pizzanooo Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 Just picked up a 210 and sending it off for pvd soon. Been thinking that gold hands would look nice on it with the black case ect. What do you guys think? Also, having the dial redone as another option. Take out Panerai on the bottom and replace it with the logo, leave the hands alone. Leaning towards this franken option. Any other suggestions, thoughts or opinions you have are greatly appreciated.
Pre V Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 IMO, PVD or DLC Coating will look better on a Luminor as opposed to a Radiomir. As to franken'ing the dial, I wouldn't do it. Try it on a rep and see if you like it first. After all, I believe Davidsen is offering a PVD Radiomir. 2 cents worth...
pizzanooo Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Posted February 12, 2009 IMO, PVD or DLC Coating will look better on a Luminor as opposed to a Radiomir. As to franken'ing the dial, I wouldn't do it. Try it on a rep and see if you like it first. After all, I believe Davidsen is offering a PVD Radiomir. 2 cents worth... Way ahead of you there my friend. The Luminors just are`nt doing it for me right now. Vac has modded several Luminors (202a, 009 ect ) for me in the past that I got from david. I have a Ds 210 pvd now and its the reason I bought the gen for the mod. The rad case is my choice for now. Thanks.
wheaton26 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 the 210 is a classic and i would not recommend any of this. it would be like a woman getting a breast reduction. if it was a rep it wouldn't matter but not a gen. i love the look of pvd but in all honesty, pvd is probably a fad. companies will produce them for a few years and then people will be over it. if that's the case, this will be very hard to re-sell. i see people from time to time change the hands to gold and then, what do you know? it's up for sale. i can only assume that they were not happy with the outcome. if it ain't broke don't fix it ... just my $0.02. all the best.
Pre V Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 Way ahead of you there my friend. The Luminors just are`nt doing it for me right now. Vac has modded several Luminors (202a, 009 ect ) for me in the past that I got from david. I have a Ds 210 pvd now and its the reason I bought the gen for the mod. The rad case is my choice for now. Thanks. I hear you. Well in that case, seems like your mind is all made up! Go for it my friend, after all, the satisfaction will be all yours to savour. Godspeed on the project and I can't wait to see it. An individual's creation in the mind is like an Art, some love it, others not so.... Make it a Reality and you'll be glad you did!
kye_lin Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 You are a brave man.. modding a gen PAM... PVDing the case is one thing.. but messing with the dial!! A modded gen dial.. some ppl will doubt the authenticity of it.. might as well mod a rep dial... and sell the gen dial to a fellow member and recoup some money..... Just my view.... Congrats on the gen buy... always a buzz getting a gen.... I need another one soon...................hmmmmm
bwhitesox Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 I agree with Wheaton26 on this...To do this to a gen Panerai is sacrilege and should not be done. The old saying 'more money than sense' comes to mind here.
cc Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 I would keep the gen 210 the way it is. If I were to build what you mentioned, might as well be a rep 210. The farthest I'd go is to PVD/DLC a rep caseset with the gen 210 internals and caseback for a franken, then swapping back if you ever decide to sell it.
sander Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 the 210 is a classic and i would not recommend any of this. it would be like a woman getting a breast reduction. if it was a rep it wouldn't matter but not a gen. i love the look of pvd but in all honesty, pvd is probably a fad. companies will produce them for a few years and then people will be over it. if that's the case, this will be very hard to re-sell. i see people from time to time change the hands to gold and then, what do you know? it's up for sale. i can only assume that they were not happy with the outcome. if it ain't broke don't fix it ... just my $0.02. all the best. +1
Pre V Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 Congrats on the gen buy... always a buzz getting a gen.... I need another one soon...................hmmmmm OTOTOT kye_lin, have you sold your gen Fiddy yet? Market's pretty quiet and everyone seems to be dumping their gens... What are you thinking of getting next?
peepshow Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 I think a DLC'd 210 with gold hands would rock. I'd skip modding the dial, though. Go with DLC, as it's a much tougher coating. I'm afraid that if you PVD the Rad, you'll have the case back all scratched up in no time from strap changes.
V Posted February 12, 2009 Report Posted February 12, 2009 I thought as well to DLC a 210.. it will look VERY COOL to me... BUT.. gold hands will do a great contrast and they will look odd with the black case.. I think it will ruin the balance of the watch.. GOld hands in a SS 210 i would say yes.. on a pvd no.. Ahhh.. and don't really mess the dial.. I think it is stupid for someone who is member of the rep community. If you want a franken make a rep franken one. Don't ruin the genuine... Would love to see your 210 DLC'd. but nothing else..
pizzanooo Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Posted February 13, 2009 Thank you for all the input, maybe I`ll put that dial mod on the back burner after all. Will still have the case done, and keep the hands stock as well. Can always photoshop those to see what it would look like ahead of time. Then change out later, have those already. Thanks again for all your opinions guys. Pizz
ravishingrick Posted February 14, 2009 Report Posted February 14, 2009 Take a look at websitehttp://www.steinermaastricht.nl/ and go to "alle merken" and choose Panerai, they are offering a g-series 183 with DLC coating. This piece has been for sale for longer then a half year.
Watchmeister Posted February 14, 2009 Report Posted February 14, 2009 You better love it because you will own it - forever. On a serious note, since you are not trying to create a gen (rather you are destroying its gen qualities) why don't you save the gen case set just in case you ever change your mind and buy a new SS rep case and send that out for proper PVD. That preserves maximum optionality just in case you ever tire of the Darth Vader look.
dluddy Posted February 14, 2009 Report Posted February 14, 2009 You better love it because you will own it - forever. On a serious note, since you are not trying to create a gen (rather you are destroying its gen qualities) why don't you save the gen case set just in case you ever change your mind and buy a new SS rep case and send that out for proper PVD. That preserves maximum optionality just in case you ever tire of the Darth Vader look. Sound advice I recommend taking Pizza
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