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Hello everyone, this is Steve, I'm back.
We have done a lot of comparison posts since last year, most of them are about Rolex models. This time, we finally came to my favorite tough guy style brand - Panerai.
There are many models of Panerai, so I had to choose PAM1314 as the protagonist of this comparison according to my personal preference. Although it is also a large-sized watch with a diameter of 44 mm, I think the overall feeling of wearing 1314 is not particularly rough. The white dial adds a touch of softness to it, making it both tough-guy and elegant. To use a Chinese idiom to describe it, it can be described as "hardness and softness".
Well, it seems to be a bit off topic, let’s cut the crap and get started!
Flat View
By the way, there is a black rubber strap gave away with the watch from VSF, while TTF does not come with a extra rubber strap.
Front View
photos under lights
We could see clearly that the dial color of GEN is pure white, while VSF is slightly yellowish milky white, and the graininess of TTF dial is too obvious, which can be clearly distinguished by naked eyes. Therefore, relatively speaking, VSF is better, although there is a certain color difference, it is within the acceptable range.
Bezel View
For the overall bezel shape and edge chamfered treatment, both VSF and TTF factories have handled them very well, basically no difference from GEN.
View of the corner position of the case
In terms of the polishing of brushed lines of the case, both factories’ performance are still very good, their polishing is very delicate. In addition, we can notice that the section edge of the GEN case is not very smooth (the side lines looks a bit sharp), TTF is the same, fortunately, it does not scratch your hands when you touch. Instead, VSF polished very smooth in this part.
Crystal Side View
From the side level of crystal, TTF and GEN are the same. VSF is slightly different, mainly in the narrower thickness of the upper chamfered edge.
Dial Stick and Digitals View
As a classic feature design of Panerai, the skeleton dial scale does look very individual.For the number’s shape, there is no big problem of VSF and TTF. If you zoom in on the picture, there are slight flaws on the edges in some position, but the edges of GEN are not very smooth as well.
In addition, there is a small issue with VSF, the side section can be clearly seen when looking at the numbers from the front, but it is not noticeable under naked eye observation.
For the color of luminous fill, both factories are different with GEN, The grey of VSF is lighter, while the grey of TTF is darker.
Subdial View
The second hand of GEN uses a solid central axle, while VSF and TTF are skeleton. In addition, we can notice that at the tip of the second hand, both factories are flat, which is called scissors hand in our country.
Relatively speaking, in terms of the stick treatment of the small second dial, the flatness of VSF is better.
We have done a lot of comparison posts since last year, most of them are about Rolex models. This time, we finally came to my favorite tough guy style brand - Panerai.
There are many models of Panerai, so I had to choose PAM1314 as the protagonist of this comparison according to my personal preference. Although it is also a large-sized watch with a diameter of 44 mm, I think the overall feeling of wearing 1314 is not particularly rough. The white dial adds a touch of softness to it, making it both tough-guy and elegant. To use a Chinese idiom to describe it, it can be described as "hardness and softness".
Well, it seems to be a bit off topic, let’s cut the crap and get started!
Flat View
By the way, there is a black rubber strap gave away with the watch from VSF, while TTF does not come with a extra rubber strap.
Front View
photos under lights
We could see clearly that the dial color of GEN is pure white, while VSF is slightly yellowish milky white, and the graininess of TTF dial is too obvious, which can be clearly distinguished by naked eyes. Therefore, relatively speaking, VSF is better, although there is a certain color difference, it is within the acceptable range.
Bezel View
For the overall bezel shape and edge chamfered treatment, both VSF and TTF factories have handled them very well, basically no difference from GEN.
View of the corner position of the case
In terms of the polishing of brushed lines of the case, both factories’ performance are still very good, their polishing is very delicate. In addition, we can notice that the section edge of the GEN case is not very smooth (the side lines looks a bit sharp), TTF is the same, fortunately, it does not scratch your hands when you touch. Instead, VSF polished very smooth in this part.
Crystal Side View
From the side level of crystal, TTF and GEN are the same. VSF is slightly different, mainly in the narrower thickness of the upper chamfered edge.
Dial Stick and Digitals View
As a classic feature design of Panerai, the skeleton dial scale does look very individual.For the number’s shape, there is no big problem of VSF and TTF. If you zoom in on the picture, there are slight flaws on the edges in some position, but the edges of GEN are not very smooth as well.
In addition, there is a small issue with VSF, the side section can be clearly seen when looking at the numbers from the front, but it is not noticeable under naked eye observation.
For the color of luminous fill, both factories are different with GEN, The grey of VSF is lighter, while the grey of TTF is darker.
Subdial View
The second hand of GEN uses a solid central axle, while VSF and TTF are skeleton. In addition, we can notice that at the tip of the second hand, both factories are flat, which is called scissors hand in our country.
Relatively speaking, in terms of the stick treatment of the small second dial, the flatness of VSF is better.
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