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For those interested in some more niche high quality sunglasses: I swear by Barton Perreira, Mykita and Oliver Peoples. I have some Ray Bans and a D&G collecting dust since I discovered the brands above. The quality difference is rather big, the price difference is not that big.

Nice start! You got closer than I think what was possible. I would really love to see a great tantalium-like rep case as well, but it's really hard to do. From some angles the gen it looks really dark, from other angles the case looks shiny and bright.

Thanks, very clear and conclusive write-up!

I'm sorry to hijack this thread but is a preA case identical to an A or B series case? I always thought JF cases were almost 1:1 copies of B-D series cases, now I'm wondering if preA and A cases were also the same?

Definitely not. I read some topics a while ago about this subject. In the early 00s he made some casesets based on his own gen OP 6520 caseset. These casesets (almost complete bar crown) were very accurate. Lots of them ended up on eBay, the prices were very cheap but he no longer makes these parts and they were all bought up a long time ago. You'll be a lucky man if you find one! Prices have been up since.

Thanks!

Hi guys Don't know much about movements and I got hold of this watch (111N Noob). I was wondering wich movement was in it, I did some research but can't seem to find the visible differences. It seems to have a genuine Incabloc.. Anyone who can point me in the right direction, I have absolutely no idea what to look for! Thanks! (I made a typing mistake in the title, I meant 6497 ofc)

Anybody here already ordered the new KW v4 version of the 360, or have some experience with it? It's only change over the V2 (don't know where V3 went, but I never saw it online) should be more greyish color of the DLC, but I think from the pictures the CP now looks off, it seems lot bigger. I'd like to hear some comments before I go and get one.. (or maybe I should wait until Noob releases their V2 with correct dial, or make a mix with best parts)

Hi guys Recently I was wearing my 111N Noob V3 and noticed that the complete crown guard including lever and all screws were gone. They must have fallen off (the screws always came loose, should have used Loctite :-/) while I was wearing it. Is there any place where I can order replacement parts for my PAM? (preferably also Noob V3, I think it has the best CG - or gen) Thx!

My bad, it was not addressed to you in specific, should have quoted better. Thanks for the input! (all of you). I think I will go with Noob, and later on get some other bits and pieces to mod it.

Regardless of where ALE gets his info and images from (Google Images or own source), I think the guide is a great starting point (especially for someone like me with little experience on this matter) to start your research with. It was never my goal to be lazy, I also did a lot of research on this (and other) forums, but can't seem to find many info on the KW-one. I think it's a new rep? There is a lot of info about the Noob and H-factory ones. I think the sausage dial on the KW 005 looks better than the one on the Noob 005, but it's hard to compare the two without proper images/review/comparison..

Hi all! PAM-virgin here! I want to buy a 005 soon but I can't seem to find the differences between these two models: PAM 005 V2.5 N-Factory ($258) and PAM 005 K-Series (KW) ($278) I think they both look great, and found a lot of reviews on the Noob one but no review of the KW. I tried looking for ALE's Reference PAM Review Guide to check out wich one I should take, but RWI is down and I can't get access to it using Google's Cached link for some reason. Any help would be much appreciated

Hi everyone! I recently discovered RWG and the world of HQ reps. I was planning on getting a replacement for my current watch (Nixon The Insider, of wich I learned now that it's an overpriced piece of cr$p) and got drawn into the rep world! I already learned a lot from this forum, and I'm planning on getting my first PAM rep this week! Cheers