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For the past six months I have been working on the Pam Guide. It was a dark, very tough, and long road. For those who are unaware of this project. It is, in short, a website hooked to a massive database which contains every rep Panerai. On the website you can filter down by attributes to find a Panerai to your liking. Click on a Panerai for its details. While doing this I neglected both my family and my job for this. But looking back it was worth it! I want to thank Ale from RWI for letting me use his Excel sheet. Without this I would not have been able to accomplish this. And of course you guys, for the kind words that kept me going. If you have any ideas or questions regarding the Pamguide, feel free to post them here. Feedback is appreciated. Also consider a donation to keep this bad boy alive. Even it's just a dollar or two. It's running on a very expensive dedicated server and it's hitting my wallet every month HARD... Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby present THE PAMGUIDE! Upcoming updates: - Strap makers section - Panerai Dictionary - Panerai classification - Panerai - A compare functionality Note: The Pamguide is gets updated when Ale's Excel sheet gets updated. So it is possible that the Pamguide does not contain yesterday's released PAMs.

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No doubt there will be some wear on the dw teeth over time but I have not seen damage like this on high mileage swiss Etas, there might be something else wrong too. I do not work on etaclones unless I absolutely have to so I am not familiar with dw troubles on them. Maybe the dw is dragging on something and it is taking too much force to turn it. This may also explain why the date is not centering in the window every day. Before putting it all back together, it might be a good idea to swap out all the date parts, not just the dw and overlay. Be sure to run the date change through a couple days by turning the crown/hands and a couple months by quick set on the bench...then after you get it back together with the movement mounted in the case, turn the dw around through a couple more days with the crown/hands and see if there is any binding at all. If no binding, run it around a couple months using the quick set feature while looking closely at the dw through the date window to see if it is staying flat all the way around. Case clamps and screws can force the movement down against the dial and cause the dw to stick or drag (especially with an overlay) and this is why it needs to be checked both out of the case and mounted in the case. It is also a good idea to put a very small amount of grease (KT22 etc) under the minute wheel where the minute wheel turns against the 'H' spring (aka canon pinion). These Etas have a cp like a 218 Accutron and they are pretty tough but running the calendar around with the crown/hands is still rough on it. "A2836-2 7 year old Date wheel replace + overlay" Before spending much $$ to repair an etaclone, I would look around for a swiss eta 2836.

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Hey Mecha, I posted a couple pics in another post but I'll add them here as well, they are both from Pure Time. These are the Cal. 16 Chrono Date only and this has a pinstriped dial. The older Link Cal. 16 had Day/Date complication but did not have a pinstriped dial. Can you confirm that the watch you are looking at is this watch Both are good reps, I very much prefer the look of the newer Cal. 16 Link Chrono (no Day Date). My opinions aside and to answer your question. The day date Link chronograph is not suppose to have a pinstriped dial and the rep is pretty accurate.

Just bought me a v5. I was in doubt since the v3 came out wether it would be too big for me or not. I finally took the risk and pulled the trigger. If it's too big there's always C&R

Like the guys above said use a TC bracelet/SEL's and find a gen 93250 clasp. Even if you buy a 1k gen bracelet, you are still going to have to use the TC SEL's to fit that watch. Save some money and use it for something else like a gen crystal, insert. crown, etc.