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PAM388 from King Factory. Looking for opinions

Rodraid

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does anybody knows this king factory?

on my facebook page i see it all the time
What I found on King factory is they appear to make more Rolex reps than others and are ok with those. I couldn't find much on them making Panerai but I'm happy with the one I have. Granted it isn't 1:1 with the rep, quite far from it but I still like it.

So far the watch is great. About 2 seconds off per day.

@brahmabull - sorry I didn't see your question, yes I did purchase.

Rod
 

brahmabull

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based on what I’ve read, VSF is the gold standard for Panerai reps. Noob is also good if you can find them. HWF and King are lesser in accuracy to gen however, well made from what I understand.
 

KOT1917

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Hello.
King is the weakest factory Panerai has made without even having a name. At some time, when all the PAM factories were closed, I tried to cover some of their models, which seemed half-decent to me, but more often than not no one was interested. From what I saw, they began to at least make models a little unique, and not make everything, and fantasy, and models with mixed parts, as before, but my opinion is that if they cost $ 100-150 like before, I would see the point in this, but they are clearly trying to take more, which, in my conservative opinion, they do not deserve.
Still, even using the cheapest movt., you can design your own DW for this model, if it is titanium, do not make it from steel, and if it has a sunbrust dial, do not make it matte, and then it will be a product. In the meantime, either a toy, or an opportunity to test the form factor for minimal money, or a product for users with minimal discernment. I believe that each product finds its consumer, but in the current price ranges and quality, their advantages are debatable for me.
 
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m5750

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Thanks for sharing, didn't see it. A modest set of information, but you can’t argue with it (Regarding Panerai).
I try to tread lightly when providing information and making sure it's valid, being that I'm not an expert by any means.