Gen Pam 036 gen comes with AR or Not?

[valante]

Hi guys,

first of all i like to thank you for all of the senior in this forum that already write and tell so much info....its really helpful.

I really enjoy my spare time reading all of the article.

but one thing that confuse me is that some of the thread saying that gen pam 36 doesnt comes with ar coating, but some say it does, so which one is the correct one?

Please help all of the seniors and guru's...

 

[mysterio]

Panerai started to use AR with their C-series (2000). The PAM036 is a B-series only watch with a limited run of 200, so it did not (or was not supposed to) have AR.

 

[valante]

Hi Mysterio,

thanks for chime in.

That's what i thought, but when i meet an AD, he told me that it came with an AR,
And here is the 36 details from his Sales Booklet:

PAM 00036
Movement: hand-wound mechanical, Panerai OP II calibre, 16½ lignes, 17 jewels, bridges personalized PANERAI.
Glucydur® balance, 21,600 alternations/hour.
Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 56 hours.
Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.).

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds.

Case: diameter 44 mm, brushed titanium.

Bezel: brushed titanium.

Back: see-through sapphire crystal.

Device protecting the crown: (registered Trade Mark) in brushed titanium.

Dial: brown with luminous hour markers and Arabic numerals. Small seconds dial at 9 o'clock.

Crystal: sapphire, made from corundum, 3.5 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water resistance: 300 metres.
Strap: leather with titanium buckle personalized PANERAI.

* Officine Panerai is not the owner of the Trade Marks Glucydur®, Incabloc®.


what do you think?

 

[mysterio]

Well, the AD, being employed by Panerai, would probably know a bit more than us. Anyway, he is quoting from a booklet, and it's what was posted before in the OP website (old models no longer appear there). What I am stating is based on statements by Paneristi on P.com. Then again they might be general statements applying to standard models and not special editions such as the PAM 0036 is.

What I would like to ask you is, what is the intent of your question? To buy the gen or to mod the rep to be as close to gen as possible? For the former, then if it's an AD you are buying from, by all means, buy with confidence. If it's the latter, ask the AD to show you the watch so you can ascertain with your own eyes if the crystal does possess anti-reflective coating. Either way, let us know so that we know by first hand experience about AR on B-series PAMs. :cheers:

 

[valante]

im in the middle of a great deal to get a gen one,

and try to study as much as i can so that i will able to tell if its rep or fraken.

the seller stated its a NOS, (but i think its used, how can some one buy such a nice watch and never wore them) its a quite well known panerai world wide shop,

but he said that its not their stock, but its from a customer.

so we'll see how it goes.