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{*PCTeam*} STORM LE custom PAM prototype is complete

marlin2284

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Hi everyone,

Some months back I was approached by one of the forum members to build a series of watches for him and some of his friends. After quite a bit of collaboration between all the parties involved we have come to the prototype stage.

The watch started off as a PAM 375N, I bead blasted the brown PVD/DLC coating off and left it with the bead bast finish. I put in one of my all Asian movements in it with the ETA markings and put on some custom engraving on the case between the lugs with the series name on one side and the XXX/007 on the other. It's the first prototype so some changes will be made to the next watch.

Did notice I screwed up the paperwork it is suppose to say "LIMITED EDITION" not SPECIAL EDITION, my bad easy fix.

Please feel free to comment and let me know your thoughts..















The engraving work, still looking into different techniques to use to get the engraving deeper. The engraving turned out to be a great deal harder than I expected it to be specially on a curved suface, but will continue to perfect it.






My all Asian movement, everything you see are Asian parts moded to look gen. If you look closely under the balance wheel you can see the ETA markings I have that engraving perfected.









Thanks for looking........
 

farquar

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Great work but im confused about all the paperwork :) not sure if thats necessary really for a fake but beautiful watch nonetheless.
 

numero2

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Great work here and beautiful watch even i'm not a fanboy of PVD/DLC coating.

Thanks for sharing.
 

ShiroTenshi

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Great stuff, just hate the short swan neck screw on all these asian movement.
 

ALE7575

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This is a very nice job marlin
Really beautiful and interesting watch.
Well done the Incabloc mod and the shape of SN spring
Nice mods in wheels and gears

Congrats
ALE

NOTE and suggestion:
Next time, I would like you try to make curve shaped the part of the SN spring close to the case, in order to get it parallel to the case profil like gen (and H maker spring). This would be a new step to the gen SN spring and never made in replica mods.

 

frigpig

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Very interesting. Nice job indeed. ;)
 

goin6633

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Looks good!
I got no idea what special works I can do on it now, will get my 375 next week.

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nlnlnlnene

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ALE I think you would have to start with an H-maker swan neck or an ETA swan neck to shape it correctly.
The Noob fac swan neck is shaped in a weird way around the screws and it's already too close to the screw.

This is a very nice job marlin
Really beautiful and interesting watch.
Well done the Incabloc mod and the shape of SN spring
Nice mods in wheels and gears

Congrats
ALE

NOTE and suggestion:
Next time, I would like you try to make curve shaped the part of the SN spring close to the case, in order to get it parallel to the case profil like gen (and H maker spring). This would be a new step to the gen SN spring and never made in replica mods.