AGONZCA Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) So, I´ve been reading that noobs don't have a say in the forums and the only way to not being a noob anymore it's by participating with "quality" threads. Don't know exactly what that means, but this is me trying not to be a noob and also testing some photo skills! I don't really post that much because my English sucks, but let's give it a shot.Since the first time I saw the PAM 036B I felt in love with it and inmediatelly knew I had to get one, so the obssesive search for the parts started.I research all the forums and bother a lot of people asking if someone knew about an available T dial, but I guess there was any available at that time, so when I was about the give up and just get a Rolli's dial, the panerai gods took pity of myself and someone offered me a 36B L dial so I inmediatelly got it and thought I would settle with it, but then I realized that I wasn't really feeling the L dial so againg I found myself thinking about dropping the project. So once again I saw the light and out of the blue someone I had talked to a few weeks before shot me an email saying that there was "something" available. Unfortunatelly it wasn't easy and was a package deal, but I wasn't going to turn down the dial I had been looking for so badly for the last few month, so I took it in a flash. I literally parted out 3 watches to build this one and probably over paid a little for some parts, but what the hell, I far far away of the $20K the gen thing costs and since I cost so much, not talking about money, I really consider this piece the most special of my frankens.No more writing, lets go to the details.Recipe:- Gen 36B T dial - Gen Tritium hands- Gen Crownguard- Gen Crown- Gen OPII movement- Rep 61D case-set- Jakob's CB - Unfortunatelly it's taking a while, so the build is not complete, but for now it's wearing a 177N CB. Edited December 5, 2015 by AGONZCA
imajedi Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 Amazing!! Great build. I actually think a build like this looks better than gen. We are so anal about every detail that the final thing ends up being better than the ones from the factory. Stunning. Love the strap too. 1
Guest rg21044 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Extremely nice build. Thanks for sharing. Edited December 5, 2015 by rg21044
alt.watch.obsessive Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 That looks great! Agree on the strap--what is it?
AGONZCA Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Posted December 5, 2015 Thanks for the nice comments. Strap is a vintage mustard from Bosphorus Straps (Adem Arslan).
ogladio Posted December 5, 2015 Report Posted December 5, 2015 Mighty impressive parts sourcing. Love this 036, wear with absolute pride!
swdivad Posted December 6, 2015 Report Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks for the nice comments. Strap is a vintage mustard from Bosphorus Straps (Adem Arslan).Beautiful build, I agree it looks even better than gen!I just bought a few straps from Adem... he does a really nice job!
vanillaxavy Posted December 6, 2015 Report Posted December 6, 2015 tears on my face when I saw this. This is super nicesent from BOOOOOOOOOM
drbatz Posted December 7, 2015 Report Posted December 7, 2015 amazing, congrats!where did you source a gen dial??
Grimlocktime Posted December 9, 2015 Report Posted December 9, 2015 Once again, I'm so glad you're happy. I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to hold these parts and study them up close. I have to say, I was stunned how close the gen dial is to Rolli's. If anyone here owns a Rolli dial, consider yourself lucky. But, not quite as lucky as AGONZCA. ;)
folex Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 Wow! Mind sharing with us how much u spent Sent from my iP**** using Tapatalk
AGONZCA Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Posted December 18, 2015 Somewhere around $5k, being the dial and hands the most expensive! I've seen only 3 other dials like this in the wild so sometimes if you really want something there is no other choice but pay the asking price.Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando Tapatalk
hugop Posted December 22, 2015 Report Posted December 22, 2015 Congratulations AGONZCA on owning such an amazing franken!Also a shout out to Grimlocktime. M you have developed mad skills in the curation and building of franken Panerai! Lastly yes I am one of those lucky few who own a Rolli 036 dial (thanks to Grim) but AGONZCA's watch is at a whole different level altogether!
Legend Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 First, OP's English is excellent. Second, I think that the watch is a masterpiece and exudes pure class. I agree with David, it does look better than gen somehow lol. Message crafted while wrestling a juvenile crocodile that's unwilling to be captured and made into leather
edawthroek44 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 Wow!! Speechless!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Grimlocktime Posted March 22, 2016 Report Posted March 22, 2016 On March 20, 2016 at 5:30 PM, hugop said: Yes it is but where is your pic? You don't want to know... I made a rash decision:/ good news is there might be another couple of beautiful Rolli FGD dials that come up for sale;) 1
hugop Posted March 22, 2016 Report Posted March 22, 2016 You don't want to know... I made a rash decision:/ good news is there might be another couple of beautiful Rolli FGD dials that come up for sale;) Did you buy another gen M? Here, I will post one up.... On a Bruno Allegrini diver.
altesporsche Posted January 18, 2017 Report Posted January 18, 2017 sweet jesus ! that's beautiful.. think after the Rolies ive just built ill build a few old school Panerais again this post has given me that urge lol congrats on the amazing build !
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