219 PAM Final Modifications

[vlydog]

My 219 is having some work done soon. Would the Panerai experts take a look at my photo and chime in on what should be done on this final journey.

Thank you.

[dluddy]

Hard to tell from your Pic....Is it a Brown dial?

[vlydog]

Hard to tell from your Pic....Is it a Brown dial?

No black dial. The panerist reference page lists it as being brown for the 219 but a while back V told me it should be black. The movement is being replaced with something appropriate. I need to file down and level the lever pin in the crown guard too. Anything else?

[peepshow]

Flatten the top of the cannon pin, install a better crown. That's about it, since there's nothing to be done about the shape of the 2...

[vlydog]

Flatten the top of the cannon pin, install a better crown. That's about it, since there's nothing to be done about the shape of the 2...

I have read where people have "polished" the top of the cannon pin, is this the same as flatten?

What do you mean by better crown?

Thanks

[maxmilian]

a clear matte coat if its not done hard to tell from the pic,

to me it makes a huge diffrence.

I bet some of the real experts can come up with a couple of other things as well...

[peepshow]

I have read where people have "polished" the top of the cannon pin, is this the same as flatten?

What do you mean by better crown?

Thanks

Yep, the stock long ETA canon pins come with a very subtle point on the top. This needs to be flattened and then polished up.

The crown in your pic appears to be similar to the cown on the old, purple AR'd 036 and Angus' "Ultimate" 111/001. The outside edge is bevel cut, but the inside edge isn't. Also, the teeth are too big and there are too few of them. There are better crowns out there, IMO. They all have their flaws, but the only thing that crown has going for it is that it's thick...

[vlydog]

Yep, the stock long ETA canon pins come with a very subtle point on the top. This needs to be flattened and then polished up.

The crown in your pic appears to be similar to the cown on the old, purple AR'd 036 and Angus' "Ultimate" 111/001. The outside edge is bevel cut, but the inside edge isn't. Also, the teeth are too big and there are too few of them. There are better crowns out there, IMO. They all have their flaws, but the only thing that crown has going for it is that it's thick...

OK the cannon will be an easy fix but for the crown I guess I need to get busy looking for one. I bought a Palp crown months ago, that Ziggy profiled in a post, that had a bent stem that rendered it useless.

Do anyone have a spare SS palp crown?

[vlydog]

a clear matte coat if its not done hard to tell from the pic,

to me it makes a huge diffrence.

@maxmilian

do you mean a clear matte coat of varnish applied to the dial?

Does anyone else have suggestions?

[vlydog]

Bump

[pubus]

I think you should get something done tiht that CG and its pin I would look ten times better, cheers

[JoJo35]

It's hard to track down a decent crown. I also have two "titanium look" palp crowns with crooked stem bores. I've even tried to politely contact the maker; with no response

[vlydog]

OK the cannon will be an easy fix but for the crown I guess I need to get busy looking for one.

I bought a Palp crown months ago, that Ziggy profiled in a post, that had a bent stem that rendered it useless. (Same source as jojo)

Do anyone have a spare SS palp crown?

I do plan on having the CG pin leveled.