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You can count me in for 3 straps.................Thanks, Wan

Here is the link http://watchwindersworld.com/pn08904-antra...nal-p-2480.html check it out....Cheers, Wan

I just recieved mine yesterday and i think it looks nice.............I will post a pic later........Cheers,Wan

Hello, the unstable 6497 i was talking about is only one particular series they made that has the words panerai all over it..Plus its a chinese copy.....Sounds like the one you have is fine and will last as long as you take care of it. The movement i was talking about came on a later series of rep pam127 and i have not seen it for sale in a while so i would not worry. I have a movement like you discribe as having and its lasted over three years without ever doing anything but wind it and i expect it to preform great with no problems. A real swiss eta will last a lifetime................Cheers, Wan

Im pretty sure the one The Zigmeister was talking about with the problems is the one with a diffrent shape swanneck adjustment pin. The badly designed movement only has one screw holding on the SN adjuster and flywheel. The movement at the top of the page in question has two blue screws on each side holding it on, meaning that the movement at the top of the page is a much better movement than the ones with only one screw holding it all on..............The movements with one screw, like the 6497 G movement will most likely suffer a catostrophic falure due to the un-even tention put on the one screw...........As far as the picture of the movement that Eddielee shows in his new 111h at the top of the post.............I think it's a solid movement, i have one in my 177h and one in my 111h and they should last as long as i want them too, with regular service...........In addition i also have the questionable movement that The Zigmeister commented on, it came in a pam127G...... When this movement first came out the makers were saying it was a 1 to 1 copy, but all they really did was put the"genuine looking"or proper looking swan neck regulator point and then skimpped on important aspects like stability and future reliability by not anchoring down the the SN regulator and flywheel with two screws,"a screw on each side" Instead they just put one. There are a few rep affecianados that "for a price" will take the questionable G movement and swap the flywheel and SN parts from a better movement and install it in the G movement so that you could have a "gen looking" regulator point along with the two blue screws holding it on to make it a much better movement that also looks like a genuine pam movement.............I guess if you did that you would have the closest to a gen looking movement you can have............But Why? it still wont fool the people you couldent fool before. I guess if someone "who was new to Panerai" had a checklist with all the things to look for in a Pam 6497 movement to tell if its a rep or gen would be able to say that the movement passed all the criteria that 95% would look for,"without opening the display back" to call the movement a genuine Panerai....I know that 95% seems like alot but unless you live it and breathe it like the other 5% you dont even know that the the movement in question, "a 6497" is not even made by Panerai but by Eta.........I am lucky enough to own a gen Panerai so i get to compare between my reps and my gen all the time. I think i have found a way to describe between a really good fully modded rep and a gen.........You can buy "the most expensive" best of the best kit to make a rep of a Shelby Cobra with the 427 Cobra jet engine and all the extras. "we've all seen the ads for them in the back of mags"............If you took the $100,000 replica and put it next to the real thing, "in any condition", The Genuine Shelby 427 Cobra will out class and beat the kit without even racing but boy "they both" sure are fun to drive...................Im not sure what started me on this rant but.....Oh yeah, i remember....Instead of worrying about having the closest looking pam movement, you should just buy a asian pam000 or 005 with a solid caseback.I have found that the asian movements work great so with a upgraded CP and lume you can have a 98% gen looking rep that you are not afraid to take off...........Cheers, Wan

I hope someone reports this to ebay.auction# 330070406909.........That gen pic could fool people but that rep pic will not..........Wan

I love mine also.............Wan

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I really like the look of the 5053 but i am curious how close to a gen it looks? Also, if anyone has one to sell please PM me with price..............Cheers, Wan

Does anyone think those pics from before were actually of a gen?..(the pics from the link to replica collector, of the 2nd generation Chopard Gran Turismo XL).......Wan

Here are some Finepics of my new pam40...................Cheers, Wan

I went back and looked at the pics, and they did not compare....see for yourself. http://www.replicacollector.com/members/in...showtopic=27066 , as you can see many diffrences..........Cheers, Wan

I think sitiing around thinking of hypothetical questions about the BB is really not helping anything...........At this point either buy it or dont. The watch is already on the market so lets just move forward not backward.....................Cheers, Wan

The pam91 is my favorite!!!!.......You cant beat those white hands...........Wan

Here are some more pics of this beast.......Cheers, Wan

"VERY IMPORTANT" Everyone who gets there Big Bang, be sure and tighten up every screw on the thing because i had one screw on the bezel that was not tight and i almost did not notice it when it almost fell out..............Its kind of tricky to tighten the screws because they are not flat head so i got my smallest screwdriver and cranked it tight like reeling in a fishing line.........BUT BE CAREFULL you dont want to scratch the watch............"if anyone knows where to get a screwdriver head to fit those screws please let me know"............Thanks, Wan

They seem to reset right....(i did see what you were talking about and all i did was reset again and it was okay).......Cheers, Wan

It looks about the same size as wearing a 44mm chrono Panerai..........It looks and feels great........Wan

Thats just the lighting........The watch is polished and brushed SS it does not look TT at all in person, i just wanted to show off the AR coating in those pics and thats how they came out looking TT............Cheers, Wan

Yeah, i had never seen those until yesterday, i have had the cheaper one with the leather strap and thats all i thought they had until i saw those..............Wan

I will post more detailed pics later when i have more time..........Wan (also i noticed that there is a NEW better cheap big bang rep, better than the previous $100 Big bang on ioffer) just go to ioffer and search for Hublot Big Bang and you can see for yourself...........They have a $110 version with the rubber strap and a few more versions....................but this one is the big daddy. Cheers, Wan

Here are a few pics.......cheers, Wan

(edit-pics down below in next reply)I will take pics as soon as i get to my digital camera when i get to work in an hour or so................All i can say is WOW it looks great, feels great, the AR is the best i've ever seen and it lives up to all the hype!!!..............good bye for now, pics as soon as i can "sorry for the tease".....I think i might stop by Tourneau on the way to work so that i can give the best review i can but for now i give it a 10 out of 10................cheers, Wan

All i have to say to you two bickering alpha males is..............OH YEAH!!!!............."My SS Big Bang arrives today and if you ordered one you will probably get yours today also"...... so lets end this awful thread and move on before this place turnes into that other RWG..............BIZIG BIZANG!!!!!.......Cheers, Wan

Thank you Uziuzi you put it perfectly and i feel the same way..............Lets just all enjoy our reps and enjoy this fourm there is no need to squabble about anything here..........Peace out, Wan