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I thought "dark side" was rwi not the other rwg? Too many forums, it is confusing

I don't mind helping but am not an expert If you see a model you like that is made by both we should be able to help My main point is any of the new models by either h or noob factory is light years ahead of any kind of mistake or poor quality rep 390 I love but is only made by h factory 127/217 are only noob models and the quality is top notch 111 is made by both Noob is better but back ordered right now so only h is available for a couple of weeks at least 111n from noob many think is the best otb pam 005 I think latest word is h is better than noob 243 I am not sure which is better but it is made by both Noob is likewise back ordered right now 288 088 Both above great reps only made by h factory 029 another great rep, only made by noob factory 380 a great brand new rep only made by h factory currently Any of the Asian 7753 movement watches are excellent too and new I believe only noob has access to the 7753 movement so there is no new h factory version of these watches 188, 187 are 2 examples but I think there are a couple more As long as it is a year or less old, and from either noob or h factory it will be an excellent rep Biggest mistake you can make is buying a watch you don't love the look of but are buying because it is more accurate The above mentioned models are all excellent, look up the pictures of these and go with the 1 or 2 you like best Any TD should be able to get the above mentioned watches

Fine has been fine as well

Did you have a model in mind? Some models noob is better, others h is better Both are top quality so don't stress the details too much or you will drive yourself crazy and obsess over things that shouldn't be an issue

Should be easy enough to unscrew the 2 CG screws and remove the CG for a closer look

I spoke to him today via email He sent me pics of a franken watch he just finished for me He told me he is slammed right now And i think is a little overwhelmed with emails and the like Similar to The Zigmeister if you sent something to him that he was expecting assume he has it and has it scheduled otherwise he would let you know It takes to much of his time to handle status emails

Hey I am in Boston too! Welcome to the forum

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The Zigmeister has likely done hundreds of these swaps

I have a bunch of the adjustable type that I think work from 18-22 Will send a couple no charge if u are in us

Latara Just so you know for future purchases that strap is longer than most rep straps and longer than standard oem panerai straps Your wrists are going to require a really long length so custom made you will need

I just got the v2 one that the dealers and apparently someone in my thread is selling V2 is the one that comes in the rep bag It is not very well padded and not soft or sueded, looks good but does not feel like the gen or kurvasit's version at all Hopefully I can add a couple of pics this weekend

Yeah call this guy out, tell him you know they are all replicas and see if he denies it The box in the box looks to have some really cheap reps

Omega PO probably offers the best combo of availability and price with every part available from oftrei for the most part Gen is not very expensive though

68 degrees going to likely hit 80 in Boston today Sounds like fiddy weather

Link not working for me on my phone

Does look amazing! Agree though would be too similar for me to have this and a 127 Unfortunately with the in house movement it will be some time before this will be repped well If done same quality as noob 127 I would prefer this model with the vintage lume

Chrono pushers are often weak points and there may be nothing that can be done if they leak

He is in the us (east coast) Not sure if he wants me to name the state

Rep strap appears to be of good quality but it is stamped Paneran on the back not Panerai Also it smells nothing like leather should Still trying to decide if the watch is too big for me Wrist size about 7 1/2 and it seems borderline for me Amazing rep quality though

Some sharp wit in this thread, I like it

Oh thank you for posting I am sorry about that, I knew they had quartz models but didn't think the chrono models were quartz

Probably a purple hue don't think Pam ever used blue hue ar but purple yes But the old rep ar was like a tinted glass not the same and looked very fake

It actually does feel very much the same, really the stitching is the only difference I double checked the suede texture and there is no difference in feel or comfort on the rest. My gen is the xl length, longer on the short side not shown If the rep was available in that length I would sell the gen The rep is a bargain considering cost of gen but this is the kurvasit one which is hard to get

Nope that's the gen The gen has thicker stitches and they are a little more cream in color From the side pic the gen I have tubes in On the back the gen is actually the one with the hanging stitch