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Panerai Mods Help Needed

pamfried

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Need to do some stuff to my 187.

Who is the best in providing a good Tritium Colored Lume job(187 is T-Dial) + full servicing?

In terms of quality and reasonable pricing as well.


Thanks in advance for your help guys.
 

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As enzo said if you want to try and mix it up Glow inc it maybe cheaper.

I also offer a natural color which is already the beige color when dried and has the Tritec glow to boot.
 

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enzo said:
Yeah, but I figured I would offer some DIY advice, instead of just shilling a product outright. :)

Tritec products don't look or react like Tritium. I think I am speaking for people in favour of the people who want to modify their 187 more to look like the real thing ... it already comes with non-radioactive looking lume on it, you don't have to pay extra for that look.

The fact that GLOW INC. costs ~$8 an oz. vs ~$40 a gram is not lost on those of us who do modifications for ourselves (and even those that do it as a service. Provide Ziggy the lume and I bet his labour prices are much better!) Tritec comes in a variety of colours, but that doesn't change it's glowing properties and one thing Tritec isn't, is subtle. A GEN PAM187 is a beautiful watch, the Tritium on it glows with a deep, fuzzy glow, like comparing a candle to an electric lamp. It looks warm, radioactive, as unhealthy as a Cuban Cigar instead of veggie nibbles at lunch.

Sometimes it's not a contest of who's brightest wins. Good mods aren't garish or overpowering, they are like the originals, blends of design and concept. Gen Panerai aren't adverts for Lume paint companies. The dial glow is integral, with the rest of the design.

I was not trying to schill sorry for that. I have never had the pleasure of the company of a GEN Panerai yet so I would be a bit lacking in that department and I differ to your expertise in this case.
 

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One could also pm member vaccum...

he does service and lume, and fron what I have seen his

prices are sweet..
 

pamfried

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Thanks Enzo, LWA n Klink!

Thanks Enzo for the in-depth explanation and suggestion to mix the colors! :)

I gotta get someone who is an 'expert' to do the job as i neither have the time nor expertise nor tools NOR experience to do it.....



But nevertheless thanks so much for providing this valuable info. I've got it copied down for future references or if i decide to embark on that route sometime down the road.

But for now the watch has to go to some experienced hands!! :)



Cheers!!
 

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enzo said:
Another thing I have noted on the 187 GENs is their 3F half-capsule shape for the indices. You could very well mould and pour these and then flip and glue the caps to the metal indexes ... Such a process would be very consistent and speed up the over-all dial attention. I have yet to see a rep 187 in hand, yet. But I think the ideas stated are all viable.

Did they get a 187 into Kiwiland?! :lol: But from what you're saying is that the indices on a 187 properly have a raised half-capsule (squared-off 'sausagey') look to 'em. Haven't been fortunate enough yet to see a gen 187 'lit up', either.

You must be good mates w/ the AD!

Oh, and btw, how much GLOW etc did you 'blow', enzo, to determine the right blends :?: :!: :!:
 

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enzo said:
Let's see Vacuum, Ziggy have been mentioned, so FinePics would be a third option for such a service ... actually it's amazing how many options pop up here.

True ... bus last time I checked Ziggy was well backed-up, so I suspect we NEED more options.

I need to PM Vacuum sometime ....
 

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bigbadbrad said:
Did they get a 187 into Kiwiland?! :lol:

...oh yes, and not only 187 mate, Panerai AD in Auckland has had quite a respectable collection on offer for the last 2-3 years now, actually surprisingly big for the country of size of just over 4 million people. :D 8)

cheers,
babola
 

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Klink said:
One could also pm member vaccum...

he does service and lume, and fron what I have seen his

prices are sweet..

Are you third party shilling here? :shock:
 

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enzo said:
Well the original question did ask for service options and so Klink was actually the first concise answer in the thread and since Vacuum is our only current local service guy ...

You're right: I think sometimes we need to treat query posts more like we would an email at work - concise, to the point or, 'answer the bloody question'.

HOWEVER, I also like to learn things, so enzo, please keep up your 'slow' rate of production :D