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  2. Pam Cyclops

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Marco I'm not sure if the adhesive will work on an AR coat - I would need to ask Norland.

    That would be nice, Mark, if you find the time to do it.

    If negative, I suppose that non-specific-for-sapphire adhesives can be used. My watchsmith used a Seiko non-UV adhesive to glue the cyclopses on AR coated crystals, and it worked.

    It is possible that I have access to a gen with a date/cyclops - if so I could maybe unlock the secret. I need to speak to the owner very nicely.

    That would be nice too, Mark.

    I hope the owner is a lady.

    Else, I humbly suggest that you ask him while you have your hands on his teeth. That situation makes for one of the two situations when a man cannot refuse anything to another man.

    (The other one being prosthatic examination :D).

  4. Pam Cyclops

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    Marco - a word of warning - yoiu cannot AR coat the crystal if the cyclops is not sapphire. The AR recipe for sapphire will leave newton rings on the cyclops if that is mineral glass.

    Thanks, Mark.

    Yes, the new cyclopses are BK7. I might have them AR coated, but unsure.

    Do you see problems on placing an AR uncoated glass cyclops on an already AR coated sapphire crystal?

  5. Pam Cyclops

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    My watchsmith refuses to put these on because he says that too much glue or an uneven application can casue severe distortion and reflection problems.

    That is important info, archibald, thanks!

    You make me wonder if I can do better than my watchsmith (which definitely is not The Zigmeister) at glueing the piece... :g:

  6. My Vp From Out Of Town Has A Pam. Need A Crash Course. Help.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    9/12/1941 Frogmen of the Italian Navy penetrate the port of Alexandria in Egypt and cripple the British battleships HMS Valiant and Queen Elizabeth, along with a destroyer and a tanker. This means that Cunningham had lost all his battleships and could no longer muster a force strong enough to take on the Italian fleet.

    (http://www.worldwar-2.net/timelines/war-at-sea/mediterranean/mediterranean-index-1941.htm)

    Those frogmen were wearing PAMs on their wrists. Since then, PAMs are aknowledged for their readability in the worst situations and their thoughness.

    Cromodora's report on RWG I:

    http://www.replica-watches-guide.com/forum...showtopic=24197

    Two references I just had at hand as a scuba diver:

    http://www.sportesport.it/wrecksEG015.htm

    http://www.sportesport.it/wrecksGR029.htm

    An Italian point of view:

    http://www.marina.difesa.it/comsubin/comsubin01.htm

  7. Pam Cyclops

    in General Discussion

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    @ajoesmith:

    by chance is it for your 027, joe? :D

    @Canuck88:

    yes, I also saw that on some models periferal distortion became a problem.

    That is due to the extreme desing of those lenses (designed to get the highest possible magnification) coupled with the different rehauts of our reps. Even small increases in the distance between dial and crystal result in a large increase in magnification, that can possibly result in unacceptable periferal distortion.

    Gens don't have this problem as each cyclops is designed for that single specific model, and perhaps they also use aspheric lenses to minimize spherical aberration (aspheric lenses would cost at least 4x, though).

    You may want to try your cyclops on other models with a shorter rehaut, or try removing the teflon ring on which the cystal sits and glue the crystal on the bezel directly (that would shorten the distance between the cyclops and the dial).

    As you pointed out, other problems about the readability of the date come from refelections. And, I might also add, from the date becoming darker (less bright).

    Reflections actually came out as an unexpected issue. Anyone tried AR coating the crystal with the cyclops mounted?

    Reflections overcome the date font also because the date font brightness decreases with the square of date magnification. At 1.8x magnification, those same light rays that comes from that given date window area become scattered on a 3.24 wider area, so that brightness becomes about 1/3 than original.

    That should benefit from the new datewheels that we all are waiting for from Finepics (and I also heard that Archibald was planning something about it)...

    Now I can hear you think "Well, I got a bunch of explainations, but very few solutions".

    True.

    All what I can say now is that, on the experience from those cyclopses, I am actually working on a project for inexpensive cyclopses that can work on all models.

    Be warned: no sapphire, no extreme mag this time. But no distortion and no reflections-vs-brightness issues, too. Sort of a middlepoint between old Lello's cyclopses (1.1x) and the new sapphire super-mag cyclopses we talked about (1.8x).

    I hope to be able offer them @ as low as about 12-13 USD (+ s/h), and with immediate shipping (ready product, no wait for manufacturing).

    But before releasing them I want to have them tested on ALL my PAMs. After all, there's nothing like real tests. And I also want to post pictures so that anyone can make his own judgement before purchasing.

  8. Best Value Replicas

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    sssurfer, you forget to mention your Asian movement Panerai PAM090 Power Reserve model :group:

    Hi Chronus, thanks for your consideration. Actually, I don't feel the 090 a BVR (Best Value Replica) because of its date change pusher on a side. And also because of the display caseback that it originally comes with.

    But now that you make me think about it, the 027 from silix (PANS057 according with their naming) might be. 80 USD for a power reserve is a bargain, and it also has a matte caseback. But the inscriptions on the back are unconsistent with the gen, and - even if I do not own it - I suspect that it also has the side date change pusher, like all other Asian 21j PR models to my knowledge.

    No chance. It's a regular Pugwash article with rehashed photos. Nothing extraordinary. :blink:

    Usual Pugwash quality text and pics, but a great new idea. I think that it will become a much sought reference to noobs for a long time now.

  10. A Conundrum

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I am hoping that that is a saying that doesn't sound quite as wrong in some other language... either that or you two are really good friends... :wub:

    ROFL! One of these days my poor English is going to kill me! :lol:

    Homer wrote today and said he is waiting for them to arrive any time now! He actually expected them to arrive sooner, so it's a wait and see time now! :(

    He knows we all are waiting!

    Thanks for the update, Mike! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

  12. Loose Crown Lock On Panerai

    in Watch Repair & Upgrade

    Posted

    The loose lever fix has been posted several times, in different version, here and elsewere.

    Try the search button.

    Briefly: problems - and fixes - are different whether your lever is loose only in the open position or also in the closed position.

    If it is loose in the open position only, then give it a try with the solution that kruzer said. Not very durable though. A more durable solution is placing a small piece of insulant plastic wire around the CG pin, inside the lever's hole.

    If the lever is loose in the open position too, then the problem is because of a too large light (room, space) between the lever and the crown. You may file the CG feet, or add one or more rubber gaskets below the crown, where the crown sits on its tube.

  19. Calling All Panerai Experts!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    If you are ok on a 40mm, then Joshua's 050 with 7750 is an almost-perfect out-of-the-box rep: very good date font and date mag, adequately thick crown, consistent engraving on the caseback. Almost undistinguishable from the gen (you need to be a PAM expert and have a gen side-to-side).

    And it has bracelet too.

  22. Retirement

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Mark,

    your decision makes sense. The time of your post (4:14 AM) is enough to get a hint of the pressure you are exposed to.

    Surely you are one of the greatest assets to our community (personally I think THE greatest), but we all want that your unbelievable passion and involvement are at the level of your enjoyment, not of a sacrifice of yours and your real life.

    In the past few weeks and months I pointed in your direction some members who were still looking for 'our' cyclops (we may even have cross-referenced one of them between the two of us :) ). I apologize if I added to your work load that way, I was unaware of the thing.

    And that is also the reason that I am posting this here instead of sending you a PM.

    Stay well, my friend.

    (But, btw, your relume work on my 028 stays perfect also when examined by a loupe :D)

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