Hi friends, I purchased one of the new VSF PAM 1074 Bronzos…been longing to get one. However this has an Asian P900 movement which has proven to be unreliable and any US watchsmith I’ve contacted doesn’t want to work on it. So I’m thinking what can I replace it with? is there a Gen movement that will swap out without too much hassle?
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PAM movement swap with gen swiss
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How is it unreliable? Just curious a bit. I own this same VSF pam for about 3-months now. Sorry that I do not know where to get a replacement movement. I am happy with the bronzo movement I have.
Extra info since I like Pams and have the same watch...thought I would share.
I have since purchased a Pam1507 Luna Rossa GMT Titanio and won a Pam 1412 (quiet/ keeps very accurate) in last month's raffle. All are pretty accurate. The 1507 is titanium and looks great but super loud. I have also noticed (90% sure) that the crown gasket is missing on the 1507. The lever does not push crown in much at all. I will post my work when open the case back and try to make it more silent and change the crown gasket. Then I will get it pressure tested.
My bronzo has been on waterpark slides and in the ocean (after passing a dry pressure test). And smelled like seaweed for a day too thanks to the bronze. Also, the bezel got stuck after swimming in the ocean. Used dental floss in the gap and cleaned/flossed out some instant patina under the bezel that locked it in place. That ocean patina came off instantly with a brush and dish soap. And it is not the good kind of corrosion either. Prior to that I bathed it twice in baking soda to get that new shine. Not sure if I will continue doing that.
Good luck and hope any extra words here helped. I love the watch. It's seen the most wrist time.
Later,
Own 3 Pams
Fake Platona (Clean) 116506 - I like this one. Very accurate timekeeping
Ingenieur V6 aqua/teal dial (dial not as vibrant as gen sadly and bracelet not nearly gen quality)
G-Shock
Extra info since I like Pams and have the same watch...thought I would share.
I have since purchased a Pam1507 Luna Rossa GMT Titanio and won a Pam 1412 (quiet/ keeps very accurate) in last month's raffle. All are pretty accurate. The 1507 is titanium and looks great but super loud. I have also noticed (90% sure) that the crown gasket is missing on the 1507. The lever does not push crown in much at all. I will post my work when open the case back and try to make it more silent and change the crown gasket. Then I will get it pressure tested.
My bronzo has been on waterpark slides and in the ocean (after passing a dry pressure test). And smelled like seaweed for a day too thanks to the bronze. Also, the bezel got stuck after swimming in the ocean. Used dental floss in the gap and cleaned/flossed out some instant patina under the bezel that locked it in place. That ocean patina came off instantly with a brush and dish soap. And it is not the good kind of corrosion either. Prior to that I bathed it twice in baking soda to get that new shine. Not sure if I will continue doing that.
Good luck and hope any extra words here helped. I love the watch. It's seen the most wrist time.
Later,
Own 3 Pams
Fake Platona (Clean) 116506 - I like this one. Very accurate timekeeping
Ingenieur V6 aqua/teal dial (dial not as vibrant as gen sadly and bracelet not nearly gen quality)
G-Shock
