dluddy Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 It is a standard undecorated Unitas? http://www.network54...spond+to+emails Now every Risti is opening their closed casebacks pretty comical. The gap between some of our reps and the 318 just closed a little. Watch the flood of sales on the 318 - good time to buy I expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_sphere Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Wow cheap move on pams part hrmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuli Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 That sucks for gen owners. $100 movement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I suppose people who are not from the USA will be unfamiliar with the saying but when you "sell someone the Brooklyn Bridge" you have taken advantage of their naiveté ... So for a watch with the Brooklyn Bridge on the case back ..... this is very fucking hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wat44 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Im confused - the PAM318 has a OP XXIX movement TimeKeeper's Comments: - Please have yourself a look at ONE OF THE FIRST AND ONLY AVAILABLE Panerai PAM 318 L Special "NY Boutique" Edition a.k.a. Brooklyn Bridge watches!!! - Special Edition only offered out of NY Boutique. 150 Pieces only. - This watch is SOLD OUT (until now, only available through NY boutique) and EXTREMELY RARE!!! - Incorporates EXCLUSIVE MOVEMENT that is not available in any other Panerai watches other than the Brooklyn Bridge (not exactly sure why) NOT COSC CERTIFIED - Panerai OP XXIX Calibre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Not only is it one of ETA's least expensive manual movements, it's also low-beat vs. the high-beat movement used in the 005. And welcome to the world of luxury goods. When has a luxury item ever been priced according to the actual value of the parts involved in producing it? It costs a fortune to market most luxury goods... the overhead/expense in getting a watch in small #'s like the 318 to the Boutiques is mind boggling. When the 318 was released in 2009, it's msrp of $4200 was $300 less than the 005. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolonusTM Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I suppose people who are not from the USA will be unfamiliar with the saying but when you "sell someone the Brooklyn Bridge" you have taken advantage of their naiveté ... So for a watch with the Brooklyn Bridge on the case back ..... this is very [censored] hilarious. The best comment from Risti: "Instead of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge would have been more befitting. It's closer to Chinatown..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolonusTM Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 ...and this is Low Beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Priceless, absouletely priceless......too funny... That is the "Standard" grade ETA, the lowest of the low, cheapest model made, wholesale cost would be less than $50.00. Most of the responders are missing the point, focusing on the fact that the movement is not "engraved", engraving is nothing more than lipstick on a pig and misses the point, the point is that it's a run of the mill surplus ETA. Every watch manufacturer does this, TAG has a $4000.00 model with a $16.00 plastic quartz movement inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z3k0 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I sense a new mega-drama developing on 'risti ... now that all the drama related to 360 is (mostly) over, something new was bound to happen I love how some of the folks there defend Panerai ... some of my favorites: "...but it's a shame when those customers bash the base models that obviously aren't for them in the first place. " "...I don't see what everyone is crying about? The way a movement that isn't displayed looks? Then claiming the exact same movement would somehow be better if it was pretty? That is ridiculous to me.... " Talk about living in denial :) And I agree with The Zigmeister, most of people there are missing the point about merits of this movement vs. other PAM 6497-based movements ... On a positive note, I'm now so glad I snatched 318 CB few weeks ago, I'm sensing my first super-franken coming. And I might even take to an AD and ask for authenticity check regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Sweet ... I shall be enjoying this one develop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Panerai is unbelievable. At least it is returning to its pre-vendome heritage - randomly putting together watches with whatever is laying around. But at least back then there was an excuse - they were broke. Now they are just abusing their clientele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibuti Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 considering latest development I seem to have 10-15 gen 318 movements lying around my place... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Pretty funny...but makes me question my upcoming gen purchase, ugh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbiesrock Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I suppose people who are not from the USA will be unfamiliar with the saying but when you "sell someone the Brooklyn Bridge" you have taken advantage of their naiveté ... So for a watch with the Brooklyn Bridge on the case back ..... this is very [censored] hilarious. LOL! IRONY! I'm with PeteM. Kick back with a bowl of popcorn and watch the hilarity ensue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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