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Latest ultimate Panerai 250


Mickey Padge

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When I saw that the Panerai Daylight series had been re-released, I knew I had to buy one :)

The flush date wheel and functional date pusher at 10 was exactly what I had always wanted, over the stock A7750's sunken wheel, and fake pusher. I can't stand sunken date wheels, unless the gen is the same, and even then it irks me! It was a bonus that the Hublot factory maker was in charge of this reps creation too, as they make the best reps in my opinion (the often overlooked Breitling Heritage Chronograph is crazy accurate)....

So I tested out Joshua's new QC and shipment procedure, and I must say I was very happy from start to finish! Josh had pictures of my watch sent via email before delivery, and the watch was regulated too, fantastic! Definitely a step up in service, and a most welcome development in this rep hobby B)

Here are some wrist shots on a gen rubber strap, click to expand:

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The watch is really well made, very high quality and very good value at $358 :)

My crown lever is relatively flush to the CG, which is also snug to the case, the crown pin is flat too, and well polished. The sprung crown looks spot on too, and feels solid when you adjust the watch. The strap release pushers are a delight to use, no more scratched lugs for me, the deployant buckle (not used/pictured) is very nice too, it has small panerai text engraved under the main clasp! I will buy a decent strap to make use of this :D

The crystal has single AR, a strong almost invisible greenish tint is on the underside of the crystal, very effective. All the dial/hands/crystal seem spotless to me, no dust or marks etc....

The date is flush, only the thickness of the dial makes it seem otherwise, the font looks great to me, the pusher feels nice to use, and operates just like the ETA7753 I owned once, long in the past. The case itself is fantastic, top quality brushing and finish, with a crisp well executed bezel....

Overall I am very, very pleased with this watch, finally a Panerai I can buy and not have to mess about with. Some might want it relumed, as the lume is standard rep lume, but for me, my only concern now is finding some nice leather straps for the deployant. I knew I kept this OEM rubber strap in my parts box for a reason ;)

There is the small issue of the date wheel placement and size, it is not the same as the ETA7753 version, being slightly too far left, and a little too small, some members are worried over this. Also what is really making this watch tick? All valid concerns. Myself however, I am not really bothered, as the overall appearance of the watch, and the fact that I just want to buy watches to wear nowadays, rather than tweak until I get bored of them anyway, this watch looks great to my eyes. Only my general curiosity means I will read the (hopefully) forthcoming movement breakdowns with great interest B)

Cheers!

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Thanks guys, this watch is definitely up there with the best reps I have received, the printed rep croc strap was poor (which I knew beforehand), but aside from that the watch is great! :)

I should also add that the case back is K452/500, the lever has zero wiggle, or wobble for that matter! Does not flop at all, very smooth, solid feel and a crisp closing action upon the sprung crown. The chrono second hand sweep is very smooth too, just like some ETA movements I have! :)

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Nice review. So it comes with the 236K back. Oh well, may as well just order the 236 then, and get the 24/20mm bracelet :)

Any chance of a pic of the back, and profile showing the date pusher? I thought I saw a pic that showed the date pusher outer ring was hexagonal in shape, while the gen is round, isn't it?

Also, I wonder if a slight shaving of the stem/hexagonal tube, would bring the crown closer to the case and eliminate that slight bulge of the CG lever?

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