Hello friends,
Hi, my name is Maron and I'm a Pam Noob. I'm wanting to try my first Pam but WOW are there so many models and also versions offered by rep factories. I have read the Pam guide, only once for now and this is how I came to compile my initial list which has since been narrowed down somewhat. For some reason the Pam guide although opening is not loading the pictures the last week before RWI crashed and since it's been up again so I'm somewhat limited to it's use at the moment.
Ok, so allow me to present to you my desired outcome here. I will share with you all a list of the watches I'm interested in and I would appreciate some feedback on the watch itself and whether it may or may not be right for me, which factories are currently producing the particular model and is it available. I ask this because since I made my current list I've come to realize that several of the watches I selected from Ale's guide are no longer available period, or no longer available from a particular factory such as noob.
Just a little bit of info about me. This will be my first Pam, although I have tried on my buddies 005 and although it's a bigger watch than I'm used to it did fit my wrist without the lugs hanging over the edge. I have about a 6.5 inch wrist and I normal wear watches like a rolex 16600, omega smp, tudor blackbay, seiko sumo. So certainly a Paneria is a little out of my comfort zone, I have therefore restricted my list to 44mm luminor case with handwind movment (to keep the thickness less) and 45 mm radiomir handwind ( i'm told it wears a bit smaller and thinner than the luminor). I like the base models but I also don't mind the seconds hand. What is drawing me to the Pam models is the handwind movement and the simple design. I've never been into straps but if this mission is a success I will soon be opening a door to a whole new world. Initially I was drawn to the luminor case but when I realized the radiomir in 45mm is said to wear a bit smaller that had me thinking it might suite me better, i really do like the look of them though.
Without further ado, my list:
111, 112, 000, 005, 390 and 210, 183, 380
I had originally included some ceramic or pvd models such as 360 or 292. But I decided to keep it simple for my first try and if it didn't work out a more standard model would be easier to flip.
111 - I know that noob "v4" is the best option here
112 - who makes the best version of this currently and would it have the same movement upgrades the 111 has?
000 - best version available?
005 - same as above?
390 - i know that noob is no longer making this and h factory is the only option. Would this still be considered a super rep?
210 - i know this is not a super rep but first class medium maybe? which factory has the best available?
183 - see above
380 - this one is bordering super rep , what is the best currently available?
Please experienced Pam members and experts share with me your knowledge and experience. Luminor or Radiomir? What are the current super reps or near super reps that fit my list? Any other suggestions? Please share many photos with descriptions?
thank you RWI fam and welcome back to the new RWI and hope everyone is enjoying some holidays!
Hi, my name is Maron and I'm a Pam Noob. I'm wanting to try my first Pam but WOW are there so many models and also versions offered by rep factories. I have read the Pam guide, only once for now and this is how I came to compile my initial list which has since been narrowed down somewhat. For some reason the Pam guide although opening is not loading the pictures the last week before RWI crashed and since it's been up again so I'm somewhat limited to it's use at the moment.
Ok, so allow me to present to you my desired outcome here. I will share with you all a list of the watches I'm interested in and I would appreciate some feedback on the watch itself and whether it may or may not be right for me, which factories are currently producing the particular model and is it available. I ask this because since I made my current list I've come to realize that several of the watches I selected from Ale's guide are no longer available period, or no longer available from a particular factory such as noob.
Just a little bit of info about me. This will be my first Pam, although I have tried on my buddies 005 and although it's a bigger watch than I'm used to it did fit my wrist without the lugs hanging over the edge. I have about a 6.5 inch wrist and I normal wear watches like a rolex 16600, omega smp, tudor blackbay, seiko sumo. So certainly a Paneria is a little out of my comfort zone, I have therefore restricted my list to 44mm luminor case with handwind movment (to keep the thickness less) and 45 mm radiomir handwind ( i'm told it wears a bit smaller and thinner than the luminor). I like the base models but I also don't mind the seconds hand. What is drawing me to the Pam models is the handwind movement and the simple design. I've never been into straps but if this mission is a success I will soon be opening a door to a whole new world. Initially I was drawn to the luminor case but when I realized the radiomir in 45mm is said to wear a bit smaller that had me thinking it might suite me better, i really do like the look of them though.
Without further ado, my list:
111, 112, 000, 005, 390 and 210, 183, 380
I had originally included some ceramic or pvd models such as 360 or 292. But I decided to keep it simple for my first try and if it didn't work out a more standard model would be easier to flip.
111 - I know that noob "v4" is the best option here
112 - who makes the best version of this currently and would it have the same movement upgrades the 111 has?
000 - best version available?
005 - same as above?
390 - i know that noob is no longer making this and h factory is the only option. Would this still be considered a super rep?
210 - i know this is not a super rep but first class medium maybe? which factory has the best available?
183 - see above
380 - this one is bordering super rep , what is the best currently available?
Please experienced Pam members and experts share with me your knowledge and experience. Luminor or Radiomir? What are the current super reps or near super reps that fit my list? Any other suggestions? Please share many photos with descriptions?
thank you RWI fam and welcome back to the new RWI and hope everyone is enjoying some holidays!
