babola

Who's Pam ?!

See if you can find one of the older Cartel sapphire xtals without A/R or newer ones and strip the A/R off them. DSN's are OK, but only OK because it's a luck of a draw with his sapphires for manual historics. Some are fine, some misty and lack clarity. cheers, b

That's correct M. The little teeth on a date wheel change cog starts engaging with the DW at about 10 o'clock position.

I was afraid someone's going to say that...no worries mate, we don't like each other that much, it's more of a brotherly love that's going on between us ;-)

No worries mate, it's still way nicer than the guy in your avatar

Dreams are just about all that's left in my life these days...

Awesome - simply awesome!!! Thanks for the photos mate.

Very nice collection! Some true Panerai DNA in those models. Might I add that those hand-made BoB strap one-offs he offers every now and then are truly awesome for the price. The new PVD case from DSN does look a bit more promissing, I see where Pete's coming from...would you mind posting a side shot that shows the lugs a little better - thanks! cheers, b

Wholehartedly agree E! That case is actually what came even before EL era, it comes with very sloping and elongated lugs as well as case corners, perfect for a pre-A or A-series build. The CG is slightly thinner at the top, but nice and thick, nevertheless. Here's the same case that I used for my pre-A 001 build. cheers mate!

Nah, you're fine. Also, the wobliness of the crown is due to spring-load assembly, perfectly normal.

I've got the looks, though ;-)

You might have missed it...but Pete is currently undergoing treatment for Pam-related OCD!

Mate, my technique is pretty much the same as yours sans the pliers...I don't think she'd appreciate that - LOL!

Phenomenal looking CG/lever assembly. I wonder if they started using thinner o-ring seals inside the crown or some other mod, or was this one just out of ordinary. It appears that the CG fit to the side of the case is much closer, as well. Wear it well! b

I actually made her read that, she's now No 1 fan of yours!

The one that usually has OP case and BB serial numbers, but missing the annual production number, i.e. Cxxxx/1500.

I still love you mate, even thou you might be a bit dyslexic... 'wind-up merchant' - love it! My wife would probably agree - LOL!

I didn't touch the lever as part of my mod mate, that was Brian I think his looks quite nice, the only reservation I have about sanding down the lever is that the lever hole is very close to the edge of it, and there's very little metal left to "play" with. Anyhow, it worked in Brian's case By bending the CG in my case, the lever was relieved of that extra tension, so I didn't need to sand it off to fit. cheers, b

I think there's many more of us living in OCD-land than are willing to admit in public - LOL! Pete, mate...are you listening...?

All good points Brian, as well common sense when it comes to Panerai watches in general. However, in the case of the latest Daylight rep, I'm still pro 'lifting' the CG profile off the case in favour of other options. As most of us know by now, these models come with a little fault (or few) around the CG assembly, as new from factory. The crown tube is slightly longer and even without the o-ring seal inside the crown when lever is closed it still creates a noticeable tension against the bare metal of the crown underside and ultimately on the lever. Installing a thinner o-ring seal helped a little but not completely addressed the pressure issue. Another little issues is the CG pin sleeve which is made of very soft rubber, which gives way to even slightest of pressures between the crown and the lever. This is however in my own experience, and I handled and moded 7 of those so far, 2 of my own ones and 5 for colleagues and friends rep collectors. All 7 were the same in this respect. I'd say 95% of them would have this issue, with your 236 you might have been the fortunate one The CG "squeeze" isn't foolproof technique, I definitely agree. But it worked for me for two reasons, one - the feet now perfectly match the curvature of the case and two - the artificial tension that's transferred from the crown tube to the lever tip on a new Daylight rep is definitely gone. There's still a nice pressure provided by the combination of the crown spring and o-ring seal, and there's a nice solid audible 'click' when closing the lever, just like the gen. As far as the changing geometry of the CG is concerned, you actually made me remove one from my Daylight and measure the top and bottom of the CG cavity with digi calipers, the diff is miniscule, few microns if any, not visible by the naked eye anyway. That said, I wouldn't suggest any kind of modding of the CG to anyone without good nerves, steady hand, proper tools and technique...just as you, this isn't my first mod and I've destroyed many rep parts in the past until I reached a satisafactory results in modding. Using a hand needle file on the CG feet is definitely for the most skilled out there...so caution is advised. Using vice to squeze the CG ends to the correct and acceptable shape comes close second cheers, b

Not for faint hearted but definitely doable...Daylight CG mod Good luck!

I wouldn't worry much about it matey...it's nearly perfect as is. According to Andrew (Trusty) factories aren't interested in making a CG-fix or new CG altogether. He noted that this has been by far the best selling rep model of his this year and at that rate the Noob mariner factory has some major difficulties with keeping up with demand, as is. 99% of rep buyers and folk out there don't even notice that little flaw, and that's what keeps those guys from Guangzhou happy, not a handful of picky rep collectors like us

Oi! Who you calling names, eh!? I'll hold this one against you mate...

Watch out guys - Drulee is cornering the CB market...even the makers from Guangzhou can't keep up with demand ;-)

As Drulee notead above, the ExxxP CBs are one of the 'worst' display rep CBs made, very flat profile and wide ring with shallow engraving. You should really compare your gen with an old-school F-series CB in either S/S or Ti, they were both as close to 1:1 as you'd get. The rep makers dropped the ball again on the H-series CB, which is again little flatter than the gen, and finding one of these with sapphire is close to winning lotto Nice end result though...so was that 'spare' CB result of a gen PAM114 part-out? cheers.