Hi Brothers from Singapore and all other parts of the world !
Got my PAM 127 "Fiddy" in April 12. It came with a relatively good crystal in my own opinion.
I was awe by the craftmanship from Mr Creme De le Creme. I knew that its definitely worth beautifying this baby.
Took it side by side with my Gen Ball Engineer Master II Aviator to show its size. Craftmanship is on par if not higher than the BALL.
In case you wonder how's the lume bewtween a PAM and Ball. Here's a shot of both after 30 mins in darkness.
Though PAM lume doesnt last but the initial lume power is extreme bright and i actually prefer it to BALL. BALL's lume is only visible in pure darkness not even shades.....
Here's a shot of the GEN PAM 127 movement :
And here's Noob PAM 127 :
Life was so good before some experts pointed out the flaws and the more i look at it the more i find those tell tale sign obvious. Damn !
Here are some of the basics :
1. Pointy cannon pinion on the dial. A nipple is so visible when you look at it carefully.
2. Y-shaped incabloc.
3. The 2 huge gears. Ratchet and Crown Gears has a gradual slope towards the teeth area. (I have to nail this )
4. Yellow FONTS !!! Damn its supposed to be GOLD.
5. Longer Swan Neck Screws
6. The tanned calf strap that came with NOOB...its a gorgeous and comfortable strap but the texture alone is a tell tale sign. Go google the GEN Cashmere Fiddy strap and you will know what i meant.
There are others flaws but i guess they are too minor that i wouldn't need to touch on it.
My 1st step is to engage STRAPDADDY to source for me a GEN Panerai Fiddy strap.
At the perfect moment, Strapdaddy was offering a OEM Panerai 26mm Burgundy Calf Strap :
After doing a bit of research, my watch was finally sent off to mod :
Left (After), Right (Before)
1. Ratchet & Crown Gears rectified
2. Stock replaced with ETA Y-shaped Incabloc
3. Font color changed from Yellow to Gold.
4. Did a polish for the Cannon Pinion to be rounded and mirror shine as per gen.
All except for the longer regulator screw which i did not manage to source for one. But anyway, very satisfied with the overall look. 99.8 % Gen.
Here are some shots took today 31st Dec 2012 :
Another definite keeper of mine PAM 243M v2 with KAIN Heritage Shark Strap :
Definitely the best out of the box PAM rep for all to start with. Flawless piece of jewel.
One final definite keeper of mine : The AP Diver V3.5. Supreme craftmanship over all my PAMs.
Current family shot :
Gen BALL Watch and ROLEX Datejust which i seldom wear as compared to the PAMs and AP !
Thats all folk ! Happy 2013 to everyone. Wishing all good health and wealth !
Got my PAM 127 "Fiddy" in April 12. It came with a relatively good crystal in my own opinion.
I was awe by the craftmanship from Mr Creme De le Creme. I knew that its definitely worth beautifying this baby.
Took it side by side with my Gen Ball Engineer Master II Aviator to show its size. Craftmanship is on par if not higher than the BALL.
In case you wonder how's the lume bewtween a PAM and Ball. Here's a shot of both after 30 mins in darkness.
Though PAM lume doesnt last but the initial lume power is extreme bright and i actually prefer it to BALL. BALL's lume is only visible in pure darkness not even shades.....
Here's a shot of the GEN PAM 127 movement :
And here's Noob PAM 127 :
Life was so good before some experts pointed out the flaws and the more i look at it the more i find those tell tale sign obvious. Damn !
Here are some of the basics :
1. Pointy cannon pinion on the dial. A nipple is so visible when you look at it carefully.
2. Y-shaped incabloc.
3. The 2 huge gears. Ratchet and Crown Gears has a gradual slope towards the teeth area. (I have to nail this )
4. Yellow FONTS !!! Damn its supposed to be GOLD.
5. Longer Swan Neck Screws
6. The tanned calf strap that came with NOOB...its a gorgeous and comfortable strap but the texture alone is a tell tale sign. Go google the GEN Cashmere Fiddy strap and you will know what i meant.
There are others flaws but i guess they are too minor that i wouldn't need to touch on it.
My 1st step is to engage STRAPDADDY to source for me a GEN Panerai Fiddy strap.
At the perfect moment, Strapdaddy was offering a OEM Panerai 26mm Burgundy Calf Strap :
After doing a bit of research, my watch was finally sent off to mod :
Left (After), Right (Before)
1. Ratchet & Crown Gears rectified
2. Stock replaced with ETA Y-shaped Incabloc
3. Font color changed from Yellow to Gold.
4. Did a polish for the Cannon Pinion to be rounded and mirror shine as per gen.
All except for the longer regulator screw which i did not manage to source for one. But anyway, very satisfied with the overall look. 99.8 % Gen.
Here are some shots took today 31st Dec 2012 :
Another definite keeper of mine PAM 243M v2 with KAIN Heritage Shark Strap :
Definitely the best out of the box PAM rep for all to start with. Flawless piece of jewel.
One final definite keeper of mine : The AP Diver V3.5. Supreme craftmanship over all my PAMs.
Current family shot :
Gen BALL Watch and ROLEX Datejust which i seldom wear as compared to the PAMs and AP !
Thats all folk ! Happy 2013 to everyone. Wishing all good health and wealth !
