PAM364 Test-Drive

Remember my entry about the PAM00364? Well, a fellow reader of this blog and a Dr by profession, swung over my place yesterday evening and passed me his watch for my consideration. He was interested to swap the piece with my Omega Planet Ocean and Speedmaster; with the reason for the proposed swap being that the Panerai was simply too large for his wrist. Since the watch was literally in the watch winder over the last few years, the good Dr further gave me a trial run with the watch i.e. I could test-drive the watch over the weekend and decide if I would take it next week. 

What do you guys think? A tad too big for me too, right? A very macho piece indeed; and because of it's titanium construction, it ain't as heavy as one would have thought.

First impression was that I liked its built-tough construction; but I doubt that I could carry this piece comfortably on my wrist. Anyway, let's try to out- no harm done anyway. I've always been more of a Rolex and Omega fan, perhaps this could be the game-changer. And because I am not as experienced with Panerai compared to the Swiss brands that I bought and sold all the time, the next thing that I need to find out was where I could send this piece for verification and checking/servicing, if I do so decide to pick it up. Any ideas?