"The genuine model have the screws in blue color but only thanks to a special heating process, but the fake watch producers, however, use paint which is quite easy to identify."
The paint will chip easily on the fake.
http://www.watch-clone.co/news/paneraifg.html
If you had a bad experience with him why didn't you give him a negative transaction feedback? He received 19 positive transactions on this forum and 0 negative.
I would love to hear from others who received the OEM parts from him to confirm if they are actually OEM or modified ETA.
Here are some pics from my phone.
Here's the broken click spring. It looks like the tab is bent. I might be able to bend it back and make it a spare.
Had it cleaned. Damn! This watch is a beast. Looks silly on my wrist and now I look like a gangsta.
Adding to my collection.
Good News! I just came back from the AD and the watch is 100% gen. The click spring was broken and it only cost me $45 to repair it. However, they did say it will need servicing in 2-3 years.
So I did score a gen SA!
Update.
I just picked it up and was able to negotiate down to $2300. It came with all papers, box and manual.
I have a question about the bezel. When I rotate the bezel, I don't hear any clicking noise like my Gen Blackbird or Seawolf. Is that normal?
Thanks, I want to get a leather strap with deployment for this watch. Any recommendation where I should get one for a good price? It doesn't have to be gen.