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Humor Me...Pam 389....

jw5579

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Any thoughts on the 389, haven't seen a sub with a black bezel before...looks like a 305...anyway, trusty has one with the correct case back for $248...thoughts???
 

mysterio

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Copying and editing from a previous post on a different version of the PAM389. It improved on the previous one on the date font and the caseback. However, lever tip shape is worse and the dial now has a texture (gen is flat). Remaining tells from the previous version: too green lume, wrong crown (too thin), wrong lug shape (the bottom is missing that beveled portion at the horns), bezel is too shiny, lume pip is too big, the lines are not engraved, bezel markers are shiny not matte not to mention too big (probably because it's in SS instead of Titanium, another tell).

Two steps forward, two steps back.
 

frigpig

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Still a nice rep due to the closed caseback. Gen is very limited production.
 

ALE7575

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Mysterio is beeing very generous with the flaws of this replica.

-30 bezel marker is inverted
-Case cushion shape is wrong too, mainly at the top near the bezel (it is almost straight).
-Seconds markers in bezel are completely inaccurate
-The gen CG is strongly rounded the rep is standard
-Markers on bezel are protruded in rep, in gen are almost inside the ceramic insert.
-I doubt the bezel is real ceramic
-What about the dispaly caseback?. It is solid in gen !! Maybe to show the magnificent but inaccurate Seagull ?

As said by misterio the missing beveled at the bottom of lugs is really ugly and noticeable.
No comments about dial markers and lume
Sure a more patient analysis finds more flaws

A true good watch but low grade replica as usually with Seagull ones
What a loss of money and efforts !! IMHO

ALE
 

jw5579

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ALE...trusty's has a solid case back...could that be an updated version?
 

ALE7575

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I didn’t see this versión
The case is the same but with solid caseback,OK
The bezel has better insert and markers are embossed.
I don’t know if it is ceramic, but the seconds markers 12/3 are worse than before
30 is corrected
Crown seems better but still wrong
Date is also better
But what about the textured dial ?? OMG !! Nice but completely inaccurate !!
As usually three steps forward and two back

ALE