enock Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Just an idle thought, will we ever see in house movements from Panerai rep'ed by the clever factories that do such a good job on the ETA conversions? Has it ever happened to other watches, or are the conversions just copies of the 7750 2836-2 et al movements from ETA? Enock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Rep the in house Panerai = two words, Hell No. Don't see it ever happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Looking sort of like them yes, functioning no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 "Ever" is long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidestro Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Rep the in house Panerai = two words, Hell No. Don't see it ever happening. I am sure someone said the same thing about the 7750 once upon a time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anton Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 We are getting somewhat closer. We have a rep of the Big Pilot, after all. Even though it has the wrong kind of movement, it is still a step closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roflwaffle Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I am sure someone said the same thing about the 7750 once upon a time! lol well... the thing is... the rep 'factories' arent the ones making the movements. at all. they get them from one of the handfull of CN movement makers, change the rotors, and bobs your uncle. so.. what possible reason could pseduo legit movement makers have to replicate an in house panerai movement? Besides ETA, very few movements have been copied I know the seiko 7009 has been 'repped' some of the miyotas have been repped and the venus 175 (because they bought the tooling from the failed plant lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 In my experience everything we wish for in the rep world happens sooner or later.. usually later, but it does happen. Its not that long ago that repping the 7750 was considered impossible by many here. I wouldn't be holding your breath for a high end low volume movement like a Patek, Lange or Richard Mille to be done, but a Rolex 3xxx series is very likely to happen. Due to their popularity I would thing the new Panerai movements are a possibility but not for a while. I definitely expect to see more 7750 variants like the rattrapante, column wheel, and power reserve and big date versions done, I'd also not to be too surprised to see a 2894 done even though its a very complex movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 What about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 ... I definitely expect to see more 7750 variants like the rattrapante, column wheel, and power reserve and big date versions done, I'd also not to be too surprised to see a 2894 done even though its a very complex movement. A rattrapante and a column wheel 7750 would make me happy like a small child on christmas eve... A working flyback and power reserve would be nice, too. A 7750 well finished with column wheel and rattrapante could make an exact rep of panerai's OP XVIII movement and I'd give my left leg for a good and reliable rep of this movement fittet to a nice radiomir rattrapante. Isn't there an asian 7750 with big date allready? Thought I've seen something like that in a Breitling rep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 None of the 7750 complications are especially hard to make.. they are just a bunch more little parts just like what's already there, there's no precise balancing or anything, like a tourbilion for example. The venus movement already has a basic column wheel so nothing tricky there. The swiss are clearly using complications as a way to keep ahead of the rep makers, and make accurate reps impossible, so our side will have to catch up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 What about this? As i said it just looks like it it does not work like it, No PR, only one main spring, and hundreds of other faults Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 They can't get the ones they make now right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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