I actually posted this in seraphe thread but I hope to start a new post so that our fellow members who are deciding between the asian 21J or A7750 PAM092 can know where are the flaws if compared to the gen and also the what difference to expect between the 2 available reps.
Here goes...
There are mainly 2 version of PAM092 available from our dealers. Version 1 with Asian 21J and the Ultimate version with A7750 or A7750b1
Compared to the version 1 with the wrong date font (I have one), the rep factory has done quite a bit of improvements on the ultimate version
Plus points are
- Cyclop mag power is good
- Date font is correct
- AR is satisfying
- Thick crown
- Lume is fairly satisfying (find out why in bad points below)
- Rubber strap is good and feel comfortable when you wear it
- As usual, the deployant is well copied and close tight
- I think the thickness for the ultimate version is correct as compared to the previous batch which is slightly thinner (by 2mm)
Bad points goes for
- Crown guard lever is too "square" at the tip
- Flimsy bezel (feel too light and very loose) unlike the previous batch which is tight when you rotate it
- The lume on the hour markers are not filled up probably. Some too little and some are ok. Previous batch are alot better as the lume is evenly filled on each hour marker.
- The font for the letter "C" engraved on the caseback is a dead giveaway. Same goes for the previous batch
- The production number and BB number are placed incorrectly (they are however arranged correctly on version 1 but the production number eg. GXXX/500 is still missing - another dead giveaway)
One thing to take note. I notice that the cyclop quality differ from one watch to another. Meaning to say the although it magnify the date font display but some poor cyclop tends to "over-stretch" the date dislay making it look abit distorted. Mine as you can see is very good. The date is well display and stay within the cyclop not “over stretchâ€
Here goes...
There are mainly 2 version of PAM092 available from our dealers. Version 1 with Asian 21J and the Ultimate version with A7750 or A7750b1
Compared to the version 1 with the wrong date font (I have one), the rep factory has done quite a bit of improvements on the ultimate version
Plus points are
- Cyclop mag power is good
- Date font is correct
- AR is satisfying
- Thick crown
- Lume is fairly satisfying (find out why in bad points below)
- Rubber strap is good and feel comfortable when you wear it
- As usual, the deployant is well copied and close tight
- I think the thickness for the ultimate version is correct as compared to the previous batch which is slightly thinner (by 2mm)
Bad points goes for
- Crown guard lever is too "square" at the tip
- Flimsy bezel (feel too light and very loose) unlike the previous batch which is tight when you rotate it
- The lume on the hour markers are not filled up probably. Some too little and some are ok. Previous batch are alot better as the lume is evenly filled on each hour marker.
- The font for the letter "C" engraved on the caseback is a dead giveaway. Same goes for the previous batch
- The production number and BB number are placed incorrectly (they are however arranged correctly on version 1 but the production number eg. GXXX/500 is still missing - another dead giveaway)
One thing to take note. I notice that the cyclop quality differ from one watch to another. Meaning to say the although it magnify the date font display but some poor cyclop tends to "over-stretch" the date dislay making it look abit distorted. Mine as you can see is very good. The date is well display and stay within the cyclop not “over stretchâ€