bollobandit

Nice brother. Now post some decent pics why don't ya

Congrats. Wow what a beauty!!!! Dave I call dibs .

She's not much of a panerai fan thinks that they all look the same..lol

Thanks guys. Yeah...I agree the 329L is my favourite pam

It's single coated.

What is it with you and shots by your window? Its almost as certain as Sam's worktop shots..

Haha....just natural daylighting to get a better shot

Please note there is a power reserve indicator on the movement.

Here's a head on shot. The DW is slight recessed.

Happy St. Patty's everyone

Thanks man....I needed to replace that GMT

I know the new 329L, 359 etc....reps will be coming out soon. Here's some pics of my gen for reference.

Panerai 329L - this one is pretty damn big...can't believe it's only 44mm IMO it wears like a 47mm. Love this watch.

329 next to my SA

Just picked this up yesterday. I'm honestly done for the rest of the year. No more gen purchases for me:). This is one of my favourite daytona besides the white face ss.

Mini family pic

I picked this up from my buddy Dave as a partial trade for my gen GMT IIc TT....always loved the watch. Owned 2 reps of this..black and blue. It was a great way of trying out the watch before investing in the real deal. The reps are incredibly close to gen..99% however at the end of the day a gen is a gen .

side by side ....the SOH looks huge against the daytona

Group shot....but the 305 is beast

Buddy been looking for ya. Let's hook up soon is the basement finished yet?

These franken SA are awesome. Heck I'm going to upgrade to VIP

Bollo-

Fabulous review. Overall it looks fantastic. Must be the best out of the box PAM rep. Although that date is definitely based on a 7750 rather than 7753 it definitely passes the visual test - huge improvement over the A7750. I really have to look closely to see the difference. The CG looks to be another story. Wrong shaped lever and hole in the cg body and the funny part is that it is probably more effort to machine the curved top of the cg lever versus the flat on the gen. Pick up a gen cg for the rep and sell the gen.

Haha....thanks bud. Honestly I picked up the rep to see what all the hype was about and have to say it's exceeded my expectation but at the end we all know a gen is a gen

Great comparison! thanks.

I notice that the gen bracelets' SELs are much tighter to the case than the rep. In fact, the whole gen SEL looks like it is made to a tighter tolerance.

Yes the gen SEL is super tight...I'm afraid to switch the ss bracelet to the leather strap.

Great write-up...the only really easy tell, is the subdial posts are black on the rep vs silver on the gen.

Great rep!!! Thanks for this.

Great eye. Thanks

Random side by side pics (Try to guess which one is gen)

It's been awhile since I did a review and this one was pretty damn hard. Honestly as I was uploading pics I could not tell which was the rep and gen ...this rep is that good. Thankfully I didn't mod the crown pin as it was a good give away however once this easy mod is done it's going to be a killer.

The 236 or 250 (without ss bracelet) is one of my favourite pams. I was fortunate to pick up a gen earlier this year. The version I have is the "i" which I believe was released 2005/6 and the rep (that is being compared) is the "k" version which was released in 2009.

The biggest difference from gen "i" and "k" are the following;

- the 236i has lug cut outs as seen in this pic

- the 236k does not have lug cut outs however it has lug/bar quick snap pusher as seen in this pic

- of course the 236i does not have roller lever and the k does

Now that we know the differences between the "i" and "k" let's move on to the comparison between the REP "k" version vs. the GEN "i" version. Please note the gen is always on the left and rep is on the right.

Looks pretty close...2 very minor items 1) the lever pin on the rep could be flatten...a very easy fix 2) the DW on the gen is a tad bolder

The crystal on the rep has a very slightly purple tint.

The cg and crown looks pretty good

The caseback - the engraving could be shaper and deeper

The side date adjuster

How flush is the DW you ask...please judge for yourself

It's about a hairline difference from the gen. IMO it's great and no one can tell - even with both on hand to compare.

The bracelet

Wrist shot

Overall -IMO this is the best out of the box pam out there and for the price it's a no brainer. I'll get the CP flatten/polished soon and besides that it's all it needs.

Thanks for looking guys

Dial looks terrible. What a disappointment.

This watch looks super! How does the bracelet feel vs a gen? Does it feel less smooth, silky, solid, etc? All the bracelets I've felt in the past feel very "tinny".

My bracelet feels very smooth...still a tad sharp on the edges but much better than previous rep bracelets

Thanks guys

Where did you get the box? is it genuine?

Yes this is gen box from one of my my gens

HELL YES!!!