Did Panerai did it on purpose or QC too loose?

[taiji]

Hi all,

I found some interesting gen pics and was confused by what I saw.

Was at a bookstore today and found this watch book with many nice gen pics.

When I flipped to my Officine Panerai, I was suprised to see a chrono pam (probably with 7753 movt) that came with the original ETA date font. I looked carefully again and yes it is really the thin and familiar ETA date font that is known to our eyes. See pic below

Can you see the standard ETA date font? No? here's a closer look

Convinced? No? Well, this is not the first case I found.

Here's another...
I visited the website of a watchshop selling second hand watches. This watchshop is rather well known in my country. While checking through some nice gen PAM pics, I came across a sweet PAM29 but hold on a second, something is not right. And Yes, it was the date font again. Instead of the bold date font, it shows a thin standard ETA date font and beside the date font, the crown also looks a bit thin like what we expect from a standard PAM rep. Here you go boy...

The above pic showed a 100% gen PAM29 and why do I say that? Well, the bold and white font on the dial, correct GMT hand length, correct hour markers spacing, correct white superluminova lume colour.

I am confused now. Did OP did it on purpose or some QC is on the loose?

If it is really the case then it will be a good news for those who own a 7753 movt daylight or PAM29.

 

[LegendofSpeed]

The panda dial Daylight is a definite prototype... I think the 029 maybe the same way.... these are definitely not production models... the 029 seems suspicious to me... i can't place my finger on it, but it's not right (and i don't mean just the datefont)

 

[hooligan]

I agree with LOS on this one. That 29 looks fishy. VERY fishy.....

 

[LegendofSpeed]

Figured it out... the 029 bezel font is too thin.... it's a rep for sure....

 

[LegendofSpeed]

The Daylight prototypes are funny... because that's how the 196 and 188 were going to be shipped... but then they switched it at the last minute....

 

[no_one]

Figured it out... the 029 bezel font is too thin.... it's a rep for sure....

& the crown is too thin

& the A's...

 

[LegendofSpeed]

A's don't look too bad actually.... crown is a given though....

 

[seanf]

Maybe it's just because, oh, I dunno, PANERAI IS EVIL?!?! Just a thought.

 

[babola]

Yup, 029 is a 100% rep, the chronos were going to be released in 2005 as G-series 188/196 Daylight to replace discontinued 162 (non-Daylight chrono), but as Los said it never made it into production, and I'm glad it didn't

BTW, the nicest standard production 44mm chrono Pam ever made so far IMO is PAM162, with contrasting subdials, I've only seen one or two of them ever shown/mentioned on forums and that was few years ago - an absolute chrono-lover's Pam beauty

 

[seanf]

- an absolute chrono-lover's Pam beauty

You know, I'm not sure I'd use the word "beauty" and PAM in same sentence. Unless that sentence was something like "You know, I'm not sure I'd use the word "beauty" and PAM in same sentence."

 

[babola]

- an absolute chrono-lover's Pam beauty

You know, I'm not sure I'd use the word "beauty" and PAM in same sentence. Unless that sentence was something like "You know, I'm not sure I'd use the word "beauty" and PAM in same sentence."

You know, I feel sorry for you sometimes, Sean... :wink:

 

[iwcforme]

What is the correct Gen Lume color for the 29? Is it white or greenish - I forget what colors correspond to what colors C1, C3 etc.

Mine is the standard greenish tint rep color but am considering a Lume job so would like to get as close to Gen as possible.