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Pan Marina 40mm?

crick

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lasaint_1 said:
Alright, I had this in mind for my lady.


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Where can I get something like this? I notice that you can buy custom straps but the straps cost as much (if not more) than the actual rep. No?

i really like that one. you should get her that :)
 

lasaint_1

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crick said:
lasaint_1 said:
Alright, I had this in mind for my lady.


pod239.jpg


Where can I get something like this? I notice that you can buy custom straps but the straps cost as much (if not more) than the actual rep. No?

i really like that one. you should get her that :)

Thanks, crick. Yeah, that caught my eye and could imagine what it would look on my lady. I also saw the pic of Heidi Klum wearing the black dial which was also gorgeous. From the other forum(RWG) there was a member who show a pic of her fiance/wife with a nice black dial on a blue strap -- if you could get past looking at the 2 large milk shakes. :lol:

Has anybody attempted to see if this rep is H20 resistant? Say for instance, she washes her hand, will the rep fall apart??? hehe!

Whew... decisions, decisions.
 

lasaint_1

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crick said:
lasaint_1 said:
How accurate is this Marina Auto 40mm (7750 Movement) from King?? Is there any quality difference between white dial vs. black dial? If I get this one, I will get a blue strap. Not sure white or black dial.

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king is good, but his response time is slow because of timezone and language barrier. The only difference between the whtie dial vs black dial is the Dial. as i mentioned before, the datefont is the giveaway, that's all, otherwise it's highly accurate. Are you planning on going to those Panerai get togethers? if not, then no worries.

I feel that the 40 mm pams that king, josh, andrew and Eddie lee offer are all ( or in the least feel ) the same :? maybe josh has a slight AR coating, but that's it.

as for the watch straps: you're paying for a genuine watch strap, hence the expensive price. Good leather, good material. 140 plus the RWI discount and it becomes a nice price for a good leather strap.

I had the unfortunate misgivings of trying on a reallll panerai, and their alligator strap spoiled me. the POS strap that comes with the pannie is not worth mentioning so i bought a gen strap that all the panerai afficianodos go for.

What is your significant's others preference? white dial or black dial? i see women wearing both white and black and they both look great. Your choice of a blue strap? Great choice. maybe buy that pink hi-quality afterwards :)

since youve been asking a lot about accuracy, one thing to note is the lume. if you get white dial, the lume markers are smaller, so less of a giveaway. the lume on both is only ok - would need to relume them and that's an extra service :( X-mas is coming! good luck with it all :) she'll love it!

make sure you tell her after she gets her watch "You look like heidi klum!"

ps: the asian auto 7750 is loud. when i hug my g/f, all she hears is the spinning rotor in my watch :D


Thanks, for the comments my friend.

Well, looks like I will be having a difficult choice to make.
 

crick

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LOL i saw that post over at RWG as well too. hot stuff!

i like em both too, but that blue strap on white looks really good. brightens up the watch some. is that a pic of a gen? must be! see? reps are hard to tell now a days :)

Dealers tell me that it's water resistant, good for showering/swimming - not good for diving... i wash dishes and i dont midn a splash or two but not swimming, and to be honest: a) they're not tested for water proofness, b) they're reps, c) i wouldn't take a leather strpa into the water :)

i think if you do a forum search, you'll find simliar answers.
 

nfs060

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I love the 40mm Pam with the white dial for a lady. It looks real hot with the Blue gator.