asf Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 quick iphone pics. got it from Josh today. I gotta say, the quickset date is snappy. the CG pin needs a mod for sure. Some of you have felt my DSN 111H and know how HARD it snaps and opens. The CG lever only so slightly pokes out a bit at the part it connects with the pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Looking pretty good k! Are you happy with this one? Your 111 is ridiculously tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Yeah it's pretty nice even with all the speculation of a not real new 7753. The transition from 59sec to 1 min is smoooth and seamless on the chrono hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Looks beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 That cg Is looking pretty dam good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 The black dial looks much better than the white dial with these new reps, mine should be here on Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I did some loctite'ting to the bracelet today and opened the case back silicone'd spray the bracelet first then wiped it off. took off the back screws and loctited them one side at a time sorry for the poor focus loctite on the thread opened case back and wristie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossanti Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 very nice..thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Very nice work, asimplefarmer! So it appears this time they replicated the bracelet as close to 1:1 as possible, so the bracelet is 24/20mm? Major improvement over the older rep bracelet that was available only in 24/24mm. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Looking really good. Fit and finish seems a real cut above the past. So I guess there is an element of pot luck on the CG's. Yours looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 The bracelet is 24/20. @watchmeister: I think one needs to take advantage of the qc that the dealers offer now. The first set of photos sent to me had the CG not fit as flush to the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drulee Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 A 24/20 bracelet, ok I'm impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esco Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Very beautiful watch... mine should be here soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Not trying to hijack this great thread...but I'm just off the IM with one of the dealers who confirmed the factories have currently run out of correct casebacks for PAM236 and will be using Kxxxx/1000 for the time being until the new Kxxx/500 casebacks with sequential numbers will be made. ETA is now about 2 weeks time. The PAM196 also comes with the wrong Hxxx/500 casebacks, and the correct batch (Hxxxx/1500) is already in production, so no sweat...these are also ETA 2 weeks. Also, it is confirmed the correct PAM250 Kxxxx/2800 caseback WILL NOT be produced. However, the rep PAM250 is simply a PAM236 with the leather/rubber strap...so no drama cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanya Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 sigh,,, mine is sitting in the local post office cant get her till tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 and wristie: K that's looking really great! Is it very heavy? Forgive my noob question, but why the loctite on all the bracelet screws? Are these known to fall off easily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 I loctite all my bracelet screws just not not have problems. I once had a v3 skyland avenger grey dial almost fall off my wrist when inwas washing my hands. I found the screw to the bracelet on the tile floor. Atleast with this loctite it's removable with some strength. This watch is pretty heavy none the less. Still like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 sigh,,, mine is sitting in the local post office cant get her till tomorrow The wait hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I must have missed it in a thread, but does the new bracelet taper from 24mm to 22mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I must have missed it in a thread, but does the new bracelet taper from 24mm to 22mm? 24mm at the lugs to 20mm at the clasp, just as gen :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolonusTM Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Not trying to hijack this great thread...but I'm just off the IM with one of the dealers who confirmed the factories have currently run out of correct casebacks for PAM236 and will be using Kxxxx/1000 for the time being until the new Kxxx/500 casebacks with sequential numbers will be made. This is Quality Check photo from Josh using this new Kxxxx/1000 caseback. On the other hand this CB has Officine Panerai logo which is not shown on Kxxx/500. It is better to decide what to have: logo or correct numbering since gen has both. New Kxxxx/1000 CB: Kxxx/500 CB: and Gen: Edited September 20, 2010 by PolonusTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 It is better to decide what to have: logo or correct numbering since gen has both. True...I'm on a correct numbering side though, as the Kxxxx/1000 belongs to a Daylight with white dial (PAM251), and absence of logo doesn't bother me much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolonusTM Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) both dials have incorrect "STAINLESS STEEL" letter spacing. Kxxxx/1000 has better "100m" and smaller fish symbol, closer to the gen. Well, maybe, since the engraving is so deep I can sand off just Kxxxx/1000 serial, polish whole caseback GEN style and then laser engrave correct serial number again? I will try it, I guess... Edited September 20, 2010 by PolonusTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakortheblue Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Are gen bracelets supposed to be 24/24 or 24/20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 It looks to me like these are new bracelets too... Seem thicker (front to back - not width) than the last generation. Can anyone confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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