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These guys sound like a bunch of whiny pansies... One guy appreciated the work that went into the vintagizing, and the rest called him out and assused him of going to the 'dark' side... What a riot!

You are going to make me a poor, poor man Red Love it, PM incoming with some questions

It put up a fight after being dropped over three feet (one metre) off the ground, I had a skeletonised 6497 that I dropped onto a tiled floor, the whole thing stopped working immediately... These PAMs are built tough

That's some fairly refined watch taste... The type of collection I'd expect to see from a longstanding banker, or a finance guy, very elegant collection.

If I'm blowing 8k on a watch, I'd check the caseback...

I hadn't yet seen this in two-tone, my god that's an ugly watch...

Who said Maradona was half-witted? :op

I would say so... a little difficult to implement with the way treadmill computers are designed though? Don't you have to keep pressing the speed up/down buttons every minute?

Just saw this one, should have guessed... Very nicely played...

Great contrast in the case and band, love these shots

If I was a gen 26K owner and read started or read through that post, I would be pissssed! Just shows you don't get what you pay for in most cases with a gen watch. The 20-30x price increase over a rep 26K doesn't make it 30x less scratch resistant... One guy even recommends not servicing it, another recommends not taking it back to Panerai for recoating as they usually quote for a full case changeover? Are you [censored] shitting me'?

Hahaha [censored] head I'm on the fence about bling-PAMs, they're kind of hot, especially on the wrist of sone blonde hottie: Is this why Angus is taking so long with the 329? Not enough diamonds to ice out the bracelet? :op Or what about this base PAM, just for you Pete... (and Dave if he ever decides to trade-in that 3-carat SA) Mmm mmm mmm, the lume goes through the diamonds which act like a prism, making it look multi-colored P. S. The diamond prism effect may or may not depend on the person's viewing angle to the dial...as well as how drunk they are

I thought the Super.Fi 5 xtnd bass (EB) series with the 1.3cm subwoofer would do the trick for a big slab of bass, man I was wrong... instead, I just turn the bass on the iPhone down and they sound ideal. Super.Fi 5 vi series would be great, and Nanuq's advice is excellent. Let us know what you get

That'll look great, great strap mate, update the thread with pics when it's attached

Wouldn't mind seeing a Linde Werdelin rep as well... They're great looking watches!

Oooof, you're a very baad boy Dani...

I've held a double-faced quartz rep which felt very ordinary... Not much available in this regard mate.

Good to know mate good luck with the package, hope it gets to you.

Always happy to give back to the community wherever I can. As for the exotic coatings, I'm doing some research in my spare time, looking for a willing supplier.

Yummm

The DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) process creates a thin surface carbon layer made up of amorphous (non-crystalline) carbon atoms. If they were crystalline, the surface would be clear - like a diamond In terms of mechanical toughness, the surface is very tough. If you took a metal key and scratched the surface, the scratches are the key being eroded by the DLC. Of course, if continued, the coating will eventually be rubbed off as well. The coating is not very thick, so the steel underneath which is relatively soft, still deforms under impact. But light scratches should be easily polished out by licking your finger and running it over the offending area, no sweat. I'm investigating TiAlN as a possible surface coating, combines the toughness of Titanium AND Ceramic, it's used for certain high strength coatings and has a deep lustre which looks IMHO better than DLC. We'll see where it goes...

All those comparisons with gens, and yet just one measly picture??? Come on man! Pics or it never happened! Show us some side-by-side comparisons with the gens!

I think there's rumor of the perfected DLC finish of the new 026K being applied to the 286, to make a pseudo-332. That'll look in-fracking-sane Imagine that on a really light tan 24/22 Croc JV with a DLC PAM deployant... Ooooh, In the words of Jeremy Clarkson, I think I'm nursing a semi just imagining it...