Hi guys,
I'm wondering if it's possible to hommage the PAM 346:
I don't think I've seen many Radiomir homages sporting the date function. Having said that, there are a couple on the bay with a California dial; these look a bit odd. I'm pretty sure that the ones on the bay are all 47mm and use ETA 2824-2 clones. So, this tells me that a standard automatic movement -- Chinese or Swiss -- *should* fit in a 47mm Radiomir case.
Sourcing a dial is probably the biggest issue; I'd prefer it sterile or with "Marina Militare" text. The one in the above picture is described as being "tobacco brown". At the risk of being too picky, black will probably suffice. My question then: Would the homage dials (with date windows at 9) built for Luminors/Fiddys work in a 47mm Radiomir case? Assuming that the movement fits properly, of course. Or is it more complicated than this? I suspect it might be; so far, nobody I've contacted seems confident making a homage of this one. Educate me.
Well, if it can't be done then it can't be done. Just thought I'd get some community feedback before throwing in the towel . In either case, it's a great looking watch!
Thanks for your time.
PS -- Quite interesting how this PAM 364 utilises a manual wind movement... despite having a date function.