Kamhong Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Hey, I am wondering where can I buy affordable vintage rep Panerais. I do know (from reading the forums) that VDB and Enzo does fantastic vintage with genuine movements but they are way above my budget. Is there anyone out there who does Vintagised Panerais with say Asian movements? I know Davidsen does Vintage models but they are not vintagised and look brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcsherry Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Silix has some good 3646's for around $100 - you could then send it to be modded, or have a go yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Most of the dealers have various vintage PAM's of one form or another. The problem is typically that they don't look vintage and don't have vintage movements. I would politely suggest that vintage is probably not the way to go on a budget unless you are looking to buy a homage to the vintage where the basic shape and look is roughly correct but you are not pretending like the watch is vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamhong Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 getting a 100 one and having a go myself sounds good but do I need special tools to disassemble the watch? Is there a thread with instructions on how to disassemble a pam and modding it? Apologies if the question is too basic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_sphere Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Kam trust me... this kind of mod work should NOT be your first project. Unless you are a born natural you will end up throwing in 100s of dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsfwatches Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Kam trust me... this kind of mod work should NOT be your first project. Unless you are a born natural you will end up throwing in 100s of dollars. From the voice of experience...... I thought I could mod a PO.... ended up buying a new one after buying all the parts<_< .... I'll stick to strap mods now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamhong Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Sigh...looks like I need to continue salivating while saving money for a VDB one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilly Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 From the voice of experience...... I thought I could mod a PO.... ended up buying a new one after buying all the parts<_< .... I'll stick to strap mods now You would know that I would read this thread as I wait for my case opener to arrive any day now to open my first PO. I'm just going to start by trying align the bezel and I'll go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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