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One of my favs PAM029 with Swiss and OEM strap

BP subbie for today, on black kevlar.

I built mine from a 1680 I bought from Sora / Shine Watch. I started with an A2824, but I have since installed an ETA 2824-2. I'm on my second dial, because the first one was just too light blue. I also added a Yuki rotor. The insert is from ebay, and I had to shave it down to fit the bezel. I am still looking for an engraved caseback. First dial with yellow lume: New dial with white lume: Movement and Yuki rotor:

That's a flying tourbillon isn't it? That's actually more pricy than most replicas our members own lollll. I think it's pretty. How does it run? How long have you had it for? Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

This is my trusty 1680 into blue snowflake build ! my dial is a mahand from ebay and it fitted my 2783 , 2783 and 2784 the movements are identical apart from one part but i think that the 2784 is a higher beat , check out my blue snowflake build post this shot shows the insert i heated it up on a gas stove for short time this dulled down the shiny insert and gives a matt finish the other photo has the old insert that was replaced This is the super JMB engraving ! Good luck ! see my post for details here is a quick spec rundown 1680 trusty case eta 2783 yukiwatch tudor rotor JMB engraving on backcase clark crystal t-20 gen tube and crown 24-703 dial from mahand ebay seller insert wholesale outlets ebay rafflestime snowflake hands

You should post some pictures. I have a 992L from 1927 which keeps great time also. I posted about it way back in 2009. An American Railroad Watch

an update of 3 model, 201 202 203

actually,,,IMO,,,some of the older stuhrlings were great catches.....there was a highly unlikely story that the same person who makes Frank Muller dials also made dials for stuhrling...In any case,,,some of their dials are pretty cool...I have this one on today by chance...

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thanks guys, but to be honest, i dont like the watch..........the band is quite "light" and feels hollow. i have learnt my lesson about buying from amazon, and to return it will be just too much hassle. I am really glad i joined this forum though..thanks. However, you all will get alot of questions from me before i buy a watch.....

I'm goin with gen 704 monoblock.

Thinking of getting a Gen myself. I checked on out at the AD and it was pretty awesome.

It may help to understand what your issues are and if they are overly critical in rep terms if you were to post pics of your issues that you state... A missing screw is something that can happen and isnt a biggie in my book but is annoying... my dealer would just send me more if needed..but most screws can be sourced with a little research or WTBs ...again its annoying but not a big issue as such.. The bezel issue is more subjective and can be an issue to certain guys and to others not so much.. but are you sure you bought what you thought you were intent on buying ? I am honestly not so sure you did reading your expectation relative to your comments... I am not trying to dismiss your concerns mate but i think you have fallen into a common noob trap/pitfall... I will explain further down.. if I am judging this wrong then generally You tend to find putting aside the flaws etc.. That you need to check comments from guys who bought these and see if there are any consistent issues or qulaity failings... this can depend on the maker as some makers are better at quality than others... it can also depend on the dealer and his own QC checks ...and in course of that how they respond to resolving it... it can also be the quality of the pics and any QC pics hould always be treated with a sense of scepticism... ie if you know there may be issues with the bezel pearl and the angles of the watch in the pics seem to avoid showing the full detail or the lighting is oversaturated etc ..in that case it is worth asking for another pic even if you aint sure whjat you are asking for... It also helps to ask the specific question if you cant judge it for yourself... and of course if you aint so sure you can ask for help from individual members or by posting the concern with a pic that you have... You can then be certain to know if any issues that arise when you recieve and see the watch in your hand are what you might have expected as a rep and not a quality issue.. Buying the better movement of a watch which has versions with several movement options doesnt mean the quality with the rest of the watch is any different from say the Asian movement version... The watches themselves will be exactly the same barring the movement.. However this is where you should be careful as the description might suggest the watches are exactly the same but they could be different makers... or different versions The POs are made by several makers...now if i recall this right ...the best versions out of the POs are the noob makers version.... and if that is true then you have bought something else as Andrew and Josh do not sell Noob makers watches... because of a disagreement..in turn Angus say does not sell H makers ... So you may have seen a guys thread with his PO latest version but what you have bought would be another makers rep not the noob... so unless you know who sells what when you are buying a rep you can easily buy a different makers version... or an old version etc etc Therefore the rep you bought may well be to the standard that is known across the forums (barring screw) so if you searched this makers PO ..you might have found that the bezel or pearl issue is reported by guys..however if you were reading about the Noob PO and you mistakenly bought the H makers then that would explain your disappointment with the watch... The latest better ceramic POs in 42 coming out so far are the Noobs as far as I know mate... I would think your disappointment is more based on your misunderstanding of the best versions and what you get when you go Swiss ... If that is as I suspect true then you need to do a little more research or at least understand how to research in this hobby .... and I would refer you to the intros and guides for new members and the other threads that would also be useful to you is the 'How things work in the rep world' ...Angus posted these long explanations in his Puretime section in the TD section. It gives you a perspective from the dealers side and common misconceptions including explanations of the use of Versions and makers etc.

Lol, yup buying straps can bankrupt you just as fast as buying watches! I think these are brilliant, I've had rolex rubber b's and the quality is amazing, tolerances are exactly to rolex standards so the bands fit like they should as if they came as an accessory with your rolex. The rubber is extremely high quality. I absolutely love how they eliminated that space that pam rubber leaves exposed. I always found it rather ugly tbo.. Look at the difference now without a gap, the moulded rubber end links are killer!!

I have a gen 16610LV and people are constantly asking if it is real or not. While I've always thought it odd to ask someone if their watch is a gen or not, bottom line is as long as you like it, who cares what anyone else thinks? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk