Received today my VSF Pam 312 Ordered it from Trusty received QC within 48 hours , watch in my hand within 6 days from order, so all good in that way
The watch is a truly great rep. Panerai is not a watch I will ever buy in Gen. I have through the years had many. Yes they are well made, but frankly nothing spectacular. They have been scandalised by some pretty spectacular issues, like the famous "Brooklyn Bridge" case. I won't go into that, you would only need to search Panerai Brooklyn bridge on google to see that much has already been said.
Were they offering something the Rep couldn't give me in significant measure, I would consider one, however IMHO they are not.
It is a beautifully made and very faithful to gen case Although I feel that the finish on the brushed surfaces could be better, particularly on the lug sides. The dial is amazing, as are the hands. The Lume I could use as a headlight on my motorbike.
The strap is junk, I put the watch on a Gen gator strap as soon as it arrived and before taking these photos.
I hate the buckle, but that is the fault of Panerai's design, not a fault of VSF wh have copied it perfectly. It is a strap destroyer. Such a terrible design it will strip leather of your lovely strap in weeks.
The movement looks great. It is the recent clone with the balance wheel at the correct position. However the hour hand jump doesn't function as the gen. I understand there is a clone with the jump function, but on that one the balance wheel is in the wrong place. It seems to run very well. I put it on the timegrapher and everything looks perfect. There were lots of problems with the first Gen P9000 issue. So I wouldn't be surprised if this runs better.
Appearance wise from all angles it looks great, and you would have to really know your stuff to call this out , even in the hand. Sure if you set the time you would see that the function is incorrect.
If you want a 1950 cased Pam with date, in auto I think you would be very pleased with this one. I will certainly enjoy owning it.
The watch is a truly great rep. Panerai is not a watch I will ever buy in Gen. I have through the years had many. Yes they are well made, but frankly nothing spectacular. They have been scandalised by some pretty spectacular issues, like the famous "Brooklyn Bridge" case. I won't go into that, you would only need to search Panerai Brooklyn bridge on google to see that much has already been said.
Were they offering something the Rep couldn't give me in significant measure, I would consider one, however IMHO they are not.
It is a beautifully made and very faithful to gen case Although I feel that the finish on the brushed surfaces could be better, particularly on the lug sides. The dial is amazing, as are the hands. The Lume I could use as a headlight on my motorbike.
The strap is junk, I put the watch on a Gen gator strap as soon as it arrived and before taking these photos.
I hate the buckle, but that is the fault of Panerai's design, not a fault of VSF wh have copied it perfectly. It is a strap destroyer. Such a terrible design it will strip leather of your lovely strap in weeks.
The movement looks great. It is the recent clone with the balance wheel at the correct position. However the hour hand jump doesn't function as the gen. I understand there is a clone with the jump function, but on that one the balance wheel is in the wrong place. It seems to run very well. I put it on the timegrapher and everything looks perfect. There were lots of problems with the first Gen P9000 issue. So I wouldn't be surprised if this runs better.
Appearance wise from all angles it looks great, and you would have to really know your stuff to call this out , even in the hand. Sure if you set the time you would see that the function is incorrect.
If you want a 1950 cased Pam with date, in auto I think you would be very pleased with this one. I will certainly enjoy owning it.
