Ok.
So here is what I am trying to build. I spotted it in all its glory in a for sale add on Timezone. It is one of the few L SWISS MADE L I have seen for sale with really good pics to compare to and use as a pattern for building a rep.:
And I had an excellet transaction with Golfbum and got this as a base to start with:
The watch has the rare and correct 2893 GMT movment and Ziggy lume (it glows very nice and keeps DAMN good time) so a HUGE step towards teh most accurate rep possible is already made.
Problems straight off to tackle now:
1. hard to see in the pics from Golfbum, but the Crowngard is some how bent and flattend.......not much but enough to make the CG not symetrical. And most of all, it is bent enough to bug me and to have all of you comment when it is blown up to 50x size on your screen. the CG screws are also marred a good bit too.
solution - spend a sh*tload of time with 1000 and then 2000 grit sandpaper and doing a WHOLE lot of eyeballin'.
2. Crowngaurd lever sucks over all. it is way too far from case and not flush with CG and not finished well and etc. etc. etc.
solution - same as before, sand a bit....eyeball it, sand a bit more......eyeball it, again and again until I like it.
3. The crown......well .........JUST LOOK AT IT! It is terrible and looks NOTHING like the gen in the TimeZone add.
solution - change the damn thing is the ONLY solution
4. The datefont is way too thin and wrong shape
solution - change the date wheel. I am jsut waiting on Lello at this point so this will be done when it comes in.
The watch is also in need of just overall sanding a polishing to get rid of normal panerai everyday wear and tear. i.e. scredriver marks, little dings, and what happens when you wear a watch. And I am sure the CG will get a little more attention too.
So, the progress so far looks like this.
Thoughts?
I know some people may not think so, but to MY EYE the cyclops is the CORRECT size for this particular watch. When I made some rough comparison measurments from the pics, it was confirmed in my opinion.
I will also contend that once the date wheel is changed, and I get through making the case up to my standards finish wise (removing ALL machine marks from lugs and between lugs etc) that the serial number may be the only way to know this is a fake.
So until the datewheel get squared away and I can find a local watchsmith to install it..........i am looking for a PAM027 Power reserve with the proper movement so if you know the location of one, hook a brutha up with the knowledge!
So here is what I am trying to build. I spotted it in all its glory in a for sale add on Timezone. It is one of the few L SWISS MADE L I have seen for sale with really good pics to compare to and use as a pattern for building a rep.:
And I had an excellet transaction with Golfbum and got this as a base to start with:
The watch has the rare and correct 2893 GMT movment and Ziggy lume (it glows very nice and keeps DAMN good time) so a HUGE step towards teh most accurate rep possible is already made.
Problems straight off to tackle now:
1. hard to see in the pics from Golfbum, but the Crowngard is some how bent and flattend.......not much but enough to make the CG not symetrical. And most of all, it is bent enough to bug me and to have all of you comment when it is blown up to 50x size on your screen. the CG screws are also marred a good bit too.
solution - spend a sh*tload of time with 1000 and then 2000 grit sandpaper and doing a WHOLE lot of eyeballin'.
2. Crowngaurd lever sucks over all. it is way too far from case and not flush with CG and not finished well and etc. etc. etc.
solution - same as before, sand a bit....eyeball it, sand a bit more......eyeball it, again and again until I like it.
3. The crown......well .........JUST LOOK AT IT! It is terrible and looks NOTHING like the gen in the TimeZone add.
solution - change the damn thing is the ONLY solution
4. The datefont is way too thin and wrong shape
solution - change the date wheel. I am jsut waiting on Lello at this point so this will be done when it comes in.
The watch is also in need of just overall sanding a polishing to get rid of normal panerai everyday wear and tear. i.e. scredriver marks, little dings, and what happens when you wear a watch. And I am sure the CG will get a little more attention too.
So, the progress so far looks like this.
Thoughts?
I know some people may not think so, but to MY EYE the cyclops is the CORRECT size for this particular watch. When I made some rough comparison measurments from the pics, it was confirmed in my opinion.
I will also contend that once the date wheel is changed, and I get through making the case up to my standards finish wise (removing ALL machine marks from lugs and between lugs etc) that the serial number may be the only way to know this is a fake.
So until the datewheel get squared away and I can find a local watchsmith to install it..........i am looking for a PAM027 Power reserve with the proper movement so if you know the location of one, hook a brutha up with the knowledge!
