PAM 425 Super Clone - Quick review and PIC HEAVY
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
-Leonardo da Vinci
Good evening team,
Rediscovered my photo bucket account. Simple review to follow! Teaser shot...yes,, in SAPPHIRE. *Note: Credit to Kilowatorre for the review template, hope you don't mind brother; prefer the simple and sweet, pics vs text anyday. Didn't have the right lense today, so just iPhone 5S pics today, guys...
Model: PAM 425 Super Clone
Maker: Whoever the SC maker is
Movement: Super Clone 3 day
Dealer: M2M
As a PAM Gen owner since '04, I've owned plenty of Gens and was over the moon this was piece was being Super repped. Forgive me, I'll start by saying I'll leave the Gen comparison pictures to the experts and this post will be limited to the pictures of the reps and my thoughts, I hope it helps for those curious.
The strap is from an unknown maker, in fact, if anyone can help identify, that'd be a huge help for me since it is my absolute favorite strap at the moment; thick and quality, just like I like them; and I've seen a few. (Not a Kostas),, I digress...
Case set: 47mm Stainless steel Radiomir case is executed extremely well and I did visit a Tourneau to see the Gen again the other day. This case set is quality especially around the bezel. T
Crystal: This is the Sapphire version (Unsure why an SC would be produced with a mineral crystal) which tips the price into the low 500's which puts it at the more expensive side of the spectrum.
Strap: I didn't bother to post; cheap Asso strap and the buckle quality seems to be of normal rep quality
Crown: Execution was done well, albeit the Gen will be ever so slightly crisper. The caseback is made of Sapphire (phew) and impressive with a gen like feel on the wrist and in the hand. The crown screws in solidly and looks to be the same as the OEM. I cannot comment on any notches,, bottom line, this is a non issue from the wrist perspective.
Dial: Spot on in Color and dial texture in my opinion. The Torpedo looks fine to me , but there may be a slight difference from the Gen, however, I couldn't tell from cursory inspection, maybe someone else could chime in here. The lume color is fantastic, and the text cutouts crisp and accurate. If I were nitpicking, I'd say , although matte, the paint in the Gen seemed to be flatter or more matte than the rep or the Gen cutouts slightly deeper; again, this is for the OCD. The hand hands are clean, crisp and of the right dimesions; the edges appear to be slightly rounded, although, this is probably cleaner on the gen. The torpedo appears to be done well, but again, I'm sure it's executed to perfection in the Gen; definitely not noticeable on the wrist. There is an engraving on the inside of the rehaute S.L.C. that is accurate to Gen and done well, failed to get a good pic and so it wasn't included. L SWISS L at the 6 o'clock position appears to be good as well.
Lume: Lume is good, and glows well and at the right shade. I have not seen the Gen light up yet.
Crystal: The Gen is outfitted with Sapphire; unsure of the Gen AR. The shape is great and it domes ever so slightly. It is a quality sapphire, but I'll say the Gen is slightly clearly or potentially even thinner. The AR is a slight faint blue I failed to capture and only seen in certain angles. If it were up to me I'd have no AR, and cannot attest to the Gen.
Casback and Movement: Caseback is done well with good and accurate engravings; the crystal is sapphire and overall has a convincing feel off of the wrist. I've seen Gens and reps and this new SC movement is a great step forward; definitely would have no problem showing to most of the population, including 'ristis; trust me,, I've met a lot of them all of the world. The winding action of the movement is tough on my piece; fairly resistant and doesn't go for more than 48 hrs at the moment; I'm happy with it; and the resistance is becoming less and less, maybe break in? Non issue for me as long as ticks for over 40 hrs and so far keeping good time.
Overall impression: RECOMMEND - This feels Gen on the wrist. One of the improvements in the rep game seems to be accuracy in dimension and for the Rads, a big tell a while back was wire lug distance from the case; small detail, but this one looks to be spot on; closer than farther away from the case.
This aftermarket strap definitely pulls the package together with its thickness in at the lug side (LOVE THIS; to all strapmakers pay attention!); and definitely recommend the chunky ones if you got 'em.
I might improve torpedo cutout and consider a different AR if it were up to me, but they aren't deal breakers in my opinion, just wants/wishes. Hope this helps, if anyone has questions, please PM me, happy to help. Thanks to the MODS and Forum contributors as always; we're all busy, but you bring immense value to this game. I'm impressed with this site and have recently started coming back into it.
I will admit, being pretty fanatical about gen PAMS and now reps just adds to the overall enjoyment of the hobby, bar the "good or bad / right or wrong" perspective,, this is barrels of fun. Kudos to the factories and all of the TDs active on the site; mucho appreciation there U BET,, ^^v (lol) Hope this helped...now on to Q&A...
...and a BONUS LUME shot of my 372 NOOB...for my people that stay to the end of the movie credits^^V
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
-Leonardo da Vinci
Good evening team,
Rediscovered my photo bucket account. Simple review to follow! Teaser shot...yes,, in SAPPHIRE. *Note: Credit to Kilowatorre for the review template, hope you don't mind brother; prefer the simple and sweet, pics vs text anyday. Didn't have the right lense today, so just iPhone 5S pics today, guys...
Model: PAM 425 Super Clone
Maker: Whoever the SC maker is
Movement: Super Clone 3 day
Dealer: M2M
As a PAM Gen owner since '04, I've owned plenty of Gens and was over the moon this was piece was being Super repped. Forgive me, I'll start by saying I'll leave the Gen comparison pictures to the experts and this post will be limited to the pictures of the reps and my thoughts, I hope it helps for those curious.
The strap is from an unknown maker, in fact, if anyone can help identify, that'd be a huge help for me since it is my absolute favorite strap at the moment; thick and quality, just like I like them; and I've seen a few. (Not a Kostas),, I digress...
Case set: 47mm Stainless steel Radiomir case is executed extremely well and I did visit a Tourneau to see the Gen again the other day. This case set is quality especially around the bezel. T
Crystal: This is the Sapphire version (Unsure why an SC would be produced with a mineral crystal) which tips the price into the low 500's which puts it at the more expensive side of the spectrum.
Strap: I didn't bother to post; cheap Asso strap and the buckle quality seems to be of normal rep quality
Crown: Execution was done well, albeit the Gen will be ever so slightly crisper. The caseback is made of Sapphire (phew) and impressive with a gen like feel on the wrist and in the hand. The crown screws in solidly and looks to be the same as the OEM. I cannot comment on any notches,, bottom line, this is a non issue from the wrist perspective.
Dial: Spot on in Color and dial texture in my opinion. The Torpedo looks fine to me , but there may be a slight difference from the Gen, however, I couldn't tell from cursory inspection, maybe someone else could chime in here. The lume color is fantastic, and the text cutouts crisp and accurate. If I were nitpicking, I'd say , although matte, the paint in the Gen seemed to be flatter or more matte than the rep or the Gen cutouts slightly deeper; again, this is for the OCD. The hand hands are clean, crisp and of the right dimesions; the edges appear to be slightly rounded, although, this is probably cleaner on the gen. The torpedo appears to be done well, but again, I'm sure it's executed to perfection in the Gen; definitely not noticeable on the wrist. There is an engraving on the inside of the rehaute S.L.C. that is accurate to Gen and done well, failed to get a good pic and so it wasn't included. L SWISS L at the 6 o'clock position appears to be good as well.
Lume: Lume is good, and glows well and at the right shade. I have not seen the Gen light up yet.
Crystal: The Gen is outfitted with Sapphire; unsure of the Gen AR. The shape is great and it domes ever so slightly. It is a quality sapphire, but I'll say the Gen is slightly clearly or potentially even thinner. The AR is a slight faint blue I failed to capture and only seen in certain angles. If it were up to me I'd have no AR, and cannot attest to the Gen.
Casback and Movement: Caseback is done well with good and accurate engravings; the crystal is sapphire and overall has a convincing feel off of the wrist. I've seen Gens and reps and this new SC movement is a great step forward; definitely would have no problem showing to most of the population, including 'ristis; trust me,, I've met a lot of them all of the world. The winding action of the movement is tough on my piece; fairly resistant and doesn't go for more than 48 hrs at the moment; I'm happy with it; and the resistance is becoming less and less, maybe break in? Non issue for me as long as ticks for over 40 hrs and so far keeping good time.
Overall impression: RECOMMEND - This feels Gen on the wrist. One of the improvements in the rep game seems to be accuracy in dimension and for the Rads, a big tell a while back was wire lug distance from the case; small detail, but this one looks to be spot on; closer than farther away from the case.
This aftermarket strap definitely pulls the package together with its thickness in at the lug side (LOVE THIS; to all strapmakers pay attention!); and definitely recommend the chunky ones if you got 'em.
I might improve torpedo cutout and consider a different AR if it were up to me, but they aren't deal breakers in my opinion, just wants/wishes. Hope this helps, if anyone has questions, please PM me, happy to help. Thanks to the MODS and Forum contributors as always; we're all busy, but you bring immense value to this game. I'm impressed with this site and have recently started coming back into it.
I will admit, being pretty fanatical about gen PAMS and now reps just adds to the overall enjoyment of the hobby, bar the "good or bad / right or wrong" perspective,, this is barrels of fun. Kudos to the factories and all of the TDs active on the site; mucho appreciation there U BET,, ^^v (lol) Hope this helped...now on to Q&A...
...and a BONUS LUME shot of my 372 NOOB...for my people that stay to the end of the movie credits^^V
