Journeyman

Agree, Ryan takes a lot of beating. Good communication and helpful, even when customs destroy your watch.

Having a watch case that big is not good, the temptation to fill it would be too great.

Hi, I was wondering whether one of the board Panerai experts could help me identify the origins of this PAM. I'm looking to sell it in the Sales forum but wanted to put something meaningful in the description and most of all identify it as the correct model It was bought from eBay about 11 years ago, when they allowed people to openly sell replica watches. I'd also be grateful if anyone could PM with a suggested price. Thanks Mark Some pictures...

Keep us posted, sometimes things do go wrong but most of the TD's on this forum are really good and will work with you, unfortunately though some can be hit and miss.

You could have a look on watchuseek or on eBay. They're not cheap.

Try the TD who sold you the watch.

Thanks guys, I'll post up a pic hopefully later, just out and about doing the usual Saturday shopping.

Hi, Is anyone able to identify whether this is a Swiss ETA 2836-2 or Asian Clone. Or can anyone tell where to look to determine its origin. Thanks

The 500's perfect as it is.

True, but compared against a Cayman, which is what it's up against and what the motoring press group in the same category, the Cayman wins hands down. It's a shame as this car was designed from the ground up, so they could have made a bit more of a provision for some luggage. Don't get me wrong, I do like Italian cars, I just think that this was a missed opportunity.

Hopefully now there's a new man at the top of Alfa, we might get to see some new models, the 4C's a nice car but the boot is about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike, by the time my other half had put her bag, shoes and kitchen sink in, they're wouldn't be room enough for even my toothbrush.

I think they're a striking watch, I nearly bought a Superocean as shown in your advert but bought something completely useless instead and still regret it to this day. One of my all time favourite watches is the Breitling GMT from the 70's.

Here you go, not the best picture, but hopefully you can see the 70's Chronomat style face. The only UK stockist was Chronomaster in Bolton, all stock sold some time ago.

Got to be the best tool watch around. I have one and its been indestructible.

Does anyone know how much the JLC Navy Seals rep rubber bracelets usually sell for either new or used? I've got one incoming but its on a Nato and would like to change it to the bracelet. Thanks

Very nice! Saw one of these chasing a Mini Cooper round the ring on Youtube, impressive. I love the hardcore Biposto but £52000 for a 500 is too much.

A 22mm rubber strap will fit the Good Planet, it's a pain to fit but will with some perseverance.

I'd wait for Domi, he's a craftsman and worth the wait.

Hi, Don't worry, its nothing, you just need to provide them with something with your address and a picture ID and upload the images to them, within about a day your account will be restored. Its because of European Money Laundering regulations and nothing to do with buying errrhmmm watches. Gone are the days when PP only had one stipulation and that was you had to have a pulse. Best Regards Mark

More Breitling bluredness......

Its an interesting topic, as Nanuq rightly says it was blurred back then, most of it was because swiss watch manufacturers believed that mechanical watches were their past and their future, when all people really wanted was an accurate way of telling the time for a relatively small outlay, consider the James Bond films of the time, in the mid to late 70's films, James Bond wears a Seiko Digital watch, not a mechanical watch. So while it is definitely mis-leading to refer to a Sicura as a Breitling, as fans of watches, we should be grateful to Sicura for saving Breitling as a brand from obscurity. The Breitling/Sicura association isn't the only example of this, check out Heuer and Leonidas, the Heuer and Zodiac Autavias, not quite the same but it helped to keep the Heuer brand alive. Nice Cosmo Nanuq!

Most of the time it's so that Sicura watches show up in eBay searches for Breitling. Breitling has a chequered history from 1979 onwards, being owned by Sicura and then Ollech and Wajs. O&W produced historic Breitling Navitimer and Chronomat type models under the Avaition brand but Sicura only ever made their own models and bought the Breitling name when the company fell on hard times due to their reluctance to make quartz watches. It's a bit like in the car world calling a Lamborghini an Audi just because Audi own them, while they might share some internal components, they're two very different cars.

Mark XVI and XVII with A2892 are both out of stock.

That's incredible and something you'd never get bored of looking at. I love the key/Gatling gun.

Yes, Angus is a Trusted Dealer here and is a good guy to deal with. The best way to approach this is to become familiar with the genuine watch, the catalogues are openly available from the Breitling Dealers, compare the Rep with the Gen and then decide whether you can live with short comings of the Rep. All Reps have "tells" this one, the hob nailing isn't as deep as the Genuine. Its your money you're spending, so its always best to do your own research. Most of these watches are now sold out and out of production as they were initially released some time ago, so it may be best to mail him/Sales, their contact details are in the Dealers section.