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New PAM229 H Firenze (HF)
- Thread starter Abba Zabba Zoo
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http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php?t=258208
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Just been reading this whole thread about the guy. Very nasty, indeed, wow... His subtle way of scamming people is scary. As he's been out there for a decade or so adopting so many different aliases, I feel people need to keep being wary of this guy. He won't give up easily!
Wow, that’s over one year now since the last post in this thread.
Ever since, I haven’t seen anyone post pictures of the HF 229, so I wonder if someone has bought it?
Well, I did, a couple of months back! I waited to post the pictures here until I could get a hold on a OEM navy blue strap, which I received recently, a slightly used copy previously owned by a Risti.
…and… this blue shiny little feller certainly deserves the best OEM shoes to walk on! This is a stunner of a watch!
I won’t bother you with much ramblings and this is no review – I much rather leave technical remarks to those in this forum section who are really much more knowledgable on that. Let me just leave you with a couple of general notes that I think are worth mentioning.
- The dial colour is significantly different from the HF V1 (approx 2009 I think), which is a (much) darker blue.
- Sunburst effect is as good as I have seen on any PAM with a dial like that
- My watch smith looked at the dial printing and was impressed by how near-flawless the lume had been applied
- Cyclops: I have a Noob PAM299 as well. This is considered a super rep, and probably rightfully so. It is very obvious though, that the magnification on the 229 is way more impressive (significantly bigger, on par with 346 quality IMO)
- The rep croc strap – the main reason why the watch so expensive – is a very good strap, indeed. In terms of quality definitely comparable with the OEM. However, as other people already noted, the light blue stitching deviates notably from the OEM version. Now I found that the colour is quite different, as well. The rep is more of a greenish blue. It’s a very nice colour and perhaps even more ‘navy’ than the OEM. But different it is. Just too bad you need to buy the strap with the watch – apparently very few people actually buy the combo now (same goes for PAM228 and PAM224 I guess), while I feel many actually would love to. I attached some images with both straps side by side (OEM mounted on the watch).
So all in all, I just go by ALE’s famous expression that the this watch truly has a ‘gen-like feeling’ and that for me, it’s been worth the extra money.
Cheers, Abba [emoji1474]
Ever since, I haven’t seen anyone post pictures of the HF 229, so I wonder if someone has bought it?
Well, I did, a couple of months back! I waited to post the pictures here until I could get a hold on a OEM navy blue strap, which I received recently, a slightly used copy previously owned by a Risti.
…and… this blue shiny little feller certainly deserves the best OEM shoes to walk on! This is a stunner of a watch!
I won’t bother you with much ramblings and this is no review – I much rather leave technical remarks to those in this forum section who are really much more knowledgable on that. Let me just leave you with a couple of general notes that I think are worth mentioning.
- The dial colour is significantly different from the HF V1 (approx 2009 I think), which is a (much) darker blue.
- Sunburst effect is as good as I have seen on any PAM with a dial like that
- My watch smith looked at the dial printing and was impressed by how near-flawless the lume had been applied
- Cyclops: I have a Noob PAM299 as well. This is considered a super rep, and probably rightfully so. It is very obvious though, that the magnification on the 229 is way more impressive (significantly bigger, on par with 346 quality IMO)
- The rep croc strap – the main reason why the watch so expensive – is a very good strap, indeed. In terms of quality definitely comparable with the OEM. However, as other people already noted, the light blue stitching deviates notably from the OEM version. Now I found that the colour is quite different, as well. The rep is more of a greenish blue. It’s a very nice colour and perhaps even more ‘navy’ than the OEM. But different it is. Just too bad you need to buy the strap with the watch – apparently very few people actually buy the combo now (same goes for PAM228 and PAM224 I guess), while I feel many actually would love to. I attached some images with both straps side by side (OEM mounted on the watch).
So all in all, I just go by ALE’s famous expression that the this watch truly has a ‘gen-like feeling’ and that for me, it’s been worth the extra money.
Cheers, Abba [emoji1474]
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Thanks Abba for the comments and for the fantastic pics
Maybe this last Firenze series from H maker (PAM 229 PAM, 228 GMT and PAM 224 Chrono), are not completely accurate (actually as all reps), but they are really well made and finished. All them have an impressive gen-like appearance, between the best I have ever seen in a rep. You will feel that in the hand and wearing them some times. AWESOME. They are between the best looking reps ever made.
ALE
I bought Pam 229H Firenze in June. Looks very good. I just compared to a Gen photo and I couldn't see any differences. It is a bit on the pricey side but since I can’t find anything wrong it was worth it.
I have this 229 also and most impressed with the overall watch - sunburst dial is impressive, the lume is perhaps the best of all Panerai I have owned and the strap is the right color of dark blue. Overall the watch has a feel of 1st rate quality.
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Goodwood
Sunburst is fanatici IMO. The pics actually give a good idea of what it looks like in real life [emoji12][emoji106]