DSN's pam 026 movment (pics)

[Wiz]

Hi guys,

as I'm really new to the whole "open your watches" thing, I didn't really know what to think of what I saw when I opened my DSN's pam 026.

I would really appreciate if one or more panerai aficionado(s) could tell me what they think about it (overall look, engraving, cleanliness, ....) and why.

Thanks a lot!

 

[deloreandmc]

all I can tell you is the real movement dosnt have PANERAI written everywhere

 

[hooligan]

Which 026 rep is this? If it's of the original 026, it's a closed case back - so who cares what the movement version is (your movement is 100% Swiss, though, it just has the stick-on plates with the engraving)? That movement style could be correct for an A series or early B series watch, though. If it is the new, re-issue 026 with the sandwich dial, the movement is incorrect, but again it is a closed case back so who cares?

The bottom line here is that you have a 100% Swiss 6497 there and if you pop open the case back, NO rep movement will be good enough to fool someone who knows what they're looking at.

 

[Wiz]

Thanks for your answers.

As you said, it's a closed case back, so it's not really about fooling anyone.
I'm just trying to increase my knowledges, starting with what I wear on my wrist.

I'm still quite new to all of this, so I can't spot the strengths and weaknesses of my reps on my own yet, but I hope that the look of others can help me figure it out.

To answer your question, I think this is the first version of DSN's 026, I bought it last september.

But when you say that the movement is 100% swiss, is this because it's *really* swiss, or because it's 100% a clone of a swiss movement ?

Thanks again for your help.

 

[hooligan]

Really Swiss, not a Swiss clone.

Does your watch have a sandwich dial?

 

[Wiz]

all I can tell you is the real movement dosnt have PANERAI written everywhere

Do you know where I could find a pic of a gen version, just to compare ?
I only found pics of panerais with open case backs:

Really Swiss, not a Swiss clone.

Does your watch have a sandwich dial?

Yes, it's a sandwich dial, so if I remember your previous post, the movement is wrong.

 

[hooligan]

Your first picture would likely be the correct movement version (that decoration style started with H series). The second picture is the graffiti style decoration that was E-G series watches.

I haven't seen any pics of the 026 re-issue movement, though. I would assume that it would be the same new CdG decoration.

 

[Wiz]

Ok, good information.

Is there something else I should know about this movement ? Maybe about reliability, or anything else you may think about ?

 

[hooligan]

The movement should be rock-solid, as it's an unmodified Swiss 6497. Excellent movement and excellent watch. Good choice!

 

[Wiz]

Thanks, all of your answers have been really helpfull. Hope I could do the same for someone else one day

 

[babola]

all I can tell you is the real movement dosnt have PANERAI written everywhere

Not quite, as Hooligan pointed out above, it depends which Pam series we're talking about ;-)