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don't think there's any mod that can be done to the EOD. except to get a decent strap for it. i got the Luca kevlar strap for my EOD as well:

mate fyi, your CG is upside down. the tip of the lever should be facing upwards. which explains why your CG pin looks so recessed. nice strap combo

just go with a PAM199 if u want minimal hassle and minimal mods

100% rep.. just look at the "A" in the word PANERAI..

LOL... you should be thanking me brother! where did you get this beauty from? Donerix?

my JV is a 26/26

bertie, ping me if you decide to sell the EL 196

isn't this the Survivor? it's been sold by the dealers since a couple of mths back

nice work again mate. though i thought it useful to point out that if the intent is to improve accuracy to gen, there's actually no need to refinish the CG pin. have attached couple of pics of my gen MM20 below, where you can see that the CG pin is actually a little recessed and is not polished.

this should satisfy your curiosity http://panerai.watchprosite.com/show-nblog.post/ti-415161/

easy mate. you can order one from 2geek at http://2geek.net someone on RG had posted before some pics of a 187 modded with a 2geek A7750 DW. looks pretty good. alternatively, you can PM Leo, he also sells A7750 DW with bold font.

very nice work... change to a thicker font A7750 DW (Leo or 2geek) and it would look even more awesome!

@stormtooper, is that a DSN PAM55?? i've been looking to pick one up for the longest time. was hoping to see some real life pics (DSN's pics aren't always the best). care to snap a few more close-ups for me before i pull the trigger?

for the record, before Hike starts busting your chops, Luminor Base PAM = no seconds sub-dial at 9 but don't worry, there's enough love to go round and share it with our Luminor Marina brethren

that sucks Hike. i guess no matter how well one packages it, be it nicely boxed up or bubble wrap envelope, if the postal service guy is desperate enough for a new watch, there's no stopping him! honestly, it's luck of the draw. i figured that for each one of us, at some point in time, we're all bound to draw the short straw. just pray that that only happens when less valuable items are in transit.

lemmy, thanks for your kind words. you, my friend, have been an absolute pleasure to deal with too. like i said to you before, we both could have ended up a lot worse for it than where we currently are, so kudos to you for how you've handled this. over some 40-50 sales and shipments i've done, this is the first time a shipment of mine has failed to reach its intended recipient. ironic thing was, it didn't get lost in the mail using conventional airmail with no tracking, but instead it happened through the more expensive and reliable EMS shipping where full tracking is available. while i could've rationalised this by saying i should've stuck with my usual modus operandi of shipping via registered airmail which appears somewhat more "discreet" and less likely to attract customs inspections as compared to EMS/FedEx/UPS etc, at the end of the day, it was probably a random pickup and the customs agent in question probably took a fancy to it. besides, i happened to ship another sale item, also via EMS (to MD, USA) a couple days after i shipped Lemmy's package. thankfully, that one managed to reach its recipient without any issue. interestingly, the tracking info for that package didn't mention anything about customs, while Lemmy's did. did the same customs declaration etc for both packages i.e. watch repair parts under $40 value. so while i'm not going to give up on using EMS, i would be inclined to advise any potential buyers in future to stick to just registered airmail if they do not require urgent delivery. though it has worked all this while, i will take some of your advice to revise my customs declaration and not have any mention of "watch". so perhaps "clock repair parts" will do

here u go mate.. value for money strap http://www.watch-band-center.com/watchstrap-p378h1061s457-Watch-band-22mm-blac.html

ditto.. the bracelet is a bit*ch to resize.. so i decided to ditch it and wear it with a leather strap:

thanks mate! i'd be crazy to ever think of giving it up juz kidding.. glad to give a new home to ur 202a

u finally got it huh bro.. from where?? i keeping thinking abt this, and even tempted to go buy the gen...

it's been quite a long while since i've been able to have all my base PAMs back home at the same time. usually 1 or the other is out for some mods and stuff. anyway, thought it's timely to pay a tribute to the quiet elegance of our historic base PAMs, so here's a little love for the base dials

@txcollector, the JV i'm using is 26/26... so buckle isn't a problem here

based on the quality of the inner rehaut engraving and the pearl, sure does look like a eurotimez V5 to me. the dealer Sead also supplies a similar V5. likely to be sourcing from the same factory as eurotimez. the new ultimate v5 from the cartel dealers would be better, save for the bezel "10" issue. but i believe the cartels are now offering an improved bezel version, which is basically their ultimate v5 with modded bezel.

you're right.. the bezel "10" and the unbevelled date window was very obvious to me in the video..

actually, there's no major modding required. the DSN dial + hands is a direct transplant onto the cartel watch. only mod done here is the cannon pin mod, to make it flush and polished. oh, did i mention that the cartel 232 comes installed with high H3 CP from the factory? hehe.. bro, JV makes just about any PAM look nice