Fake Pam380 on watchprosite?

[stonesix]

Panerai Radiomir Black Seal Logo for USD 2900 + shipping by EMS
Price too good to be true, its probably is...

http://bulgari.watchprosite.com/?show=forumpost&fi=712&pi=5673478&ti=837873

 

[d4m.test]

Hum maybe frankened up? That dial certainly looks off

 

[Relaxman]

Looks ok to me

 

[nlnlnlnene]

It's a fake for sure.

 

[stonesix]

Is the R_AI the tell?

 

[nlnlnlnene]

Yes.

 

[Relaxman]

Lol shows how much I know

 

[d4m.test]

are people seriously trying to pass 200 dollar replicas as gens.. lol too much i feel

 

[LupTak]

Maybe he was duped "himself" to begin with...

 

[d4m.test]

You're right Lup that could be a potential scenario. I just really dislike people intentionally selling reps for gen price. In the end it makes us rep owners look bad.

 

[nlnlnlnene]

Who cares whether he was duped or not?
If it's fake, he should be reported.

 

[trailboss99]

How sure are you guys of this? If I report it to Purists Pro I need to 100% certain.
Tell me exactly why it's fake.

 

[d4m.test]

It's all in the dial mate. H factory is famous for their r_ai. The spacing is correct but font is wrong R should be almost touching A. This was addressed in multiple posts including the guide... Not sure if its frankened up 380 or str8 up rep. 100% sure that's not a standard gen 380 dial.

 

[nlnlnlnene]

I concur with Komodo1.

I also think it's suspect that he doesn't have a straight up dial picture.
At the very least, suspicion can be raised on that, given the # of replicas of Panerais.

 

[ALE7575]

It seems really a rep

Curiously the pics are taken with the hand hiding the "R" font and the other pic has a very inclined angle. The CP seems good but can be a polished CP

Anyway, I have superimposed the PANERAI inscription of a H maker and a GEN, and you can see that the H maker is the same, but GEN inscription have some differences in "R" an R_AI

Please note the alignement of the "R" end and the "notch" of the "R" marked in yellow

The inscriptions GEN and H maker seems a little thinner because they have decreased opacity to get superimposition.

Caseback is good but has different fonts. Please see STAINLESS compared to gen, besides this engraving is a little far from the line of change brushed-polished. Anyway nice caseback and good pic angle to enhance the deepth of the engraving.

Without a front view od the "R"without hiding hand, we cannot be completely sure, but most likely it is a H maker with polished CP.

What a level of quality in these replicas PAM 380 !

ALE

 

[trailboss99]

Thanks ALE, Purists have been alerted, no doubt one of their own Pam experts will have a look. Hopefully we save some poor sod from getting scammed and/or (if he bought it as a gen) the seller from damaging his reputation.

Well done lads.

 

[nlnlnlnene]

It's amazing that these people exist.

 

[nlnlnlnene]

Well, but yes as you mentioned on the other thread, maybe he's been had.