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According to Angus, this watch would be delayed a couple of months after Chinese New Year in February. The prototype will be released in March-April this year. I do hope that this is not going to be a vapourware like in computing term.

Davidsen has released the PAM082 officially. Currently RWI is down.

This one for me.

I am in for one. the date wheel flaw is really bothering me

Thanks for the golden words Zig I will get the hand setter tools. Very fortunate that I have not ruined this one:

Voted YES!

Just stop screwing till you feel slight resistance and the screw is in place. Screws on the movement are rather delicate. No forcing here.. Anyway, what happen if the dial got touched? I remove those prints using the Blu Tack. EDIT: I see that you're referring to the caseback. Just screw it till you feel large resistance and can't go further. Perhaps experts can help on this?

Sure. I think getting hand setter will do Thanks for the input.

Yes. Installed the hour hand first, when the date click, it's exactly 12 midnight. Forward the hour hand again to make sure it's correct position. When the date click again, install the minute hands. It should align with the hour hand. Check again with forwarding the date. All ok then just put the Chrono second hands (doesn't matter at which point of day). EDIT: BIC pen will scratch the hands, must use with Rodico. I trust my own finger Anyway, getting hand setters soon. So no worry.

You can grab many watches in 60 seconds... I will take as many Pateks as I can and resell them.

Note: This one is a continuation of my previous post. Now, time to assemble back the mess. Hands already relumed and repainted, ready to be installed back. I don't have any special tools to install the hand. So I trust my own bare finger DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. ONE SHOULD NEVER TOUCH THE DIAL. USE A CHEAP BIC PEN OR A HAND SETTER. This method will leave lots of grease on the dial. Hands already installed Use Rodico to clean up the mess on the dial. Dust blower comes into action too. Prepare the case... Transfer the movement from holder to paper again. Remove any dust by using soft lint free cloth or dust blower is the best. Align the movement into the case properly.. now you see it's in the case! But not properly "held". Flip the case again... To align the movement into the case properly. Make sure it fits nicely. No force here. Let's install the crown. Same method. Push, hold and let it in. Again, no forcing here. This is a screw down case, you may need to push and screw the crown in at the same time. Do not forget to mount the movement to the case by using movement holders and screws (2 pairs that I said essential). Install the rotor. Use your tweezer again to put it back in... It should snap in nicely. No force needed. Don't forget the rotor screw too! Now... the most important part of this pictorials. Applying silicon grease to the rubber seal. You need to apply it to: a) Crown rubber seal (not shown). Caseback rubber seal. Check whether there's damage in the rubber seal (crack, etc.). Apply the grease in moderation. Apply it uniformly to create a thin layer. Excessive grease may cause water to enter the case! Put the caseback seal at the appropriate place. Close the caseback. Same as opening but this one turn it clockwise. Do not over screw it (too tight). Set the time to current time Install the bracelet Voila! MORAL OF THE STORY: This watch infact has never been serviced even after going thru all the steps above. I have applied the silicon grease PROPERLY on the respective seals but I CAN NOT GUARANTEE that this watch has been waterproofed. You need an equiptment to check whether a particular watch is waterproof. It looks something like this: I hope you like my article... I skipped quite a lot of steps. We will learn together along the way. Have fun!!!!

I would liketo vote for Seahawk. No Rolex please.

That's right... IWC is held in high regard. Richemont is trying very hard to market that brand beyond Europe... Here in Asia, Rolex is king and Omega too.

No lume on the dial. Only the hands are lumed.

Seadweller would be a wiser choice if money permits.

to reset the chrono, you need to press the top pusher to stop the chrono first, then press the bottom pusher. it will reset to 12.

That's a good copy movement actually. I had my PAM090 for more than a year and it's still running good. It's ETA2894 copy (I guess)... Seagull.

The date font is still not good on this one.

99 million :ROFLMAO:

I'm with AMK. Owning 1-2 really good modern PAM is enough for me. They are look the same, no?

Not so if you have SS PAM with SS bracelet. It's too heavy for some.

ST22 can be found on Louis Bolle Liason 2. Dual time... Pretty good watch for way under 200USD IMHO.

Two thumbs up! Very well representing our current situation. I vote this as POM.

I wonder if someone is going to put Tritec C3 Superlume on this stuff... I bet it will glow like torch!