sssurfer

Dunno. You gotta ask her when she knew.

(Around the same time I knew I liked boys. Simon LeBon, I still love you!!)

Naturally, I have no problems with lesbians -- If I was a woman, I too would be lesbian.

Being a hand-winded movement, it should be 1.20.

I know for certain there is a lesbian member of the forum

For certain at what point?...

I've officially gotten an "I'm gay" alert

Whew! At first I thought you were talking about your latest HIV test.

Silix' 027 @ 80 USD is a bang. I got two of them.

Good:

- Reliable Asian 21J movement, with seconds, date, and working PR at a ridicolous price.

- Excellent dial, at the level of the 2892-A2 027 (about 650 USD).

Bad:

- Incorrect caseback -- and hard to replace too, as it does not fit 99% of other reps.

- Substantially no lume (fixable).

- Bad datewheel font (fixable).

- Poor cyclops (fixable).

- Glass crystal (fixable).

Summary:

If you are not looking for a super-rep, this is very likely one of the most convenient PAM reps you can get.

If you consider that even the $650 027 needs mods on lume, datewheel and cyclops, you can get the whole picture.

Men who know themselves aren't going to govern themselves based on such stringent standards.

Ditto.

Every time this gay-or-not-gay stuff surfaces, I am constantly surprised at how many people seem to care about it.

As far as I know, the only one who still makes relume jobs is The Zigmeister. Repaustria makes other mods, but not relume.

The good news is that The Zigmeister is an artist at it.

Congrats to agepag on his two first reps.

About the '45 hrs' power reserve on the 090, there is an easy (even if partial) fix.

Fully wind the watch until the PR arrow goes to its max above the 40 hrs limit, then remove the PR arrow and place it back by making it pointing correctly to the 40 hrs limit.

Now the arrow will go below 0 when the watch is completely out of charge, but this makes for a less annoying flaw as it becomes apparent only when you are not wearing the watch.

I did it on my 090 and it works perfectly.

True fanatic of PR PAM here (027x2, 028, 090, 125).

The 027 and 028 with 2892-A2 movement are those that you can bring as close to the gen as possible (datewheel and cyclops swap required).

The 090 and 125 are more than decent if you replace the case (naturally giving up with the quick date change function).

The best bang for the price is a Silix' 027 at 80 USD.

Thanks for the pics, turbo, sure they help.

Definitely single-side. And, on what you say and the pics, essentially colorless.

Best wishes, let us know how this comes out.

I've seen it on Andrew's site (trusty), listed as the Radiomir Luminor 2006 model.

Wow, thanks!

Finding a 44mm Luminor in the 42/45mm Radiomir section proved to be beyond my skills.

I hope that the price that Andrew quotes (more twice than Paul's) prevents from Paul-like issues.

The most expensive:PAM box for 99.95 from TWC

The least...so far:The least from a merchant on ioffer

Why pay more? What do you think?

They are exactly the same. Go for the cheaper.

I too have it, it is a decent box.

Just be warned that the "certifiDato di garanzia internazionale" card is incorrect. It should instead spell "certifiCato".

hi,

i looking to purchase a copy of this watch, could you kindly point me in the right direction of where i need to go

many thanks

ashley

As far as I know "Paul" is the only one who provides it:

http://www.pam111.com/product_info.php?cPa...roducts_id=1093

Silix is selling a similar watch here:

http://www.silix-prime.com/product.asp?id=1633

Removing the dial is not difficult, you just need to have a case opener (rubber gloves might even fit the need), some screwdrivers, a pin, plastic sheet, cutters, and a hand removing tool.

But if you use the smoke method then you won't even need to remove the dial from the movement -- just remove the movement+dial from the case and protect the movement somehow. In this case the plastic sheet, cutters, and hand removing tool are unnecessary.

PM received and replied.

Stay on queue, folks.

If they look the same, most likely they are the same. Go for the cheapest.

But if you can post pics (or links) of the most epensive and the less expensive boxes you found, we might help more.

Thanks sssurfer, your post is exactly what I was looking for.

You are welcome.

Sorry, I forgot about the 24/20 size.

Edited my first reply accordingly.

Black or brown croco 24/22 or 24/20, depending on your buckle's size.

Lenght depending on your wrist's size.

Better advice will be provided to you (I bet) by our Miss Strap, my beloved vbarrett.

That watch is gorgeous, congrats!

I have the very similar 147 (3 subdials) and I am constantly in love with it.

You'll need your balaclava going up the Dolomites again.

Well, I'll consider it on next winter... Currently (as you remember) I am just going to go to a place where the sea water goes up to 37

It also came out that rep owners are more prone to develop skin cancer as they much more expose themselves to direct sunlight because of their watches' poor lume.

On the other hand, that prevents them from falling into Vitamine D carency as already reported for Tritium-lume owners.

I never forget, Sssurfer, NEVER. Be very afraid.

Oh my. I am.

Either you have been a bit of a lurker before registering here, V, or you have great search skills. Congrats.

So, what goes through your mind when you see a person without a watch on their wrist?

on a lady: oh, we are halfway to the bed already

http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsoundspage.htm is a great link, but be advised that the "officine panerai" pronounce is incorrect. What is told there is what they in Italy would write "officine panArai".