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It's an easy fix but a difficult print. Put me in touch with someone who can print dials and I will supply the artwork.

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How to take it apart and put it together helps. www.timezonewatchshool.com

Try pulling out the stem, then tightening the set screw, pushing in the stem to engage the set lever, then loosening the screw and re-inserting the stem. BTW, don't remove the set lever screw unless you want to uncase the watch, it holds the set lever in place. (oh, gently...) Here's a diagram: http://www.timezone.com/library/wglossary/...692644251157661

It is simply Helvetica. Each line has different kerning and height and width, here is the exact logo which was laid over a scan of a 111 face.

I'll get in touch with him, if he can print, I can supply the font in any format.

Can't we get with a dealer with something like this that can be sent to a manufacturer?

This looks much worse than the old font to me. It looks almost hand printed. The letter spacing is wrong and inconsistent.

If the watch is post '70 you can send it to Rolex for a replacement.

Do you think it was not installed correctly when I received it, or it looks off now?

Shouldn't effect the lever in any way because the pin is in the same position relative to the lever. It's a VERY slight up/down adjustment of the pin.

I haven't dis-assembled and looked at the keyless works, but backing out the winding stem before tightening the screw worked. Maybe it was not inserted correctly when I got it.

If you are like me, the most glaring defect in a rep Panerai is the crown guard. It doesn't move smoothly, some lock closed too much, some not at all and the pin... After receiving my PAM 111H from Andrew, day 1 the crown guard fell off. Don't ask how I found the pieces, but I did. Step 1 was to open the back and gently back out the winding stem about 1/2mm before tightening the screw. This gave just enough room for the crown guard to lock in with a positive snap but not so much that it wouldn't open easily. Step 2 was to remove the entire crown guard assembly. You could remove the pin from the back using a bracelet tool, in my case the pin was already out. I inserted the pin through the guard and lever and used a small amount of crazy glue on the underside of the crown guard. The glue allowed me to hold the pin in place and leave the top of it a little high. My rep, and just about all of them I have seen had the pin driven in place leaving a mark on the top, as well as being recessed. I have seen authentic Panerai's with recessed pins, but I think it looks much more professional to have a flush pin. And definitely no mark on the top. With the pin slightly proud, I then placed a sheet of 600 grit wet dry sandpaper flat on a table, and carefully sanded the top of the crown guard moving the guard and not the paper. It surprisingly only took a couple of minutes for a nice flush finish. The result:

add to that, stained birchwood box with chipping around the clasp, and the screwdriver.

Considering ETA is owned by Swatch, they are more than capable of building lots of cheap reliable movements. Check out the rest of the brands they own here: www.swatchgroup.com

"The Watch Repairers Manual" by Fried although TZ watch school is the way to go.

watch.david@gmail.com don't take all my parts...

Does anyone refinish repl. dials? I want to find an IWC Portuguese with black face / gold markers and hands, and it doesn't seem to exist. Thanks

Wheels should be gold plated and there is no microstella. balance bridge is wrong, pretty obvious vj72

Did just that, and he did. Bracelet clasp is not stamped though.

Does anyone have the engraved bridges, plated wheels, microstella? please let me know.