Will a good rep always have a blueish tint from the AR in the sun? Real PAM have a more yellowish tint???
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Blueish tint on PAM 111?
- Thread starter antcap51
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Bluish AR tint
I have only seen the bluish tint AR on the higher end reps, such as those sold by Davidsen. I also remember seeing the same bluish tint on a Titanium PAM that I tried on at Shreve in San Franciso.
BTW...If you love PAMS....Be sure to contact TSP per this thread:
http://replica-watch.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32212
He has generously agreed to give new members enough RW$ to buy 20 tickets in his raffle. Who knows, You might win one of his great PAM 111h models (not that you need 3 or anything).
Perhaps some of the more knowledgeable Paneristi will chime in here regarding the Blue tint vs. tint on the gens??
Please help this new member, guys and gals.
Thanks,
---Doc
I have only seen the bluish tint AR on the higher end reps, such as those sold by Davidsen. I also remember seeing the same bluish tint on a Titanium PAM that I tried on at Shreve in San Franciso.
BTW...If you love PAMS....Be sure to contact TSP per this thread:
http://replica-watch.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32212
He has generously agreed to give new members enough RW$ to buy 20 tickets in his raffle. Who knows, You might win one of his great PAM 111h models (not that you need 3 or anything).
Perhaps some of the more knowledgeable Paneristi will chime in here regarding the Blue tint vs. tint on the gens??
Please help this new member, guys and gals.
Thanks,
---Doc
Before 2000, it was purple AR or no AR. Then it was blue AR. Yellow AR is news to me. *edit: regarding 111h
What color tint from AR will gen PAMs give?
The reps seem blueish but the gens seems to have a blueish tint as well? So both a good rep and a gen PAM will show a little blue tint in the sun? I am asking not telling? Thoughts?
The reps seem blueish but the gens seems to have a blueish tint as well? So both a good rep and a gen PAM will show a little blue tint in the sun? I am asking not telling? Thoughts?
Re: What color tint from AR will gen PAMs give?
That's the way I understand it.
Also, a little chemistry.
The AR tint currently used by Panerai is a vapor deposited Magnesium Flouride. When deposited on sapphire crystal or good quality mineral glass (high cobalt or lead contact) it is a bluish hue. That is my non-chemist's understanding. Vintage genuine PAMs may have the yellow tint, I do not know. But the ones in the AD store today have a bluish tint when held at an angle to the incident light.
Genuine PAM owners....feel free to chime in here.......
--Doc
antcap51 said:
That's the way I understand it.
Also, a little chemistry.
The AR tint currently used by Panerai is a vapor deposited Magnesium Flouride. When deposited on sapphire crystal or good quality mineral glass (high cobalt or lead contact) it is a bluish hue. That is my non-chemist's understanding. Vintage genuine PAMs may have the yellow tint, I do not know. But the ones in the AD store today have a bluish tint when held at an angle to the incident light.
Genuine PAM owners....feel free to chime in here.......
--Doc
From prior post-
This is what I just read-
Quoted from Aquaracer regarding Davidsons-
"The biggest tell that anybody can see from across the room is the AR- Panerai AR is slightly yellow colored- ALL rep AR is blue or purple- A little sunlight glints off your watch- BUSTED. "
This is what I just read-
Quoted from Aquaracer regarding Davidsons-
"The biggest tell that anybody can see from across the room is the AR- Panerai AR is slightly yellow colored- ALL rep AR is blue or purple- A little sunlight glints off your watch- BUSTED. "
Older PAMs have yellow AR
A number of models have yellow, single sided, AR, particularly those made after 2000. Here's a pic of a gen PAM 74 which clearly shows it.
Of note, there are still several models that do not have AR that are currently in production. I don't think Panerai has moved to double sided AR yet, at least not with the selection of 2007 models that I've seen at my local AD.
sweet said:
A number of models have yellow, single sided, AR, particularly those made after 2000. Here's a pic of a gen PAM 74 which clearly shows it.
Of note, there are still several models that do not have AR that are currently in production. I don't think Panerai has moved to double sided AR yet, at least not with the selection of 2007 models that I've seen at my local AD.
FWIW - I just looked at 2 gens I have (111G and 183H) compared to a very nice rep (127) and this is what I saw.
This was all done under fluorescent lighting and I have a few drinks in me...
the 111 - had a slight greenish tint to it. very had to catch it under the light though
the 183 - I couldn't see anything on that one at all
the 127 - definitely a blueish purple that stood out.
Honestly, I've never noticed a tint on my gens until people around here started talking about it and this was the first time I ever even compared them. remember... this was just a 1/2 drunk guys observation. I'm sure some of the experts can confirm what the real deal is and why....
This was all done under fluorescent lighting and I have a few drinks in me...
the 111 - had a slight greenish tint to it. very had to catch it under the light though
the 183 - I couldn't see anything on that one at all
the 127 - definitely a blueish purple that stood out.
Honestly, I've never noticed a tint on my gens until people around here started talking about it and this was the first time I ever even compared them. remember... this was just a 1/2 drunk guys observation. I'm sure some of the experts can confirm what the real deal is and why....
both of my gens have a purple tint from the ar, which is much more subtle and effective than the bright bluish at found on my Davidsen PAM. That said I don't think the rep is bad at all. But I do prefer the look on the gens obviously.
Both my PAMs are F series.
Both my PAMs are F series.
So...did we ever resolve this "blue lume" question.....Inquiring minds want to know. I just checked the Officine Panerai site and cannot tell a thing from the images there.
--Doc
--Doc