keeno Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Today i received my modded PAM111h from TWP. I had some problems with the first watch i ordered from him so i posted it back to him and he sent me a replacement. It arrived very well packaged and with a Kevlar divers strap free of charge for my trouble which is fantastic!!!! It comes modded with high cannon pin, double AR and superlume. I also went for the new asian 6497 movement after reading good things about them here. Overall im happy with the watch and think it looks great with the kevlar strap. I would appreciate it if you could give your honest opinion on it and any advice for future mods! Sorry for the bad pictures, ive only got my phone camera at the moment!! Thanks Steve Edited February 1, 2008 by keeno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milsub5517 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 just wear it as it is. you'll need some $$$ for nice straps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin500 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Man that is beautiful i am going to get one from him shortly, i am still trying to decide on the Eta or Asia movement any one have anything that would help me with my dilemma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Honest opinion...it looks like they took a huge step backwards with the OFFICINE PANERAI engraving on the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) Honest opinion...it looks like they took a huge step backwards with the OFFICINE PANERAI engraving on the bridge. Well to be honest the engraving on the first watch i received was much better. I presume there the same movement just with a different engraving? heres a picture of the previous movement. Edited February 1, 2008 by keeno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you, but that is not the new Asian movement. That is the asian movement with the bad "Officine Panerai" from about 2 years ago. It looks like the paint isnt really even in the engraving. The font is wrong, the wrong size, and the spacing looks uneven. Is it just me or does the crown look far off the case? Either way on the wrist it looks good and if it runs good no one will see the back anyway. I'd be more concerned about the crown then the back. It looks like he left it out far to cover up the gap between the crown and the crown guard. The strap is nice and like I said it looks really nice on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you, but that is not the new Asian movement. That is the asian movement with the bad "Officine Panerai" from about 2 years ago. It looks like the paint isnt really even in the engraving. The font is wrong, the wrong size, and the spacing looks uneven. Is it just me or does the crown look far off the case? Either way on the wrist it looks good and if it runs good no one will see the back anyway. I'd be more concerned about the crown then the back. It looks like he left it out far to cover up the gap between the crown and the crown guard. The strap is nice and like I said it looks really nice on the wrist. If you look at the picture of the movement of the first watch he sent me is that one the " new " asian movement? Also the movement with the bad " Officine Panerai " engraving seems to tick slower than the one with the good engraving. I too am a bit concerned about the crown, it does seem to stand off the case a bit too much. Edited February 1, 2008 by keeno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) The one in the first pic looks like the newer movement. I would think them both to be the 21,600 asian movements. The bottom line will be your happiness. Edited February 1, 2008 by Sweattdogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chsmike2345 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Definitely like the movement in the earlier one you got. Just a question - does it really hack? On his website he claims there's a hack mechanism? I think I read somewhere the genuine 111h second hand hacks back to the zero position when the crown is pulled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 The gen doesn't hack and neither do any of the reps that use the ETA Unitas or Asian Unitas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianton Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 My gen 111i doesn't hack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
894tom Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Honest opinion...it looks like they took a huge step backwards with the OFFICINE PANERAI engraving on the bridge. It doesn't look like an engraving at all. I think it is the stick on letters. I have a watch like this and one of the a's fell off so I removed all of them so I would not end up with some letters in my works/gears. They were crooked anyway just like these pictured are so I figured it was beater watch anyway what the hey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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