CzechMate Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Hi folks, I am no Panerista, so please be tolerant on me and my short review. I am pretty sure, that you would find some flaws on my new watch, either in terms of Panerai resemblance, or in quaility, but for sure this watch became immediately my favorite watch and I still wonder how is that possible... Is it that simple and yet stylish design, or that masculine look, or simply the hype about Panerai? Dunno, but for sure I immediately fell in deep love... I have ordered this watch from Tat at GETAT Watches at the beginning of December. After selecting the case style (brushed, polished), hands (gold or blue), strap (several styles) and crystal (mineral or saphire) I placed an order, pped money and soon received an email confirmation. Few hours later, Tat came back to me, offering different strap, as mine was not available. I am so happy with the one he has offered, I think this is the best strap I have seen in my life. One remark: in one of threads at other rep forum, I read that Getats straps are cheap. I can honestly say, that this strap is as far from looking and being cheap, as Cuba is far from being a civilized democratic country with high appreciation of human rights. Although I have opted for regular airmail, I was provided with tracking number. Cool... My watch arrived after a month, although a big part of that time it spent sitting at HongKong post depot waiting for shippment, dunno why? After receiving the package, I was a little bit surprised by the fact, that the strap was very stiff. I could not wear it comfortably and I thought I will have to use some oil. But after reading some recomendation here that twisting it and bending for some time will help, I decided to give it a try and voila, here it is, soft and very comfy strap! I took about 10 minutes, easy and quick. Can recommend! The movement has no engraving at all, so does the case. Clean and tidy. It has a very little flaw near one of the lugs, where there is a very hardly noticable spot of uneven grinding - very small flaw, noticable only under certain light. Other than that the case is perfect, IMHO. I just regret I have not opted for polished case. On the other hand, I can now polish the bezel and then I will have brushed case with polished bezel - cool looking combo. So far (three days), the movement has gained 16 seconds, pretty damned good IMO, on par with my genuine Steinhart with gen 6497. This watch is superlumed, so see bellow how nice lume it has. Sweet! :cool: Thank you for looking and I will highly welcome your comments, especialy those flattering ones! Edited January 11, 2010 by CzechMate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixonH Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 thats a looker i'm contemplating something similar myself and was fancying this also from tat, i was going for brushed but polished may be a goer. Superlume 44mm luminor style case black dial with white numberals watch Case Option : Polished Steel Front glass : Sapphire Hands Colour : Silver Movement : Normal Stainless Steel Strap Option : Wooden Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 nice watch and nice review... thanks for sharing...wear it well... R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Love it! Did you go for the superlume option? For $6 more it really is a no-brainer I think the brushed case looks fine by the way - looks like the titanium finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzechMate Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Love it! Did you go for the superlume option? For $6 more it really is a no-brainer I think the brushed case looks fine by the way - looks like the titanium finish! Yes, this is the super-lumed version, saphire, golden hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixonH Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 i forgot to ask did you have any issues with the post office and getting stung for tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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