How long should my pam rep last?

[stoptime]

I have had asian hand wind clones of the unitas and for the most part they were very accurate.

But, I never held on to them to long and ended up selling them.

If I keep my Pam replica, how long on average do they last? Five years due to movement service need issues?

I would imagine by the time you need a movement service it would just make more sense to get a new rep instead considering the service costs about 100 bucks.

 

[SubDude]

There are less expensive places t get one serviced

Dave

 

[cybee]

I have had asian hand wind clones of the unitas and for the most part they were very accurate.

But, I never held on to them to long and ended up selling them.

If I keep my Pam replica, how long on average do they last? Five years due to movement service need issues? .

As soon as I have one fail I'll let you know. I've had one for over five years now and no telling how long it was on the shelf before I bought it, still running great.

 

[BADWIN BING]

As soon as I have one fail I'll let you know. I've had one for over five years now and no telling how long it was on the shelf before I bought it, still running great.

+1 with the handwind. Automatic however (going off topic I know) are a different kettle of fish. My 104 (7750) lasted a couple of months before problems set in.

The handwind movements are far more solid. Stick with them.

 

[cybee]

+1 with the handwind. Automatic however (going off topic I know) are a different kettle of fish. My 104 (7750) lasted a couple of months before problems set in.

The handwind movements are far more solid. Stick with them.

Yep I agree and that's the main reason I have never purchased a watch with the 7750 movement, plus I don't know how to work on them

Anyway I've always preferred simpler and less complicated watches and that's probably a good thing when it comes to buying reps.

 

[Bonesey]

The watch is just like any other automatic or manual watch. Look after it and service it if needed and it should last as long as you do.

 

[OceanView]

As soon as I have one fail I'll let you know. I've had one for over five years now and no telling how long it was on the shelf before I bought it, still running great.

Was this watch worn on a daily basis or is it in rotation with other watches?

 

[trailboss99]

Mate it's a unitas clone it's unbreakable. These hand wind MVTs will last just about forever.
When/if it does break a new MVT is less than 50 bucks.

 

[Craig88]

Does this apply for the non second base dials? I know the 005 replacement movement is about $40 as no engravings needed and has second hand but the base requires modification no?

 

[countit]

+1 ...Hands down, just a solid movement.

...Does anyone know if there is a comprehensive list of watches that feature this movement and where that list might be found?

As soon as I have one fail I'll let you know. I've had one for over five years now and no telling how long it was on the shelf before I bought it, still running great.

 

[Bonesey]

Well the vast majority will be in Pam reps, but Sinn, IWC, Breguet are a few other reps that have this movement. You really couldn't list them all. I guess you could go to a rep site and search for '6497' and see what you get. But the amount will probably be massive.

 

[countit]

Thank you, Bonesey.

Well the vast majority will be in Pam reps, but Sinn, IWC, Breguet are a few other reps that have this movement. You really couldn't list them all. I guess you could go to a rep site and search for '6497' and see what you get. But the amount will probably be massive.

 

[frankt8242]

Replicas are different because: >>>>

Most rep owners own and wear a wide selection of watches, therefore each watch only gets a small fraction of the wear that the average "Joe lunchbucket" type guys daily wear Timex..
I seldom wear a watch more than maybe twice a month on average(once I stop wearing a NEW acquisition nonstop for several weeks of course!!), so I don't even think about servicing one...If it breaks, I just throw it into my junk box...