Blue dial Panerai

[nwolf1716]

I am looking for a blue dial panerai, and I love the gen version of the 229 and 089; are there any good reps of these and how accurate are they?

Thanks

[w0lf]

229 is what's called a Firenze dial, which is a blue/indigo and the 89 is what's called an anthracite dial which is gray-slate.  The traditional blue dial Panerai lineup are the likes of 70, 82, 87, 93, 119, 252, 282, 290, 307, 326, 371, probably some more I forgot including a ton of SEs.

[nwolf1716]

oh ok that is good to know, thanks for the information!  However I do like the 229 and 089 even still, is there a good and accurate rep of them available?

[w0lf]

Not currently, but there will be a decent H-Factory PAM89 after NY.

[nwolf1716]

Awesome! Are the DSN versions any good?

[nwolf1716]

Here are the ones I am looking at:

http://www.rwg.cc/topic/140986-new-born-pam-229h/#entry1049077

http://www.rwg.cc/topic/150992-new-born-089e-v2-with-new-up-graded-dial/#entry1154056

[w0lf]

They are the best thing currently available because they're the only thing currently available.

[nwolf1716]

Oh ok so they aren't up to pair with the super reps out there?

[w0lf]

They're OK but not great.  Some parts used in the watch are good as standalones. Ex. the crown and the caseset that are copied from a genuine crown and a Noob 111J watch respectively, but as a whole the watch has too many flaws in key areas to consider it a super rep.

[nwolf1716]

Ok since I'm such a panerai noob, what are the flaws with the 229?

Thanks for the help by the way, it is much appreciated.

[w0lf]

The only 229H rep available is by DSN.

Some inaccuracies:

+/- Crown is decent but not period correct.

- CG lever tip shape & length off, lever pin too large.

- Case is way overpolished, loss of edge detail, lug profile is too beefy.

- Crystal optics aren't up to par (murky).

- Datewheel font is wrong.

- Cannon pinion not flush with minute hand & not polished (capped Asian chrono movement).

- Dial is all wrong (markers too far away from rehaut, they're scrunched toward the center, the shapes of 2 & 6 are off, LF-P font is a different font family with wrong kerning)

- Caseback fonts are off, ex. "OROLOGERIA" is in a serif font on the gen.

This is more or less par for the course on most of David's watches. If it was fewer, less obvious things, e.g. if the dial & crystal were OK but the rest sucked - it would still be fine as a project watch - you'd just need to work out the kinks, but as it stands, you're getting 2008 quality in 2012.

[StormTooper4]

I have an old version 229 

It has nothing about it that is like the gen, The case is wrong , wrong lugs , wrong crystal , wrong date font , wrong case back  terrible Crown Gaurd . That is if you compare it to the genuine which there were only 100 made.

 

This is a crappy phone pic from this morning , my black berry camera is rubbish

 

 

For me its a great watch I love the sunburst blue dial and recessed seconds and silver hands.

 

I also really like buying from Davidsen , he is really quick to deliver and when i broke the stem I sent it back and he repaired it quick sharp.

 

 

I got in to this malarkey to wear replicas of watches I could never afford . I have had this watch for 4 years so for around $350 . I reckon its pretty good , but each to his own.