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Wish I could come guys! i really do! I'll be in Marbella, SPAIN soaking up rays at the Feria!(not that my black-ass needs any rays).. but hopefully next year! Please drink some Chimay and Rochefort beer for me in my honor.. I'm a HUGE fan of the trappistes belgians!

Thanks importr. Yeah i mentioned the index marker ring about 3 posts up.... Thanks for the picss.. here's a pic of the hobnail dial.. extending past the dial marker ring:

Blacksteel in Babelplatz, Berlin:

Interestingly enough.. my V3 (From Angus at puretime) is a 28,800bph. Bought almost 2 years ago... Regardless.. with a proper servicing (which i reccomend anyways) both movements should be fine. In any case, the movement is completely wrong no matter which version you get.. and anyone that's familiar with the panerai Caliber XIX will be able to know that the rep is a rep... i wouldn't by any watch based on the accuracy of it's movement engravings etc.. as only a real expert (or RWG head) would ever be able to call you out on something so trivial. You're right though.. the newer version's engraving looks bad. Although the rotor screw looks a LOT better.. and closer to gen. Observe: puretime's V3 caseback (same as mine) puretime's "v4" caseback (called the V3h on their website): GEN caseback: MY CASEBACK: p.s. here's the funny story about my V3 PAM253 fooling an AD. here in madrid(not on purpose!)

Sorry maars, but that's not true. Sounds like you've started doing some homework!.. Where did you see them selling a V2 or V3 with 21,600 A7750? The V2 and V3 both come with 28,800 A7750s (and have always come). The only version to come with the 21,600 A7750 was the V1 with sapphire and I'm not even sure that came with the older 21,600bph engine. Very few watches made after 2007 come with the older 21,600 A7750s. The "L Swiss made L" is not too close to the markers.. I've held a gen pam286 in my hand next to my 253 and it's spot on. The problem is the dome crystal distorting the photo a bit towards the edges od the dial. The real problem is that the markers on a gen are on a completely separate piece of the dial laid on TOP of the hobnail texture.. So looking at the dial from inside going outwards you see: "hobnail... dial marker ring.... hobnail.. rehaut"

A million watches..??? I mean come on. I don't even think rolex makes a million watches in a year.......

hey chris.. i think this is what you're looking for: the glue should be something that doesn't set to quickly. you don't want it to dry toooo fast!

005, 177, 111h, 112, are my choices for a base Panerai!

I was joking.. no way it could be worth anything near a half mil! if you get a price less than 6 or 7,000.. it might be a good watch to invest in.. but i agree with Ubi... much cooler had it been left a pocket watch

Francisco and Hi-Jack are both EXCELLENT modders located here in spain. I can personally vouch for Francisco's work. He's awesome!

The wm9 usually look better than this watch i think. The cyclops might be too far right. but it's too hard to tell with the angle of his shots since there is no direct shot of the dial. The biggest tell is probably the "yacht-master" on the dial should be a much darker red.... I'm no expert though

good luck with your renewed beginnings!

this does not help sino-western relations!!

Interesting that this watch is getting the most attention! I would have for sure thought it would be one of the submariners, datejusts etc...

you got me... i'll leave it to the lume geeks around to chime in on this one. I would have thought that once the binder is set with the C1/C3 that it would start to lose its luminous capability.. For this reason..Isn't that why over time the lume on our watches gets weaker and weaker and weaker.. and eventually will have to be reapplied to regain functionality...?? i have no clue

One of the worse panerai replicas I've ever seen... . This is thankfully not anything close to ANY panerai model available. It's a fake "tourbillon" style movement with a "skeleton" view of the movement through the dial. Panerai does in fact make a tourbillon watch (the PAM 276 GMT). Their tourbillon does not have a skeleton dial and is probably one of the most expensive panerai watches made. (close to $100,000usd) This however.. is nothing even close.. and in my opinion is probably one of the ugliest panerais i've ever seen

WHAT!! that's incredible. Can't believe it. How the hell did it just show up out of the blue!?????? Congrats on your new piece!

That's more like it

No prob. what gen forum are you referring to Bansenshukai???

study study study! good to see you around!

supposedly.. the differences will be: 1.Improved dial finish 2.Better Bezel Pearl (nice and rounded unlike the v5 flat-"glass-o-milk"-pearl) no clue about any other improvements.. maybe better HEV.. although still incorrect function.... anyone else that can chime in?

Awesome photos and great collection!?? Do you still have ALL watches?

LSD (what the hell.... are you guys chemists or something??? )

arachnophobia

we love wrist shots!!!