I was like you a month ago, I knew nothing about Panerai or reps for that matter. I only owned gen Omega's and Tag's up to $1500. Seeing a Pam for $7000 I knew I wanted it, the money was just too much. I saw what I thought a good rep on the Inetrnet and got scammed. The watch I recieved was real crappy. I found the the RWG site and stated to read all about the pam 111 and pam 177. The info and help from everyone on the site is endless. I am now a lot more educated and I can not live with the crappy rep any more. So what I did is to order one, no two, no three from Sead. a Pam 111h a Pam 177h and a Pam 111h PVD from him. I am awitng delivery as we speak. Altough I must add looking at my crappy rep I can't wait to get delivery of in my option a 100 times better looking wach as I now have. Can I add crappy on not I still prefer my Pam to any other watch I own.