Pam-O-licious Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) I was looking at DSN 5218-203a but, not sure how good it is compared to others. What do you think? thanks in advance! Edited January 11, 2012 by Pam-O-licious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 ok, I just tried to find the Gen of this model 5218-203a and couldn't find it. I found a 205 that was 70K.. to me that screams Rep as I likely would not spend 70k a watch since I don't Have it! lol I guess I'm looking for a reasonably price Model for a PVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poretl Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 that's true. And if you bump into someone who knows Panerai then you're screwed because either they'll assume immediately it's a FAKO and turn the other way or they'll be excited and they'll go ahead and ask more. Oh is that the XXXX super limited edition? Where did you get it from? How much? WOW! Can I touch it?...What do you do? Oh, you work at Subway. (I'm not saying you or anyone works at Subway but you get the idea). So sticking to the cheaper and more common watches I think is a better policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Yeah, any of the Pre-V models are absurdly expensive. Are you looking for that model specifically or any PVD'd Panerai? The best PVD model out of the box at the moment is probably the 360. The 360, of course, is a super-publicized limited edition. However, if you want a black Panerai that's not limited and quite good right out of the box, the 292 is the way to go (even though it's a Radiomir.) If you want a good 203/A, it can be done, but it's a project. Depending on how close you want to get, DSN's model is 90% there with little more than a dial swap. Edited January 11, 2012 by atomic_doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Yea, I just don't want it to be so rare that even "if" I had the real one people would assume it was fake anyway lol Thanks for the input atomic_doug - I have a Radiomir 288k so I want to stick to the 44mm case. I did see the Pam 363 which is really rare also but, man it looks Great! just can't seem to find who sells it. Was also looking at the DSN 195 logo, that one seems more realistic just would like to know if the cannon pin, crown and CG are up to par among the other marks, dial, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hmm...in that case, I think your best bet would be the 26K. (I can't believe I forgot about that one before.) It was a limited edition, but not an absurdly expensive one. It's got a closed caseback, too so you can't be called out on the movement. It's even got the right magnet gray shade of coating. I've personally held both the gen and the rep and I can assure you that if I wasn't told that one was a rep, I'd have assumed both were gen. (Naturally, once you start really looking, you can always find flaws.) But...it's a lefty watch. Panerai has, unfortunately, not made just a normal PVD coated watch since the days of the PAM4 or PAM9, and there are few really good reps of those, though there are projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Sounds good but, I can't do a lefty watch :/ Do you know anything about the DSN 195? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic_doug Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm not big on DSN's pre-built watches. He's great for parts, don't get me wrong, or if you're putting together an old-style build. However, the quality control is not like it used to be. Say a Noob-factory PAM111 is 90% there, I don't think any DSN cracks 80%. They generally require a good amount of finishing work. Another problem with the 195 is that it's a ridiculously special edition. (It pre-dated the 360 but was a similar Paneristi-only watch.) There were only 200 made, you had to be on a list to get one, and each one is engraved with the owner's name. If I remember correctly, a thread on Paneristi a few years ago estimated that only ten or so had been sold by their original owners. A lot of gen PAM005 owners ape the style of the 195 by having one coated. If you got a Noob 005 and had the case coated (and installed a high beat unitas), it would be nearly indistinguishable from gen under all conditions save for very close inspection by someone who has a gen next to it. (That's what I would do.) Additionally, a gen 005 can be had for less than 5k, so it's not inconceivable that a person would own/wear one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfovco Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) atomic_doug@ That makes much more sense then anything else. I have been looking at PVD's for a long time now but nothing that's out today does it for me. What you just said is the best way to go. Edited January 12, 2012 by lfovco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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