LegendofSpeed Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Well... I've always wanted a PVD Panerai.. at one point, I had 3 replica PVD projects going but then I go to the point where I decided to go the genuine route... I purchased this 000 for a very good price with the help of one of the SoCal family... thank you by the way, and you know who you are... and then sought out one of the other SoCal family members, avitt, to do the DLC work... avitt has done numerous pieces and I loved the quality of the finished projects.. Now, taking apart a genuine watch to DLC is a crazy idea I will admit... but I have watched avitt work on a watch and trust him implicitly... It took a few weeks but I finally got the call that it was done... my custom made Ted Su baby bones honey croc strap was delivered the same day I got the 000 back... I love this combination and have been enjoying it ever since.. Here's some pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 you need 1 more thing to make this freaking ridiculously awesome 2 words, Chief and Tang!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Good lord. I'm not a pam guy but I would sport that sexi beast in a second. Amazing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 it's a gen though.... it would be odd for it to have double AR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 it's a gen though.... it would be odd for it to have double AR... i agree. beautiful pam by the way ... congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Hoooly [censored]. That is gorgeous. whats with the jagged looking crownguard finish in the first pic. Just go's to show, gen or not perfection is a myth. This one is REALLY close as a watch in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 it's a gen though.... it would be odd for it to have double AR... um, well first of all, its gen so your not trying to make it look like anything and double AR makes EVERYTHING look better. who cares if the company that makes the watch is to stupid to put double AR on it. i don't know if you have ever had chieftang AR, but you won't stop staring at its marvel. i got my rubberclad Double AR'd, looks 10 times better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 whats with the jagged looking crownguard finish in the first pic. Just go's to show, gen or not perfection is a myth. This one is REALLY close as a watch in general. It's lint actually.... always collects right there for some reason... first time it happened, i freaked... but now i don't even think about it... um, well first of all, its gen so your not trying to make it look like anything and double AR makes EVERYTHING look better. Well, of course it does.... but it's just not the effect for this watch i want... i had a 7753 powered 188 done by chief and it was amazing... but i just don't want to for this piece... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 It's lint actually.... always collects right there for some reason... first time it happened, i freaked... but now i don't even think about it... very good, otherwise that would've marred my opinion of Panerai a bit. Again L, enjoy that beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaPOFL Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 da...danggggg!! lol amazing LoS!!!!! and amazing job Avitt! Just curious, do you have pics of this watch before the DLC?? what model would this be in the rep world? looks kinda like the 195 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 This is how it looked before being DLC'ed... the rep would also be a 000.... or you could do a 002 or 112 for a similar look.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Congratulations on on realising this project. It is an absolutely stunning piece. I am sure you love your 000 even much much more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuan Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Stunning. The contrast of the bony croc and the DLC is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 A beauty indeed ....and ballsy to DLC a gen case set , but it's one I doubt you'll part with as it ticks all the boxes!! Enjoy FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Simply stunning... Enjoy your new beauty.... MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farquar Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 My dream watch right there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaPOFL Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 sweet! thanks LoS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aji Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sweet looking watch.......... Avitt must have balls of steel to take a gen apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmStaFF Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 awesome watch mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Looks splendid, cheers for sharing LoS! wear it well Laz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweattdogg Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Looks awesome! I don't think it was crazy at all. I see these PVD/DLC PAMs on the gen forums from time to time. I think the most important thing in a project like this is to do it for a watch you want to keep. I lot of time and money goes into modding these, but most I've seen sell secondhand are usually the same or less than a non-modded watch. I think it looks stunning and very military like. Probably looks great with everything from a dirty tshirt to a nice black suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sweet looking watch.......... Avitt must have balls of steel to take a gen apart LOL...DLC coated balls of steel! I actually took a few photos of the process I went through with LOS's watch. I'll clean them up, and start another thread, so you can see what happens to your watch when it comes in for DLC coating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 LOL...DLC coated balls of steel! I actually took a few photos of the process I went through with LOS's watch. I'll clean them up, and start another thread, so you can see what happens to your watch when it comes in for DLC coating... That would be great... looking forward to that post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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