Finally arrived after scary Customs inspection

[shyreplover]

Hi All,
First of all, the information I learned from this forum is enormous especially from the PC Team and Ale. Thank you.

OK, let's talk about the watches. Ordered from Angus third week of January. Arrived at Customs on the 31st. Then, nothing happened for one week. After making calls here and there, finding information of what documents the Customs needed.... finally I received the package yesterday. 21 days waiting.

So here they are, my new watches: PAM243 and PAM 288.
Always wanted a Radiomir watch. I initially wanted to get 292J but afraid of all the problem it has.
As for 243, always like the Fiddy but too big for me. The 243 is a great compromise.
Thx for reading this far.

Here's some quick shot, fresh out of the box.

Here's a group shot

 

[shaidx]

where are you based ?

 

[shyreplover]

Indonesia

 

[straycat]

Nice PAMs collection! I want the 288K badly! (I actually ordered one from our TD back in December but was stolen while in transit and still waiting to be sorted out). I also own a 292J and it's damn near perfect with no issues whatsoever. Do you concern about the PIG dial?

 

[shyreplover]

Getting your package stolen suck. I too was afraid that my package got "stolen" by Customs agent.
The 288K is stunning, although the strap that came with it kinda look cheap.
I decided not to order 292J because of the problems people are having with the crown (falling off, chipped, cracked) and cracked cases near wire lug's screws. The PIG dial I have no problem with. Lovely watch but I consider it too risky.

 

[imbisibol]

the 288 and 243 are also my choice!

wonderful watches there!

 

[stonesix]

Does your 243 with concentric second dial?

 

[shyreplover]

the 288 and 243 are also my choice!

wonderful watches there!

Thank you.

Does your 243 with concentric second dial?

I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean by concentric second dial. The second hand is located at 9 o'clock. Are you asking whether there is another second hand located at the center?

 

[razorblade]

This is how a concentric seconds sub dial look like:

Picture from: taiji's thread: http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/this-could-best-133001

Notice the circular pattern in the seconds sub dial?

 

[shyreplover]

Thanks for the explaination, Razorblade.
Yes it does have concentric second... although you have to view it at the right angle or under strong light.

 

[Niek]

I have concentric seconds dial too but didn't even see it until i read all the fuss about it. Then, i started to look really closely and couldn't see it. After that, i had my girlfriend inspect it and she couldn't see it either. It was only after i took my contact lens out (yes i only have one) that i could spot it under the right lighting.

 

[ALE7575]

Hi phidik

Many thanks for your kind words concerning PCTeam, because members are making a very good job here.
I'm glad to be useful.

Concerning concentric circles in seconds sub-dial @9, please see this pic extracted from the PAM GUIDE:

If yours are like that it is wrong

ALE

BTW : You have get two of the best replicas ever made !!
Congrats

ALE

 

[shyreplover]

Hi phidik

Many thanks for your kind words concerning PCTeam, because members are making a very good job here.
I'm glad to be useful.

Concerning concentric circles in seconds sub-dial @9, please see this pic extracted from the PAM GUIDE:

If yours are like that it is wrong

ALE

BTW : You have get two of the best replicas ever made !!
Congrats

ALE

The PCTeam is what makes this forum different from others.
Of course I got two of the best PAM replicas, I did my homework by reading the reference guide again and again and again and.....

I bought the PAM243M noob (the latest and greatest to date hahaha) and I can confirm that there is concentric ring but I really have to look for it.

 

[fishrising]

Nice watches and great choices, i have a 243 enroute as well. What was so scary about the customs inspection?What country's inspections are we speaking about here? Who did you have to call? What forms did you have to fill out? What did inspections see about your package that made this happen? What did they say?

Sorry for all the questions, but your topic has peaked my interest as a noob to the rep scene, thanks!

 

[shyreplover]

Fishrising, the risk is always there after all we are talking about replica watches aka fake watches.
In some countries the Customs inspect packages in random.
In Indonesia Customs inspect ALL packages.

When questions arise, Customs (at least in my country) usually put the package in some holding area and just basically do nothing about it. It is your job as the package owner to annoy the Customs agent enough that he/she decided to look into your case.
So my advise is: be proactive

 

[shyreplover]

Here's a wrist shot: