DUE TO THE INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS MATTER
I WILL ALLOW QC PICS HERE FOR INFORMATIVE PURPOSES
INDEED YOUR QC PICS WILL BE WELCOME
ALE
Dear all,
Here's my story: I purchased two KW PAM 127s from a local dealer in Guangzhou, China in early September. One for myself and the other as a gift for my best pal. Familiarizing subsequently myself with some of the knowledge you folks impart here, I noticed that both of my KW pieces has the same problem: the erroneous placement of inscriptions on bridges. After comparing multiple photos on PureTime featuring the three versions (SF, ZF, KW) being offered presently. I was able to conclude with confidence that the case itself was KW (especially given mine is with an OOR serial, and judging the shape of CG) while the movement was SF (largely because of wrong locations of backcase engravings and weaker sunburst effect). Then I went to my dealer and made this suggestion to him. He later confirmed with the vendor from KW it was indeed the case. KW ran out of its own movements so it just borrowed its parts from SF.
I firstly mentioned this incident a few days ago in a reply to the thread "Luminor {*PCTeam*} Quick&Dirty KW PAM 127 comments". Since then a number of fellow members have confirmed with the TDs that indeed the current batch of KW PAM 127s are loaded with SF movements, which has the vital flaw of wrong inscriptions. After a few exchanges in that thread, I feel obligated to bring your attention to the fact that it seems highly likely that the latest batch of our currently recommended fiddy -- KW PAM 127 is a hybrid loaded with an obviously-flawed movement made by SF. Several photos of this type of KW fiddy are attached for your convenient reference.
One of my fiddies upon arrival:
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An upfront shot:
My KW fiddy's backcase, notice the wrong placement of inscriptions:
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My friend's KW Fiddy's backcase, notice the wrong placement of inscrptions is even slightly different from mine. Another easy tell is that the Y-Incabloc is missing. I was in a hurry to send my friend this gift so proper QC didn't really happen. And now we can only regret the result.
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Finally, I will give a photo of largely correct inscriptions on the bridge (very close to gen after comparison)
In conclusion, I use the inscriptions right above the golden OFFICINE PANERAI as an easy reference point. The right ones should be ANERAI PA, whereas the inscriptions on the latest batch of KW fiddy are quite all over the place. This consists a rather important flaw worth a whole new thread, in my opinion.
I WILL ALLOW QC PICS HERE FOR INFORMATIVE PURPOSES
INDEED YOUR QC PICS WILL BE WELCOME
ALE
Dear all,
Here's my story: I purchased two KW PAM 127s from a local dealer in Guangzhou, China in early September. One for myself and the other as a gift for my best pal. Familiarizing subsequently myself with some of the knowledge you folks impart here, I noticed that both of my KW pieces has the same problem: the erroneous placement of inscriptions on bridges. After comparing multiple photos on PureTime featuring the three versions (SF, ZF, KW) being offered presently. I was able to conclude with confidence that the case itself was KW (especially given mine is with an OOR serial, and judging the shape of CG) while the movement was SF (largely because of wrong locations of backcase engravings and weaker sunburst effect). Then I went to my dealer and made this suggestion to him. He later confirmed with the vendor from KW it was indeed the case. KW ran out of its own movements so it just borrowed its parts from SF.
I firstly mentioned this incident a few days ago in a reply to the thread "Luminor {*PCTeam*} Quick&Dirty KW PAM 127 comments". Since then a number of fellow members have confirmed with the TDs that indeed the current batch of KW PAM 127s are loaded with SF movements, which has the vital flaw of wrong inscriptions. After a few exchanges in that thread, I feel obligated to bring your attention to the fact that it seems highly likely that the latest batch of our currently recommended fiddy -- KW PAM 127 is a hybrid loaded with an obviously-flawed movement made by SF. Several photos of this type of KW fiddy are attached for your convenient reference.
One of my fiddies upon arrival:
UntitledAn upfront shot:
My KW fiddy's backcase, notice the wrong placement of inscriptions:
UntitledMy friend's KW Fiddy's backcase, notice the wrong placement of inscrptions is even slightly different from mine. Another easy tell is that the Y-Incabloc is missing. I was in a hurry to send my friend this gift so proper QC didn't really happen. And now we can only regret the result.
UntitledFinally, I will give a photo of largely correct inscriptions on the bridge (very close to gen after comparison)
In conclusion, I use the inscriptions right above the golden OFFICINE PANERAI as an easy reference point. The right ones should be ANERAI PA, whereas the inscriptions on the latest batch of KW fiddy are quite all over the place. This consists a rather important flaw worth a whole new thread, in my opinion.
