Hello guys,
long time lurker of RWI but first time posting. I really enjoy all the resources this site has to offer and the community is very helpful. I love mechanical time pieces. My holy grail is the orange planet ocean. Other than that I have plenty diver watches and g shocks. I have no watch maker skills and very little knowledge about movements.
I bought my first replica watch after falling in love with Panerai watches. Ive done my homework about the pam441 and made a risky purchase on the new VSF pam441with the correct position of the balance wheel. I wanted to give it a shot and appreciate how flawless it looks compared to the Gen. I went through ryan from intime and received plenty QC pics which were great, although there was one minor flaw which made me sound too meticulous as its barely noticeable. I never sought to be very detailed oriented but I think RWI made me this way. intime kept replying to me in email saying "im confused, I dont understand, what are you talking about" even as far as saying "this is 'crayzy'" (with that exact spelling) and claimed everything is 'normal'. I finally gave in and approved. I have nothing bad to say as I have not received the watch yet but I attached some QC pics in which I heavily analyzed and compared to the model shown on intime's news blog which was the main selling point for me.
The flaw I noticed was around the center pin where the hands meet. I just noticed some blemishing or discoloration around the center of the hands if you zoom in. I am not sure if its the camera angle but it shows in multiple close up shots. Everything else looks very nice.This flaw is Nothing too major but I wouldnt mind modding it using some DIYs for fun. what Do you guys think?
Before I ask the questions I want to clarify that I have been searching and found nothing regarding this model so please understand.
Where do they sell replacement hands for this specific model? I have found ebay to have many panerai hands but none match the same color and none are GMT hands.
Does the movement need to be removed or can I just twist off the crystal and work from the top?
Is this worth it or too much work for nothing? Time will tell I have not received the watch but below are some pics
Thanks everyone
long time lurker of RWI but first time posting. I really enjoy all the resources this site has to offer and the community is very helpful. I love mechanical time pieces. My holy grail is the orange planet ocean. Other than that I have plenty diver watches and g shocks. I have no watch maker skills and very little knowledge about movements.
I bought my first replica watch after falling in love with Panerai watches. Ive done my homework about the pam441 and made a risky purchase on the new VSF pam441with the correct position of the balance wheel. I wanted to give it a shot and appreciate how flawless it looks compared to the Gen. I went through ryan from intime and received plenty QC pics which were great, although there was one minor flaw which made me sound too meticulous as its barely noticeable. I never sought to be very detailed oriented but I think RWI made me this way. intime kept replying to me in email saying "im confused, I dont understand, what are you talking about" even as far as saying "this is 'crayzy'" (with that exact spelling) and claimed everything is 'normal'. I finally gave in and approved. I have nothing bad to say as I have not received the watch yet but I attached some QC pics in which I heavily analyzed and compared to the model shown on intime's news blog which was the main selling point for me.
The flaw I noticed was around the center pin where the hands meet. I just noticed some blemishing or discoloration around the center of the hands if you zoom in. I am not sure if its the camera angle but it shows in multiple close up shots. Everything else looks very nice.This flaw is Nothing too major but I wouldnt mind modding it using some DIYs for fun. what Do you guys think?
Before I ask the questions I want to clarify that I have been searching and found nothing regarding this model so please understand.
Where do they sell replacement hands for this specific model? I have found ebay to have many panerai hands but none match the same color and none are GMT hands.
Does the movement need to be removed or can I just twist off the crystal and work from the top?
Is this worth it or too much work for nothing? Time will tell I have not received the watch but below are some pics
Thanks everyone
