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  2. what PAM127 would you buy ?

    in The Panerai Area

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    A "broad spectrum" piece price wise...Not so much, appearance wise IMNSFHO!!

    You can buy these from $50-$500., depending upon your degree of "sphincter contraction"...If you're easily pleased you can get a new one for @ $100....or in my case $50.(used trade)...Be advised that that beautiful domed crystal will almost certainly self destruct at some time in the near future(even if you THINK you got a sapphire one!!)

    Here's my $50. example with a replacement "Ofrei"$4.00 acrylic crystal(@1.5MM less domed than original) that wont ever shatter without a serious blow!!

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  3. Sometimes cheaper is better!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Not too long ago, I walked into a Rolex/Omega AD while wearing my blue Asian SFSO ....Almost immediately, the store manager offered me $1000.00 in trade for it on any watch in the store...And...he looked close too!!

    Needless to say, I politely declined and changed the subject...

    But I have owned 3 of these over the past year, and each one has been excellent...The blue one turnd out to be my

    "keeper", and I can't imagine EVER parting with it!!

    On the burgundy padded strap, it is striking!!

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  6. Light at the end of the tunnel

    in The Panerai Area

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    I agree. What a DummyStupid move on DSN's part.

    Business must be booming to pass up Uncle as a customer.

    Not to mention the enormous red flag this sorry affair raise for anybody astute enough to realize that dealing with a non responsive fellow, half a world away can be very frustrating, and can easily be avoided by "voting with ones feet"... ;):huh: :huh:

  7. V's new CGs

    in The Panerai Area

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    You guys are crazy!

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    I agree....I don't spend that much on whole watches!!....This entire "hobby" has become whacky in the past year or so....Guys absolutely obsessing on "sapphire, A/R,and lume" issues...and don't even get me started on 6 versus 8 ticks per second!!

    They're only effin watches for crissakes!!! :bicycle: :bicycle: :bicycle:

  8. 092 Arktos - updated with a new CG

    in The Panerai Area

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    Yeap.. I don't disagree that it may work..

    But when you have a proper cg made the gen way with the rubber part inside the pin and lever hole there is no need for a hot pistol :p

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    Can't argue that....Buy unfortunately, it's next to impossible to guarantee that level of quality on most reps, and in effect, the glue "fix" does create an effective replacement collar...I was able to tighten up my Arktos lever by just using a "C -clamp" to force the pin down flush to the CG surface...

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    Here's how it looked before a little "tweaking"

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  10. what would be the "condition" of our reps in 30 yrs.

    in General Discussion

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    Ask my grand kids....Since I'll be 97 then!!!...And I probably wont give a $hit either!!!...

    You don't buy $100.00 reps for "the long haul"... ;):rolleyes: :rolleyes:

    But here's an @ 30 year old Timex(Just checked...It is exactly 30 yr old!! has 1978 production code!!) for comparison...Still BNIB!!

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    It ain't how old...it's how much wear it gets!!

    BTW the Timex still keeps good time whenever I give it a few cranks to keep the oils slippery!!

  13. Genuine Steelfish 08' Wristshots

    in The Breitling Area

    Posted

    @P4GTR...

    but why???

    I'll tell u why...

    so we can be "truthful" to ourselves...

    pay the few thousands & live a true life...

    if I had the money, I'll stop lying to myself hahahah :p

    Well....I HAVE the money......But watches ain't what I'm gonna spend it on!!...Especially when I have waaaaay too many already!!...There are lots of places to dispose of excess bucks that are a lot more "rewarding" than jewelery!! Especially overpriced jewelery!! :p;) ;)

  15. Splash & dip servicing.

    in General Discussion

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    Back when I was collecting vintage stuff.....

    I used to buy boxes of old watches for almost nothing...I often took non functional movements and solvent dipped them to see if they would unfreeze ....Some did, some didn't...But you'd be amazed at how much gunk will accumulate in one of those old snap on caseback watches!!...Sometimes the solvent would turn black!!...My procedure with those that would start running, was to then spray them liberally with WD-40, just to check amplitude etc...Then if they appeared salvageable, I'd give them a proper cleaning and oiling...I have several vintage watches in my box that are still running strong 5-7 yrs later, after that treatment...

    Since the majority of my reps these days contain Asian movements, service isn't even an issue...If the movement "packs up", it's cheaper to simply swap it out for a new one...Oddly, I have maybe 40 watches with Asian movements, and not 1 has had any problems!!...They may look crude, but they keep on ticking!! :D :D :D

  20. Your opinion needed on DSN PAM177 Crown

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    FYI.

    I took one for the team and purchased a DSN 240 that I"ll be doing a review on..hopefully today.

    Two things to note:

    1. The watch he sent me photos of was not the watch I received.

    2. There was no gasket in the crown. When I asked about that this was his response:

    My crown isn't being pressed down by the lever at all. The lever is not centered in the CG. IF he sends me a new CG that might help but otherwise I will have to modifiy the CG to get it to put pressure on the crown and add a washer.

    More to come later.

    How much more of this are you folks willing to take...???

    Spending @ double what you need to, hopefully to get close to perfection, then getting sloppily assembled JUNK instead..??...Give me a break!! :o :o :o

  21. How well do used reps sell?

    in General Discussion

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    I am considering purchasing my first replica watch and want to know how much I could resell the replica should I not like it. I know most genuine watches depreciate quickly once used. Is this the same for replicas? Also, if I were to buy a noob factory submariner for about $120, how much could I recover by reselling it used?

    Thank you for your time.

    client9

    Those usually sell in the $90.-100. range in nice shape...You can't get burned too bad if you buy from the dealers here...

    I have sold several Asian Rolexes usually within 85-90% of my purchase prices...

    Reps are like any other commodity...If you "buy right", you'll have no problems at resale time...Good luck...

  22. Problem fitting new strap to PAM 204

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    the thread of the screws holds fine - the thing is the screws don't seem to be long enough to hold the strap posts inside the case with any authority.
    A little loc tite on both the strap post ends AND the screws might help...Or some clear lacquer, or some epoxy...???

    My only problems with my only Rad case with removable wires has been the opposite!!...The screws are frozen in place, making it impossible to remove the lug wires without some serious, and potentially case damaging forcing !!

    Fortunately, I like the strap that came on the watch, and, being rose gold, I seldom wear it except when "dressing up" which don't happen much anymore to a retired guy in SW Florida!!.... :D :D

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