PAM 499 - White Dialed 1950s PAM

[mysterio]

Just saw this on Angus' website, while looking at the PAM424:

http://puretime-asia.com/product/pam499-q-zf-best-edition-on-black-leather-strap-zp9000/

I've been contemplating a white dialed PAM but for some reason the Luminor Betarrini cased 113/114 wasn't doing it for me. Then I just saw this on Angus website. Wow, and this was just released this year. To be fair, the parts needed for this build weren't too hard to make but pleasantly surprised about the short time frame. The ZP9000 movement at the back would be the only detractor as it is based on the A7750, which comes with the incorrectly placed balance wheel (I can envision a rival factory putting a ST2555 based P9000 with the correct orientation of the inscriptions and it's a very close rep). But otherwise, a great effort by the ZFactory. Comments?

 

[silverclaw]

This looks great! The rep makers are seriously on a roll, manufacturers might have to pay more attention now

cant see any obvious flaws, except that the lume dots on the gen are big and pronounced, while the reps are flatter and less defined.

 

[M.Jules]

pam563 soon for sale

I prefer the 1950 case way much.

I really like the new offerings!!

 

[kilowattore]

Nice watch, but I prefer Luminor case for 44 mm PAMs instead

Inner part of the CG looks too rectangular or is it me?

Btw M.Jules, this would look awesome on your black nubuck ostrich leg

 

[movadont]

I love my wife's 049 and adding a white faced PAM of my own to the Pamily has always been at the back of my mind. The lume dots would eat at me, though. Could the lume dots on this be modified or replaced to bring it closer to the gen?

 

[ALE7575]

This seems a very nice rep.
Glossy and raised dial markers are very nicely made
I don't see the lume dots are so bad. Yes, gen is more semi-spherical but rep are good enough. Few noticeable under the crystal
Polishing and finish of the case are awesome, the same as the best KW manufactures (see KW PAM 359 and 531). Please see in Puretime video, the lugs and lug contours and the case between the inner part of the lugs, really well made
Maybe, as kilo says, inner part of CG seems a bit more squared but the finish of inner edges is really good. Chamfered corners seems good in the pics. Lever tip seems a bit detached form the case (few noticeable)
Good caseback

The movement ZP9000-V2, it is a shame that the false decoration balance cock shape is so different from the gen. As already commented before the inscriptions on bridges are accurate and the thickness is very gen like.
As already commented in PAM 382 fitted with ZP9000-V2 we would need waiting to see if the movement has no problems with a real balance cock really weakened to reduce it to a bar. We will see

If the movement works correctly we will have, at least, a new First Class rep of high level
ALE

 

[TheDonSL]

Looks like V6/KW released their version now.... Which is closer to gen? From the pics on PT, the ZF version looks sharper, the rotar and lettering on KW movement are more bold than ZF, but lettering on case back and buckle looks sharper on ZF VS KW....

Thoughts guys?

 

[carboncopy]

Thinking of getting this as my first white dial Pam... does anyone know if there's a seagull version out there for either factory? Thanks for any input