I don't know why the PAM382 from VSF V2 is not considered a super rep, the pearl of my watch seems just as white as the gen. Also the bronze seems to patina like gen too.
Even so it's a great piece, mine is with my local watchsmith right now, it had some rattling noise coming from the rotor. He said that the movement is really well made, but it was bone dry and dirty... he is also changing the gaskets to make the wach waterproof, they are really poor quality and have not been greased. So i advise that if you wan't to keep it working for a long, take it for a service.