William M aka Mr.Lume
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Thank You Ping
Jan 06, 2015,06:43 AM
It was fun putting this together & Thank You again for wanting to hear my opinion & sharing it here for every1 to read & comment.
William
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Paneristi Passion: An Interview With the Ultimate Panerai Fan
By: pingtsai : January 6th, 2015-00:50
Paneristi Passion: An Interview With the Ultimate Panerai Fan Everyone is drawn to watches for their own personal reasons. For me I have grown to love and appreciate watches in my own way but what I love even more are the stories, the people and their pas...
Thank you Ping & William aka Mr. Lume
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : January 6th, 2015-01:07
for splendid post something we surely missed since AndrewD POTW series There are two parts I like specially.... "I like the smell of leather in the morning" Was it reference to known Apocalypse Now line? :) and that die hard Paneristi considers Rolex as h...
Thanks Damjan.
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 6th, 2015-06:39
"I love the smell of leather in the morning" just a funny reference as to my love of straps. The Rolex just speaks IMO that I made it.
I love your story
By: Bill : January 6th, 2015-01:25
It is all about the passion. It is personal and powerful. As a big fan of Panerai and Rolex it is great to be among others afflicted with the same passion. Thanks for taking the time out to share with us your passion. Thnaks Ping for choosing a great cand...
Thank You Ping
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 6th, 2015-06:43
It was fun putting this together & Thank You again for wanting to hear my opinion & sharing it here for every1 to read & comment. William :-)
A great pleasure to read this story of life.
By: massi. : January 6th, 2015-13:36
Thank you William for sharing your experience (and thanks to Ping for the input). It's crucial to remember that behind the passions there is a subject (watches in our case) and, behind this, men with their stories... You made me go back in mind my beloved...
Thanks Massi
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 7th, 2015-06:31
It's always fun to hear the stories behind the men & women that you took the time to read mine.
Thanks Nicolas
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 7th, 2015-06:35
Yes I would love to add a Pre V 1 day. Straps are a main stay in any Paneristi IMO,&Yes we keep the strapist's in business for sure , I think I keep Peter Gunny busy all year round w/ just my orders :-) Thanks for your comments & taking the time t...
A wonderful read and great interview
By: AnthonyTsai : January 6th, 2015-16:47
Great work Ping & William! That was a very pleasurable read with great pictures to go along with the text. A quick question of William - What is the most # of strap changes you've done in a single day? :) Cheers, Anthony
Anthony
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 7th, 2015-06:46
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed my story & pics. I'm a little rough around the edges arms, people have commented in the past on how different it is to see a Panerai on a tattooed arm like mine,but I think it gives the watch character.:-) I've changed...
Thank you so much Ping and William for a most pleasurable reading...
By: Subexplorer : January 7th, 2015-10:15
... in this post I enjoyed so much. I have read it with great interest. I had always felt great curiosity and paid due attention to every reportage to a fellow colector, learning about his own feelings and approach to his personal collection and the story...
Thanks Abel
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 7th, 2015-16:34
I'm glad your interested in others views,experiences (as I know your passionate as well) into the WIS disease that we all have contracted.I enjoyed writing my thoughts down on how I started this unusual collecting.I love sharing & hearing others Passi...
Hello gentleman I'm back
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 28th, 2017-13:00
Been awhile since posting. I see the Panerai discussion hasn't lost it's pace...
Nice duo [nt]
By: William M aka Mr.Lume : January 28th, 2017-18:08