burnz Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 decided i needed a base radiomir to add to my base PAM collection, and got smitten by the 232. did a bunch of research and found that a cartel 232 modded with DSN upgraded dial and hands was the way to go. fast forward to 2 weeks later, plus some quick work by Spin to do the transplant and wala!! the so-called ultimate modded 232 is now complete i must say the end result is as awesome as what other geeks said it to be. and this is probably one of the best value modded PAMs i've done in recent times. for those interested on a similar build, all is you need is: - Andrew/Trusty PAM 232 rep - $200 - DSN upgraded dial + hands set - $80 - OEM JV strap - $$$ : - plus some spare change for your watchsmith to do the dial/hands transplant and flush/polish CP mod if your hands are as clumsy as mine guess this is getting a good amount of wrist time in the coming week. no better way to beat the monday blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Majestyk Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 burnz...mate I love it!!!! I've also read that it's not as easy & need some mods..... So the cartel case is SAPHIRE with AR or MINERAL CRYSTAL?? I want one of these bad boys !!!!! Cheers mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Is it just you excellent pictures or is there some very nice AR on that thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siesta181 Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 looks way nicer with the JV strap on bro... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Is it just you excellent pictures or is there some very nice AR on that thing? Excellent photography, mate. Held this beauty in my hands over the weekend. Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bynico92 Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Wow ! That's a beauty ! The 232 is really my favorite Radiomir ! Like the other comments, the AR looks really good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 thanks guys! as per the cartel website specs, the crystal is listed as synthetic sapphire with AR. i must say it looks very good in person. the AR does not have any blu-ish tinge, and really brings out the tobacco color of the dial very nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 burnz...mate I love it!!!! I've also read that it's not as easy & need some mods..... So the cartel case is SAPHIRE with AR or MINERAL CRYSTAL?? I want one of these bad boys !!!!! Cheers mate. actually, there's no major modding required. the DSN dial + hands is a direct transplant onto the cartel watch. only mod done here is the cannon pin mod, to make it flush and polished. oh, did i mention that the cartel 232 comes installed with high H3 CP from the factory? looks way nicer with the JV strap on bro... hehe.. bro, JV makes just about any PAM look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorao Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Very Nice watch, some time ago I thinking to do the same Pam 232 cartel with dial DSN A question the cartel comes with mineral cristal, I think it was sapphire ¿ why don´t install cristal sapphire DSN in it ? it is possible ? The combo is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnb Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 why don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I've done this build as well. A few comments: - The crystal is excellent. I would not bother with sapphire. The AR is very good. - The crown tube is a little too long. I'm working to reduce it. - The font is too white. I'm trying to get it cream per gen. Other than that the 232 hybrid is perfect. The JV is absolutely the right strap for it. burnz, What buckle are you using? I'm using the 27/20 JV and finding a good 20mm buckle was hard. I had to mod the one I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scropper Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Such a great looking watch, can we get a wristie? Thread on my Corum ACC crown has just gone so there's a spot opened up in my box - this could be the piece to fill it! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 @txcollector, the JV i'm using is 26/26... so buckle isn't a problem here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellons Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 noob q: where to source cartel cases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 @txcollector, the JV i'm using is 26/26... so buckle isn't a problem here so you went with the Fiddy JV. I found the Rad JV and the buckle as a pain. For the tang buckles the tongue is too fat for the strap and for obvious reasons I didn't want to damage it. I ended up having to machine one to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 She's a beaut, I love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 SHOW OFF! Just kiddin'...........just me jealous! it my friend! It must be nice being close to the spinmiester! Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Sweet! And thanks for the specs. That's another project on the to-do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Mazeltov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukawa11 Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 hi, sorry but what's jv, i really love that strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted March 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 hi, sorry but what's jv, i really love that strap this should satisfy your curiosity http://panerai.watchprosite.com/show-nblog.post/ti-415161/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnb Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 this should satisfy your curiosity http://panerai.watchprosite.com/show-nblog.post/ti-415161/ oh ok, i assume JV strap was the typical OEM strap... now I know it is a special OEM style strap... friggin sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygraphy Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 is your JV 26/20 or 27/20? seems to fit the full length of the wire perfectly... i prob do a similar job shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnz Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 my JV is a 26/26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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