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Mt best modded PAM232 (47mm) radiomir

taiji

Active Member
30/11/06
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Hi everyone,

Below is my modded 232

Rep

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Comes with DSN's Latest and correct darker brown dial, correct length hands.

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Nice and sharp caseback with better and correct font size engraved. DSN's C3 Lume

GEN 232 to compare

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GEN 232 only produced in "I" series (1938pcs ). Panerai always make a prototype before official release for advertisement purpose. Usually these batch of PAMs will not have production number and they call them "shadow PAM". Above pics show the caseback of the "I" series 232 on the left with shadow 232 on the right.

The ingredients and why?

Dial and hands

1. DSN's latest darker brown is correct like the gen.
2. DSN's correct min and hour hands length (Older DSN's PAM232 comes with shorter hands which are incorrect)
3. DSN's good C3 lume

1. Trusty's dial has the incorrect black dial
2. Trusty's PAM232 supelled hands are incorrect. They follow the hands used in PANERAI website catalog which was a prototype type.
3. Trusty's has almost zero lume.

Case

1. DSN's case has rounder edges
2. Trusty's case is better with sharper edges and look more "squarish"

Caseback

1. DSN's caseback font used is a bit off. The engravement "Officine Panerai,SS,fish logo and 100m" are too near "Almost sitting directly to the inner circle.
2. The middle engravement "FIRENZE 1860" font is too big and the surace looks polished which is incorrect.
3. DSN's radiomir crown is a bit off to what I see. The crown edge looks rounded.

1. Trusty's caseback is nearer to the gen in term of the of better font used.The engravement for all the details are positioned like the gen.
2. The middle part is brushed like the gen with circular lines and the engraved font and size are accurate like the gen.
3. Trusty's 232 crown is a spot on with sharper crown edge.

Took me sometime to fix this one up. However, it don't really suit my style. May consider to let it go. ;)

Thanks for viewing
 

Klink

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Re: Franken PAM232 (47mm) radiomir

start assembly line

then call back

(nice of watch!)_
 

babola

I'm Pretty Popular
19/9/06
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Re: Franken PAM232 (47mm) radiomir

Sweet 232 Taiji!

I actually measured new DSN hands and compared them with the 232 at my AD. The latest DSN 232 hands come with minute hand slightly shorter than minute hand on a gen, and hour hand slightly longer than gen's.

Still, I agree this is the best DSN 232 hands combo so far!

cheers,
babola
 

F.P. Journe

Getting To Know The Place
29/3/06
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Re: Franken PAM232 (47mm) radiomir

This is, without a doubt, The most beautiful Radiomir watch I've ever seen :D
 

Gill777

Give me 47mm and sandwich dials all day
14/8/07
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Re: Franken PAM232 (47mm) radiomir

I own this watch from DSN, and it is awesome. It never fails to get compliments when I have it on!