Help can anyone please tell me if Gen or Rep

[beau7816]

Guys as Pams are not my strongpoint, I am trying to find out if the attached are Gen or Fake

​​​​​​ thumbnail (1) by Stephen Beau, on Flickr


​​​​​​ thumbnail by Stephen Beau, on Flickr

 

[Hazing]

 

[Hazing]

I would ask you what makes you think or question whether it's authentic or not (thinking or assuming that it is gen). Especially because the crystal/plexi looks really good, but looking at a gen (pic I posted) side by side has me questioning a few things. Some of them maybe could be the pictures or pic quality. Also I would assume there should be zero variation as this is a limited piece of 200.

The writing on the dial of the one in your pic is does not have the crispness I would expect to see - in all lines of text. The crystal looks good though. Also (and this is what I was talking about for variation) is look at the inside line of the crown guard. The one on the pic you posted is a bit rounded while on gen it should be straight.

ETA: Where did you find that? If you don't mind me asking.

 

[beau7816]

ebay posting

 

[Hazing]

I thought this was a 724. I was looking at one last night.

Would they have a 2nd Oracale America's Cup model?

They did make several models. Disregard everything I said.

 

[Str1xt]

Gen case back......

OFFICINE PANERAI seems crisper and more pronounced.

 

[mysterio]

I thought this was a 724. I was looking at one last night.

Would they have a 2nd Oracale America's Cup model?

They did make several models. Disregard everything I said.

You are correct on both fronts. Panerai released not only 2 but 5 America's Cup watches.
PAM724 - Luminor Marina Oracle Team USA (the one you pictured)
PAM725 - Luminor 1950 Flyback Oracle Team USA
PAM726 - Luminor 1950 Regatta Oracle Team USA
PAM727 - Luminor Marina 1950 Oracle Team USA (the one the OP is asking about)
PAM732 - Luminor Marina Softbank Team Japan (same as the one the OP is asking but with a Softbank Team Japan caseback and a different strap)

Now as to the question at hand by beau7816 , the watch is a fake, or what we call a very low level rep. We have a PAM727 rep but it is much closer in appearance to the gen (as can be expected). Primary tell is the date font and the marker @3 o'clock, indicating a low end movement was used. The placement of the QR buttons is also too near the case and stitching on the strap is horrible even compared to the rep.