frankpower88 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 yes, when i look at pam pics on ebay or elsewhere, i never see blue tint on crystal, i always see some reflections on it. dont get me wrong, i love watches with double AR. i have a sfso and a bce. but, i somehow love to see reflections on my pams. am i the only one? here are some pics i took on the bay. every one of them come from power sellers who only sell gens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I got my pam127 from Angus and it has AR but i dont think its double AR... there is very little glare but no blue tint at all either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 If I had a gen PAM, I'd probably send the crystal in for double AR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 If I had a gen PAM, I'd probably send the crystal in for double AR. totally agreed. i know the 187 shouldn't have a double AR coating, but imho it makes the watch to each his own i guess... deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpower88 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 If I had a gen PAM, I'd probably send the crystal in for double AR. yes, of course so everybody would think its fake you probably would send your rolex for a double AR too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I would for sure send my rolex for double AR!!! I cant believe gen Rolex crystals arnt done from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpower88 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 ok, i know that watches with super AR look beautifull but not always a good reflection of the gens they copy. when almost everybody here want to have the most perfect reps, i think that all the AR quest is becoming more important than it is for gen watches. some of us here have enough money to buy very expensive gens, in that case, is the AR a considaration? or should we buy watches we love even if they dont have double AR? it seems that double AR is one of the most important things in rep world today. what i say in this topic is ONLY MY OPINION, and i know i can be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzanine Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 yes, of course so everybody would think its fake you probably would send your rolex for a double AR too On particular models, having double AR on a Pam crystal wouldn't be that big a departure from the real watch. I don't think Panerai and Rolex can be considered similar in that way. Degree of AR coating, if already there, is not that 'conspicuous'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpower88 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 i agree that taste should be the only consideration, i wanted to see other opinions on double AR on watches that should not have and thats what i see. thanks all for your replies. i am still learning here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 yes, of course so everybody would think its fake you probably would send your rolex for a double AR too See that's just it... I don't care what everybody thinks. I do what I like. What do you say to the many owners of gen watches who purposely strip the outer AR coating off because that's what they like? I say to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisik Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I agree with frankpower88. We are talking here about reps, so their main attributes should be to get as much close to the gen as possible. Personal tastes here can play only if you like a genuine watch or not, as a rep is and have to be just an accurate copy of it. When you change a rep so it get totally or partly different to its genuine cousin, you are getting just a bad rep, not a more tasteful watch. what would you get if you put a radiomir crown in a IWC cousteau, with Superocean's hands ? maybe a beautiful watch (who knows, there are tastes of all kinds), but a very silly rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotASolder Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I agree with frankpower88. We are talking here about reps, so their main attributes should be to get as much close to the gen as possible. Personal tastes here can play only if you like a genuine watch or not, as a rep is and have to be just an accurate copy of it. When you change a rep so it get totally or partly different to its genuine cousin, you are getting just a bad rep, not a more tasteful watch. what would you get if you put a radiomir crown in a IWC cousteau, with Superocean's hands ? maybe a beautiful watch (who knows, there are tastes of all kinds), but a very silly rep. I believe thinking like this is what separates Watch Nut from the general Gen watch owners. A watch nut will put a cheap looking NATO strap on his Submariner, no matter whether it's a Gen or Rep BECAUSE HE LIKES IT AND UNDERSTANDS THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. You may say, but...but...but I KNOW LV Subs are not a historical NATO strap wearing model, etc. It does not matter. There are Gen owners who would NEVER send their waches for repair outside tr Rolex network, while there are families who have owned Rolex for generations who would never go to Rolex once outside warranty. There are Gen owners who have custom dials made for their Rolex and get what they want. Who is going to do a 'standing wrist check' on a Rolex and seeing a non-factory dial, call him out (in your mind) as a a Rep? Paneristi are sometimes better, sometmes worse in this. Again the level of WIS'ism usually determines the attitude. Some would damm you for having a on OEM strap, while others will customize to their hart desires. It Is Their Watch. I agree the quest for the perfect rep is to match a Factory Fresh look, but one can not loose sight that once we mod away faults (shitzerland, oficine, wrong crown guards, ie OEM looking parts that are off) we CAN, if truly WIS mod as a Gen owner could to personalize and make the piece truly ours. A custom modded rep is an owner's pride, not "just a bad rep". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotASolder Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 yes, of course so everybody would think its fake you probably would send your rolex for a double AR too It's a watch, not a Picasso. It's just boogles the mind. You would buy a watch, be it a $200 Seiko diver, a $400 modded PAM Rep or a Gen multi thou anything and if you were bothered by an easily fixed feature (or lack there of) you would put it away, 'live with it' or sell it rather than customize it to make it 'better for YOU'. Jeezz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 FAKE - Naughty but nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpower88 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 all the pics are from gens. thanks FAKE - Naughty but nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 all the pics are from gens. thanks Except for the one that's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt.watch.obsessive Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 The first pic has nice thin dial print. If that's real, I feel better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.