vlydog Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hard to tell from your Pic....Is it a Brown dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepshow Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmilian Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepshow Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I think you should get something done tiht that CG and its pin I would look ten times better, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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