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Panerai being my favorite brand I could not pass the opportunity to own the model which is gonna be (somehow it already is) iconic in the future..the VS PAM213 with real rattrapante function.
Actually this is the 1st time that a replica factory brings such a complication within our hobby.
According to the available information from the factory and dealers only 80 pcs. were produced and the VS factory decided for unknown reasons to phase out this model with this specific movement. Somebody says it was because they had only 80 pcs of these movements available from some movement producer, others say it was not feasible to produce them anymore due to the high production costs. Who knows in the end what is the real truth..
Anyhow, since I decided to join the party late these were apparently sold out when I decided to pull the trigger. As I rely on a big number of dealers, not only forum TD, I managed to put my hands on what is supposed to be the LAST one. Got it from a wechat dealer with whom I dealt for the 1st time.
It was a risk, being my 1st deal with this dealer, having the watch being shipped via reg. airmail and not as usual via traingle shipping. Anyhow, the dealer with whom I made this deal was very professional. He answered all my messages, prompt real time answers. Made photos, videos, Qc,...everything what I asked for. Used the shipping method I asked for..for sure a dealer that could be classified as TD in terms how he runs a business.
The watch arrived this morning safely. Everything is fine and in full working order. I still did not play with the chrono, will give the watch the opportunity to gain power reserve by wear and then I’ll check. The dealer made several testings for me prior shipping and submitted videos to me.
Photos (video will eventually follow) :
post my foto
post my foto
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Actually this is the 1st time that a replica factory brings such a complication within our hobby.
According to the available information from the factory and dealers only 80 pcs. were produced and the VS factory decided for unknown reasons to phase out this model with this specific movement. Somebody says it was because they had only 80 pcs of these movements available from some movement producer, others say it was not feasible to produce them anymore due to the high production costs. Who knows in the end what is the real truth..
Anyhow, since I decided to join the party late these were apparently sold out when I decided to pull the trigger. As I rely on a big number of dealers, not only forum TD, I managed to put my hands on what is supposed to be the LAST one. Got it from a wechat dealer with whom I dealt for the 1st time.
It was a risk, being my 1st deal with this dealer, having the watch being shipped via reg. airmail and not as usual via traingle shipping. Anyhow, the dealer with whom I made this deal was very professional. He answered all my messages, prompt real time answers. Made photos, videos, Qc,...everything what I asked for. Used the shipping method I asked for..for sure a dealer that could be classified as TD in terms how he runs a business.
The watch arrived this morning safely. Everything is fine and in full working order. I still did not play with the chrono, will give the watch the opportunity to gain power reserve by wear and then I’ll check. The dealer made several testings for me prior shipping and submitted videos to me.
Photos (video will eventually follow) :
post my foto
post my foto
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
