Panerai 212 Swiss 7750

[lovepanerai]

check this out Swiss 7750 PAM212...you simply have to love it

Edited September 6, 2006 by lovepanerai

[azgjav]

hi,

just wondering if the xtal is sapphire?

great watch!

hi,

just wondering if the xtal is sapphire?

great watch!

[Pugwash]

check this out Swiss 7750 PAM212...you simply have to love it

Is that a modified 7750? It's in 7753 configuration without the date pusher.

[Pugwash]

Is that a modified 7750? It's in 7753 configuration without the date pusher.

No, it's a modded 7750.

You can clearly see it's not a 7753 here:

[linkukbora]

check this out Swiss 7750 PAM212...you simply have to love it

Simply awesome and please tell us more about that 7750 movement, possibly with your review if that's OK with you

[azgjav]

No, it's a modded 7750.

You can clearly see it's not a 7753 here:

hey pug, i love it when u reply to ur own query.

it's def a modded 7750, no doubt.

LP- could you give us a review, please??

[lovepanerai]

yes it is in fact a modded Swiss 7750 - as Pugwash already mentioned

it performs as you would expect from a Swiss movement (smooth second hand, keeps good time, etc.)

Here is a list of flaws that I am aware of:

• hands too thick
  
• 5 minute markers are supposed to have the same length and are shorter
  
• CG engraving to big
  
• tick marks for the seconds are supposed to go from the dial to the bezel
  
• the color of the lume is white rather than light green - no luminousity anyway and too bold/thick
  
• movement ....pretty much all the engarvings, bridge finishing, blued screws missing or wrong
  
• sapphire has no AR coating and is mineral
  
• no Flyback function
  

this is actually one of the PAM's with a lot of flaws, compared let's say to a 111, 127, etc. however it is still a beauty

here is pic of the gen fro comparison:

[Pugwash]

yes it is in fact a modded Swiss 7750 - as Pugwash already mentioned

I like this watch.

What movement is in the genuine?

[lovepanerai]

the original is an even further modified 7750 with the add on flyback function

[kanerich]

the original is an even further modified 7750 with the add on flyback function

Perfect or imperfect, this is my favorite Panerai rep out of the seven that I own.

[lionsandtigers]

feeling that one, wheeewwww, thats a nice pam, me thinks one must be added to the collection

[lovepanerai]

Oliver, I bought it as part of a package deal....prices range from $598 (Joshua) to $850

As nice as blued screws would look I would still not turn the watch around since the CDG design is only present on the rotor; The original has it also on the bridges and the engraving on the rotor is different

[lovepanerai]

I believe Eddie's regular price is $650 and Aspire and Joshua charge $598

[lovepanerai]

New Pictures with Yellow Watchboys Alligator and OEM Carbon on Deployment

The movement:

Carbon Fiber OEM on Deployment

Lume Shot: just for effect the lume is actually very weak

[Finepics]

Got a little tip for you here - get a set of Davidsens PAM 188 hands and swap the minute and hour hands for them - instant improvement. Also grind down the end of that CG lever as well - then super lume it. Here's a pic of mine which I bought some 8 months ago when the swiss version first came out.

[Finepics]

Actually I just realised these are old shots and I had only changed the hour hand and I also have polished chrono pushers as they should also be - so take no notice!!

[lovepanerai]

thanks for the tips

I was already planning to get it superlumed, but will consider grinding down the lever and upgrading the hands.

[Finepics]

The tip of the lever needs shortening and rounding a little - easy if you hava a dremel and costs nothing. The hands are cheap too and already superlumed so another instant upgrade. Also polishing the pushers is not difficult.

[lovepanerai]

would you take a cape cod cloth to polish the pushers and do you have to take them out or is it enough to take of the crown guard? BTW: I already have time scheduled with The Zigmeister to get the superlume done, guess next step is to buy the 188 hands from David ;-)

[Finepics]

would you take a cape cod cloth to polish the pushers and do you have to take them out or is it enough to take of the crown guard? BTW: I already have time scheduled with The Zigmeister to get the superlume done, guess next step is to buy the 188 hands from David ;-)

It could easily be done with a dremel etc but I don't think you will manage with a CC cloth, and yes you could do it without removing them but you need to be able to thoroughly clean everything afterwards..

[lovepanerai]

It could easily be done with a dremel etc but I don't think you will manage with a CC cloth, and yes you could do it without removing them but you need to be able to thoroughly clean everything afterwards..

thanks M8 I appreciate your tips. Since I don't have a Dremel I will ask The Zigmeister to do this for me once I send the 212 to him

[HauteHippie]

The tip of the lever needs shortening and rounding a little - easy if you hava a dremel and costs nothing. The hands are cheap too and already superlumed so another instant upgrade. Also polishing the pushers is not difficult.

Hummm... Does Davidsen have better 196 hour and minute hands? That's one thing that bugs me.

[lovepanerai]

Hummm... Does Davidsen have better 196 hour and minute hands? That's one thing that bugs me.

guess you mean 188 hands since the 196 hands are silver - in case you are asking whether he has hands for the 196 - haven't seen any