Hello to all and a Happy New Year!
A couple of months ago I have decided to buy a rep that will stay with me for a long long time...with as little trouble and headache as possible. Of course, it should be a Panerai Rep. After looking around I have decided to give it a go with David Sen and his 027B. Of course the price is extremely high for a rep, somewhere at 650+ with triangle shipping, but hey I've got the original movement. Extremely precise details (of course it had to be no fantasy watch :laugh
did not matter that much, so I went on and purchased.
And now I must state that it was a wise decision. I paid almost twice as much as any other high end Panerai rep, but the DSN 027 is EXTREMELY well built. May be not that accurate as the Noob Super Reps, but sensationally well built. And with the swiss movement it can be repaired and serviced by any watchsmith.
The precision of the movement is sensational, somewhere at about 2-3s+/- WEEKLY. Maybe I just got lucky with that one?
The crown guard lever is crisp, maybe too crisp, and the power reserve at about 44+ hrs.
The latex strap was replaced with a Steinhart leather strap. Makes a whole lot of a difference :thumbup:
With more wrist time also some scratches appeared but that is actually something that does not bother me.
Maybe not as beautiful or perfect as a new rep but in my opinion some time has to pass before I can evaluate a rep....or a gen as a matter of fact.
I have tested it at 10ATM and it passed without problems :biggrin:.
Definitely a great rep and a keeper!
Wishing you all a great year with a lot of reps / and why not a few gens???:laugh::laugh:
A couple of months ago I have decided to buy a rep that will stay with me for a long long time...with as little trouble and headache as possible. Of course, it should be a Panerai Rep. After looking around I have decided to give it a go with David Sen and his 027B. Of course the price is extremely high for a rep, somewhere at 650+ with triangle shipping, but hey I've got the original movement. Extremely precise details (of course it had to be no fantasy watch :laugh
did not matter that much, so I went on and purchased.And now I must state that it was a wise decision. I paid almost twice as much as any other high end Panerai rep, but the DSN 027 is EXTREMELY well built. May be not that accurate as the Noob Super Reps, but sensationally well built. And with the swiss movement it can be repaired and serviced by any watchsmith.
The precision of the movement is sensational, somewhere at about 2-3s+/- WEEKLY. Maybe I just got lucky with that one?
The crown guard lever is crisp, maybe too crisp, and the power reserve at about 44+ hrs.
The latex strap was replaced with a Steinhart leather strap. Makes a whole lot of a difference :thumbup:
With more wrist time also some scratches appeared but that is actually something that does not bother me.
Maybe not as beautiful or perfect as a new rep but in my opinion some time has to pass before I can evaluate a rep....or a gen as a matter of fact.
I have tested it at 10ATM and it passed without problems :biggrin:.
Definitely a great rep and a keeper!
Wishing you all a great year with a lot of reps / and why not a few gens???:laugh::laugh:
