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New PAMs from VSF this year!.

jttou

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Damn why is 389 discontinued, I was preparing to buy one. Bummer.
 

preppyr6

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I scratch my head wondering why the makers would go through such lengths to rep a complicated watch instead of leveraging past reps to release some others that would require less investment. A whole bunch of us were drooling over the PAM619 for example...it really wouldnt be hard to rep. Low hanging fruit...and then theres the 911...
 

kaniel

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What about 42mm 960??

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vcappp

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I scratch my head wondering why the makers would go through such lengths to rep a complicated watch instead of leveraging past reps to release some others that would require less investment. A whole bunch of us were drooling over the PAM619 for example...it really wouldnt be hard to rep. Low hanging fruit...and then theres the 911...

it is because the other rep makers (competitors) will follow to make replica watches after buying only the first replica from the original replica maker (the first maker who invested money to buy the genuine watch to replicate it).

a less complex model will be easy to be replicated by the other replica makers (competitors) without investing money because they purchased the replica and replicated the replica quickly, not the genuine watch, while the original replica maker spent money to buy the genuine model.

so, replicating more complex model will be hard to be replicated by the other replica makers (competitors). it gives the original replica maker more time to sell the replica watches, before the other replica makers generating the same model later.


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paulvillo

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Been away for awhile and just peeked at our PAM section after the SIHH releases.

It’s great to see that even rep facs haven’t given up on PAMs just yet :lol:

The Luna Rossa is the best of the bunch!
The red accents look dope, just not so sure I need another back PAM :lol:

As for the Mike Horn’s, I’d rather see a re-release of the North Pole instead.

The brown bronzo would’ve been nice as well and could make its way to my box.
Let’s wait and see.

Cheers guys!
 

tridad

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982 would be very nice, I would get one in a heartbeat, no matter what movement.
I really like it.
Cheers!


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Vonn

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it is because the other rep makers (competitors) will follow to make replica watches after buying only the first replica from the original replica maker (the first maker who invested money to buy the genuine watch to replicate it).

a less complex model will be easy to be replicated by the other replica makers (competitors) without investing money because they purchased the replica and replicated the replica quickly, not the genuine watch, while the original replica maker spent money to buy the genuine model.

so, replicating more complex model will be hard to be replicated by the other replica makers (competitors). it gives the original replica maker more time to sell the replica watches, before the other replica makers generating the same model later.


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Funny, I'm picking up on patent law in law school right now and basically you just described how patent law came into existing.
 

wonkycrown

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I'm hoping VSF will improve the sub dial depth on their subs. I bought the 389 as my first ever rep and the sub dial is not deep enough. Seems as if they're all like this and is an instant tell for me. To top it off my movement is screwed after only a few days. The hour hand is 30 mins out and the date switches over at the 3 o'clock position.
 

mysterio

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I'm hoping VSF will improve the sub dial depth on their subs. I bought the 389 as my first ever rep and the sub dial is not deep enough. Seems as if they're all like this and is an instant tell for me. To top it off my movement is screwed after only a few days. The hour hand is 30 mins out and the date switches over at the 3 o'clock position.

Not sure if the dial factory will change their design for not being "deep enough". Do you have a high-res picture of your PAM389 dial for reference? As for the movement, you can discuss that with your TD to know your options (send it back or have it repaired locally and TD shoulders some amount).
 

centrum

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It's good that someone is constantly producing Pams. But we want older Pams!