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Flat enough? I just can't seem to push the pin down any further without scratching the polish.... cheers siesta181

Yup. I never liked the Ferrari series as well. Just not signature Panerai. My suggestion is get the PAM 001. Its a PAM 111 with a closed caseback thus reducing the visual error. Get it lumed and AR by chief and a V crownguard and you will fool 95% of the world population 99% of the time. And yes... the PAM addiction is horrible. I have a 029B, 111, 127, and 250. Welcome to a world of madness.... Cheers siesta181

It all depends on what type of collector you are. you are either the buy and wear or the buy, mod to the max then wear type. The modding potential of PAMs are endless and thus my sugeestion is buy what you like. Now to your questions Now, following that same logic, would you agree that a Pam 111 should be an in-production, AND not a limited edition model that's easier to rep as close to gen out of the box? Yes the 111 is still in production. Should be easy to rep but the factories in CN can't be bothered to get it right. Or maybe there are some other models ( I just can't believe how many Pam models there are over the years ) that are similar AND is known to have excellent out of box reps? The PAM Ferrari Chrono 008 is the most accurate out of the box. Almost perfect. IMHO Maybe a Pam 111 from DavidSen with the old rep case if he still has them is the best one to get? I am not the authority here on PAM reps but I only buy parts from Davidsen. Not whole watches. Now you just need one more reply. Cheers mate siesta181

Monday... PAM 250, Spin LE. Just can't seem to take this off my wrist Cheers siesta181

Weekend.... PAM 250, Spin LE Cheers mateys siesta181

For the PAM 250, its a matter how far you want to go about modding it Q1: Are you getting the 7753 or A7750 movt? Some of the parts to mod are also very difficult to obtain. 1. Lello Datewheel? A holy grail of sorts though some progress is being made in developing alternatives. 2. Thick brushed bezel with "Tachymeter" spelling? 3. Inaccurate dial for the ETA 7753 movt version. I completed the PAM 250 project (I posted a review recently) and its by far the most expensive project I have completed. Proceed with much caution. Cheers siesta181

Update 4th/5th Jul - siesta181, coolfire 11th/12th Jul - siesta181, coolfire 18th/19th Jul - Chuan 25th/26th Jul -siesta181, coolfire, Chuan

Lets have a poll on which weekend is best and arrange on he day that most can attend. Let me get this started 4th/5th Jul - Okay 11th/12th Jul - Okay 18th/19th Jul - Out 25th/26th Jul -Okay Interested, pls kindly respond.

That Ti Chrono Avenger is a looker my friend. Friday... PAM 250, Spin LE This will probably be on my wrist for a while Cheers siesta181

I am no music afficionado so the MP3 player on my E71 does it for me. 1 less item in y pocket is how I see it. Cheers siesta181

Its Friday where I'm at but I had this on yesterday... Cheers siesta181

Best to have it serviced before using. I bought a watch and it spent 6 months in the watchbox before it eventually made its way to Canada. It returned 3 weeks later better than ever. Its an investment that pays long term.

Excellent review mate...

Man...that totally blows. Feel for you bro.... I sunk quite deep into my pocket to complete this project so I know how much the Jakub debacle set you back. Didn't know you lost so much to the the bugger....

Thanks guys. @Prof - I don't think you gonna have much choice with regards to the bezel, mate. You need to make sure its the thick bezel with the correct spelling. I am not too sure that the curent stock of 250 cases are thick. Cheers siesta181

Sorry mate... was housecleaning my photobucket. Should be able to see em now.

I don't normally photograph my straps by themselves... so if you don't mind, these are the 2 Rolexfinder MX straps on some of my Pams. The buckle is worth the price of the whole strap imho... Mocha MX on a 250 Creamy Tan MX on a 029 Cheers siesta181

You got it right Prof... ETA 7753, Lello DW, thicker bezel with "tachymeter", T48 crown, Vaclumed and double AR (not accurate but double AR is freaking awesome).

Right... picked this up from my watchmaker about 2 hours ago. This project has cost me quite a fair bit. Thought I'd wait till the weekend to post picture but I can't resist... so here it is some pictures in rather harsh light. Enjoy siesta181

I say go for the jugular Laz.

Tuesday...IWC Slevin: Ziggimeister LE Cheers siesta181

Monday... 029B Cheers siesta181

Congrats man..... I am wearing mine as we speak. Understated and underapprecaited beauty. Lelo datewheel makes all the difference imho

Full tear down, service and re-assembly with gear replacement. Get it done once and get it done right,

Lol... Stop being mean to the new guy. I once asked the same question as well... much to my own detriment.