i just want to say thanks to everyone here who sent their watches to me for mods this year as i was able to raise enough funds to get my dream watch without my wife seeing the bank drained 4k! (i always take paypal so my wife can't see ) i figure i owe it to the forum to post side by side pics with my fully modded (now sold) 111H vs my new 111i gen. i'm surprised how close it is! the gen is a bit heavier and the quality is just perfection.. the crowngaurd is different as you all know but the palp crown is exact. the lume is the same as my modded watch and the movement is better finished up close. even the lug screws and screwdriver it came with are very impressive! i guess that's why they cost 10x more... to me, it's worth every penny. but then again, i'm one picky bastard!!!
enjoy the pics
gen is on the left of all the pics.
in this pic, the lume color looks darker but it's shadowing. the color is near an exact match in person
better finish on the CTG, bearing cutout in the center of the gen, and smaller officine panerai font. faster beat as well. smaller gear teeth like the asian unitas has because the gen is based on the 6497-2 and the swiss swanneck rep is based on the 6497-1
Gen lume left, Flavor Flav tritec superlume on the right.... the same really. i like to take lighted lume shots so you can see how bright it really is!
beefier CG on the gen. (bottom of pic)