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In order to clarify all info about this odd story, I'm inluding below the info added in the PAM GUIDE about this matter.
PAM 138
There is an odd story regarding the movements that were used in the 150 limited units of PAM 318 “Brooklyn Bridge" watches. Instead of having a decorated movement, like the OPII from the PAM 414 installed, it has a cheap movement, called OP XXIX, exclusive for this watch PAM 318, completely unfinished low grade Unitas, no Geneva stripes, no bevelling, no blue screws, no perlage (under the bridges), there's not even engraved 'Panerai' on any of the bridges, with a poor finish in general. This movement is a low beat 18.000 b/h, is non COSC and has a cheap Novodiac instead of Incabloc shock absorber system.
But in PANERAI 'limited edition catalog 1997 - 2010' there is nothing said about the XXIX. On the contrary, when you look at the PAM 318 they talk about an OPII, 21.600 high beat movement, COSC Certified and Incabloc shock absorber.
It was a mistake? It was made intentionally? I cannot believe that PANERAI would risk its reputation to save a little quantity of money.
if this was made intentionally we would see more PAM watches with this XXIX movement, like PAM Boutiques Special Edition, PAM 366 'FU', etc…
How or why these 150 PAM 318 were fitted with this low grade movement is something we will probably never know.
Panerai used this movement for only 150 watches, most likely something went wrong and with all the production finished, and ready for shipment, when somebody discovered this mistake and they decided not to start all over again but just rename it to the OP XXIX
Panerai’s president offered to PAM 318 owners a free change of movement, excluding transportation costs and insurance (weird?). Some owners would make the change and they made a bad deal in my opinon , because the PAM 318 with the “wrong†movement can become a collectible item, something like a postage stamp with a printing error, since only 150 items were made.
Below the links to get the complete story:
http://www.watchfreeks.com/view_topic.php?id=22595&forum_id=75
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/m ... ous+PAM318
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/t ... ners+Unite
Thanks for reading
ALR
PAM 138
There is an odd story regarding the movements that were used in the 150 limited units of PAM 318 “Brooklyn Bridge" watches. Instead of having a decorated movement, like the OPII from the PAM 414 installed, it has a cheap movement, called OP XXIX, exclusive for this watch PAM 318, completely unfinished low grade Unitas, no Geneva stripes, no bevelling, no blue screws, no perlage (under the bridges), there's not even engraved 'Panerai' on any of the bridges, with a poor finish in general. This movement is a low beat 18.000 b/h, is non COSC and has a cheap Novodiac instead of Incabloc shock absorber system.
But in PANERAI 'limited edition catalog 1997 - 2010' there is nothing said about the XXIX. On the contrary, when you look at the PAM 318 they talk about an OPII, 21.600 high beat movement, COSC Certified and Incabloc shock absorber.
It was a mistake? It was made intentionally? I cannot believe that PANERAI would risk its reputation to save a little quantity of money.
if this was made intentionally we would see more PAM watches with this XXIX movement, like PAM Boutiques Special Edition, PAM 366 'FU', etc…
How or why these 150 PAM 318 were fitted with this low grade movement is something we will probably never know.
Panerai used this movement for only 150 watches, most likely something went wrong and with all the production finished, and ready for shipment, when somebody discovered this mistake and they decided not to start all over again but just rename it to the OP XXIX
Panerai’s president offered to PAM 318 owners a free change of movement, excluding transportation costs and insurance (weird?). Some owners would make the change and they made a bad deal in my opinon , because the PAM 318 with the “wrong†movement can become a collectible item, something like a postage stamp with a printing error, since only 150 items were made.
Below the links to get the complete story:
http://www.watchfreeks.com/view_topic.php?id=22595&forum_id=75
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/m ... ous+PAM318
http://www.network54.com/Forum/353391/t ... ners+Unite
Thanks for reading
ALR
