Drulee

I think I bought the last four (one missing some links) full ti bracelets that showed up on the rep boards a few years back. One went with a DSN 240 I sold a while back, and the other three were taken apart and combined with two s/s ones for my 161 and 091 projects. Paid a lot for them and doubt I will ever let them go.

You may want to add two materials that, I believe are unique to Panerai watches: Anthracite (089/091 dials) Tantalum/Tantalium (192/172 cases)

If your business/home systems are Mac based, definitely go with the iphone. If not, visit a store and get a feel for both, then pick the one with the interface that you feel most comfortable using.

DAMN!!!! That's almost (missing one tic by the 18) a 161 dial. I wonder if they ever made it for the A7750 movement.

YIPEE!!! Let's jump on the tobacco band wagon .... Still love my 036C, and wear it regularly. Just wish I could find an engraved display back, instead of the etched one on it now.

There are various options. You could lookup one of the CG modding threads on the forum using search. You could purchase a custom cg (Goin, LH, SeadNembo, etc.). Or you could source one of the newer CGs from the sales section, and hope it fits, or mod it if it doesn't (never any guarantees that it will fit "out of the box" when dealing with reps). What you chose depends upon a couple of things. First, what series is the 088? Next, the crown dish depth must be taken into account - deep dish needs a long end lever portion, shallow dish means end lever portion probably will need shaving. If you want more accurate input, best to take some more pics of your CG and crown at various angles, with lever open and closed.

Very nice combo. BOB (Waccex.de) make some really nice straps at very low prices (compared to other strap offerings). But you have to be keep an eye on their offerings as some of the nicest straps just appear for a few months, then suddenly drop out of site .... never to be heard of again Still wish I'd never let go of my Coconut Cashmere one One warning though, they also sell some very cheap looking, and priced, straps that really don't deserve to be in the same listings as some of their others.

What about 42mm PAMs, like the 204 Wempe?

Yup 24mm is distance between right and left

Is your date window cutout completely flat and square? It looks slightly beveled, or maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me again

And let us know if they do still have them, as I've got the same 063 that could use updating

Lots of info on how to repair the 6497 in that "Knowledge Base" link I posted above. In fact answers to all your questions and complaints can be found just by browsing/searching the forum .......

I think it would probably be a good idea to read up on the various movements, in the Knowledge Base section of the forum. After reading a few 6497 and 7750 related threads there, you'll have a better idea of what the differences are between automatic and manual movements.