Ole.W

All rep straps I've got have been immediately been sold on *bay. You can get some bucks to compensate shipping costs for your rep And a huge and heavy watch like a Pam has to be worn on a heavy and thick strap! IMHO the thickness of the lugs has to proceed in the strap. So enjoy wearing (and changing), Ole

I actually own about 20 straps, and had some more passing by. In my opinion the stiffer straps are more comfortable. Because I wear the straps a little loose it is better when it is stiff - just a little like a bracelett. The cordovans become the shape of you wrist after wearing a little time. The coupon is valid for GeF and all others from Elliots TC store too. There are three methods to get these pricy straps: E's store with 33%discount, E's store daily specials, or paneristi and viapaneristi sales corner. The GeF cordovans are for 77,77 or 88,88 on the daily specials. Regards, Ole

As I wrote, he didn't knew maker changed the bezels. I don't know if they are back to polished again. Ask him if it is back to polished again. As far as I know there is only one maker for the 164. The movement is an asian 21j, running about +10sec/day. Overall quality is okay, I only had to tighten the CG screws - that was all "assembling" to do after receiving Ole

Yes, that's the real thing. I grabbed this strap from a canadian guy on *bay, and after some weeks of wearing I ordered the black and the tan cordovan from Elliot (of course with a discount form another boards coupon ). I am absolutely addicted to these straps. They are not so soft as others and give you the right touch and feel with a heavy watch. Enjoy wearing, Ole

I got my 164 from Andrew last month. No problems with customs - it made its way right through on my wrist in Germany. After unpacking I was very astonished to see the bezel brushed and not polished on my watch. Andrew stated that he did not know, that the maker changed bezels... And he will give a compensation for being not as it should be But I like it as it is! I am not the guy for 100% authenticity - the watch hast to look good overall. So I will keep it as it is. Regards Ole

Hi cats, that was my first thought before I tried: it will be destroyed at all! No you will not destroy it. You can put it in again. The tube is made of some thin metal, so the ends seem to be a little bit flexible. When you push the bolt back into the tube, you have to do it with controlled power - but it will stay there if it is in the tube again. The end of the tube will not fringe in this operation. I will take some pictures when next rework is needed and will post them here.

Hi, I use River’s springbars for some time now. A very innovative product to prevent your pam from stripped lugs or to use your pam when lugs are already stripped, like in my case. But after a number of strap-changes, the springs in the bars become weak, so the bolts (mostly the “screw-side”) won’t fit properly in the lug and they are to much in the hole, what looks not good at all. So, after I purchased a number of springbars to have a reserve in stock, I tried to rework them: and it’s easy and saves the life of the springbars! So hold the bar with some pliers – but don’t press too hard, the tube is really thin! Then pull out the “screw-side” bolt with some small tipped pliers – do not destroy the screw-head. Take the spring out of the tube and tear it to the desired load. Then push the bolt in again using the small tipped pliers – and that’s all! Worked for me on the same springbar more than 1 time. Enjoy Ole

Yes, I fell in love with the Pannies about 2 yars ago. Had several reps since then. First experiences with real crap... But I mostly like automatics, because I had one handwinder which I had only problems with (stopped when cg closed) and finally I overwound it. Actually I have 4 nice reps all with auto movements - not 100% authentic - but all looking good and running well. The second addiction are the straps - my mostly loved straps are the GeF Cordovans as you see them in pic 1 & 2. I have them in all 3 colours... Cheers, Ole

I got my 164 from Andrew yesterday. No problems with customs - it made its way right through on my wrist in Germany. After unpacking I was very astonished to see the bezel brushed and not polished on my watch. Andrew stated that he did not know, that the maker changed bezels... And he will give a compensation for being not as it should be But I like it as it is! I am not the guy for 100% authenticity - the watch hast to look good overall. So I will keep it as it is. Ole

HI, just found this http://cgi.ebay.de/Panerai-Luminor-Pam177-...1QQcmdZViewItem on ebay. It's obviously not gen! I also reported it to ebay. Enjoy, Ole