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Guys,
I recently picked up a 1950 from a friend of mine. It was a gift as a thanks for some work I've done for him in the past (wasn't expecting anything, he just gave me the watch and said thank you).
He told me he's had it laying around for some time and had forgotten about it. Apparently it was damaged at some point and repaired but I don't know much more aside from this (and these are all maybes based on what he thought he remembered about it):
1. It was missing the crown guard screws which I ordered and installed.
2. The crystal has definitely been replaced. Wondering how it looks compared to gen. Thinking about trying to source a nicer one maybe if the distortion isn't correct.
3. One of the smaller plate things (very bottom on the back just right of the big gear, has "panerai" stamped in it in a repeating pattern, not sure the name of this piece) was replaced because the original couldn't be refinished properly.
4. The case back is real but the case itself may have either been refinished or replaced
5. Face is genuine
6. Movement is genuine. Has a real nice, soft click when it winds
7. It was relumed at some point
Forgive the last two pictures. I didn't want to lay it down on the crystal and that blue microfiber was the first soft thing I could find.
It came with a beautiful Saxon Verreno tan strap on it but I wear a lot of black so I ordered this dark olive strap from panatime and installed it.
Thoughts?
I recently picked up a 1950 from a friend of mine. It was a gift as a thanks for some work I've done for him in the past (wasn't expecting anything, he just gave me the watch and said thank you).
He told me he's had it laying around for some time and had forgotten about it. Apparently it was damaged at some point and repaired but I don't know much more aside from this (and these are all maybes based on what he thought he remembered about it):
1. It was missing the crown guard screws which I ordered and installed.
2. The crystal has definitely been replaced. Wondering how it looks compared to gen. Thinking about trying to source a nicer one maybe if the distortion isn't correct.
3. One of the smaller plate things (very bottom on the back just right of the big gear, has "panerai" stamped in it in a repeating pattern, not sure the name of this piece) was replaced because the original couldn't be refinished properly.
4. The case back is real but the case itself may have either been refinished or replaced
5. Face is genuine
6. Movement is genuine. Has a real nice, soft click when it winds
7. It was relumed at some point
Forgive the last two pictures. I didn't want to lay it down on the crystal and that blue microfiber was the first soft thing I could find.
It came with a beautiful Saxon Verreno tan strap on it but I wear a lot of black so I ordered this dark olive strap from panatime and installed it.
Thoughts?
