pam 196 with 7753 water resistance

[watchpt]

Hey guys,

I just got my pam 196 which has the 7753 movement water tested and it passed at 99ft. He didn't test any deeper but said I didn't need it and didn't think I was going to go diving with it

He tested it right in front of me in a bergeon(?) water pressure tester. It was pretty cool. In any case, it was water resistant without any mods and the seals were in good shape and nicely greased. I didn't think the chronograph models were water resistant but I was pleasantly wrong. By the way, I have the older pam 196 with 7753 from River.

[yodaddynukka]

nice one. this is with the "new" case, correct?

[watchpt]

I don't think so. I bought the watch in January from River.

[yodaddynukka]

i dont know if this is true or not, but i heard all the 7753 196's had the new case. or was it that all the panda 196s had the new case? its so hard to keep track of all this stuff...

[Chronus]

As far as I know, the old case version was manufactured by a different factory that has now stopped making these. The new factory that manufactures these now have the "new" case.

[HauteHippie]

As far as I know, the old case version was manufactured by a different factory that has now stopped making these. The new factory that manufactures these now have the "new" case.

That's basically correct.

[Lollipop]

As far as I know, the old case version was manufactured by a different factory that has now stopped making these. The new factory that manufactures these now have the "new" case.

So which one is better? I'm hoping to get a 7753 196 soon.