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  14. General Commentary-Timepieces

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I wanted to share a thought. I find this site very useful because it allows the knowledge transfer to all to buy or create a

    "good timepiece". What do I mean by this? Many watch manufacturers probably started the same way many of us did by seeing

    "Gen" pieces and wanting to either duplicate this, make it better or otherwise. This lead to creating custom pieces that eventually

    they created a business out of. IWC is a perfect example: American who understood manufacturing wanted to apply this technology

    to swiss fine timepiece creation and founded this very successful company. We who have modded our pieces should be proud to have

    a "Good" watch regardless of the fact that it closely resembles the gen or not. Take Panerai reps. You have essentially the

    exact same movement as in the gen, nice solid heavy cases, beautiful dials, fantastic straps :whistling: etc....You have created

    or purchased a Fantastic timepiece. I look in my watch box and marvel that I could pick up such quality at amazing prices and wear

    the watch for the rest of my life if I wanted. Sure there are some of lesser quality. I have two canal street reps that while not

    too bad are not nearly the same quality as, say, a noobmariner! picking up a $300 Graham is a great example of a watch with unique

    styling, whether your personal taste or not that is of very high quality. ALL movements need service and once done, most if not all

    of the movements in the higher quality pieces we discuss here would last as long if not longer than so called Gens. I never would have

    begun messing with my gens had I not bought a couple of "cheap" reps and begun playing with the engines, dials etc. Now, although

    I wouldnt necessarily tear into my gen Omega, I certainly would have much less fear and could even advise my watchmaker on changes

    I may want to have made.

    In addition, when you see a gen and know that the movement is an "off the shelf" ETA you kind of have to think twice before plopping

    hard earned cash down for it knowing what the parts may cost. Yes, I respect and admire the engineering and cost that went into

    creating the piece. I am not detracting from that. But in some cases, looking at a 6497 movement for $100 bucks and seeing that in a watch

    that costs 10 times that or more makes one at least pause....

    I love my gens because they are great watches. Not necessarily because they cost an arm and a leg sometimes. I love my reps

    because they are great watchs(after mods). Someone put it properly in another thread. I have modded my cars both inexpensive

    and expensive to get enjoyment out of them beyond what the OEM could have provided. I now have little fear of doing that for

    gen watches or reps. I love watches. Period. This place has enhanced that enjoyment for me.

    I dont think we really appreciate what value this site has sometimes, so I wanted to share this...

  15. Panerai Lug Screw size or Tap Size

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    I have spring bars...They work great...

    Ok, now thats out of the way...I would like to know what the screw size is or what tap I need to clean up some marred threads on the case.

    I'm sure there is a tap to fit, just dont know the size. Any assistance in this area would be helpful.

    I posted in the repair forum, but it may not be a frequently visited, and this team is comprised of expertise...

    Thanks!

  16. Tapping Panerai Lugs

    in Watch Repair & Upgrade

    Posted

    Before anyone offers that I should use spring bars.....

    I would like to know what the lug tap size is for a genuine Panerai lug is to repair bad lugs. I have spring bars, but would

    like to make the repair because I actually prefer screws.

    Just looking for the tap size so that I can repair any ones that I run across.

    Thanks in advance!

  18. Panerai 250 and 196

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    Not sure what the dealers have. To gather the parts, which I have for sale can be time consuming and costly. Also, there are a couple gen Dials out there that the dealers dont have. Check the watches for sale page and you'll see my posting. Watch is 250, movement can run up to 600, dial is 100-200 etc....Good project if you have the patience. Otherwise, the rep is of very high quality if you get a good one...No need to change over unless you are anal like some of us. I have a swiss 7753 188 (white version of the 196) and on the open market, they can run ~1000+.

  22. Pam Roller Crown Guard Lever

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    According to my machine shop when asked about these things...The case would have to be mounted at the

    proper angle so that the milling machine could do it squarely. Once that is done, it would be a simple job.

    However, I am going to be listing my "kit" this weekend, so if you want, let me know......

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