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Some questions about my new PAM1316

vegetaleb

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Hello

I finally bought a PAM1316 "king" edition from a local seller hand to hand.

The watch itself is a nice replica, I would have liked the blue to be slightly darker but it's close enough.

My questions are:

-How many rotations should I do to fully recharge it? I tried 20 rotations yesterday at 6pm and kept the watch untouched, this morning at 9am it stopped. Is this normal for a Chinese movement? Or it's a defect? Or should I rotate more the crown?

-The seller claimed it has a sapphire crystal but I don't think it has an AR coating (no blue hue on reflected lights) , is this normal?

-It came with a stainless bracelet but I intend to replace it with a leather one, besides the dark blue strap, which one do you recommend to give this watch all its beauty?
 

APjumbo

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Asian movements don't always have the best power reserve. I wouldn't consider it a defect.
Pretty sure 40 winds is common for most watches.
Not sure if that means 40 full turns of the crown, as when I wind a watch my thumb probably only spins it 3/4 of the way around.
Just give it a bunch more winds and enjoy it.

As far as I know, good quality AR should be as close to colorless as possible.

For straps, I personally don't love blue/black combos but I do think a dark red/brown goes good with blue, as well as a khaki/tan color
khaki/tan in a canvas strap might look nice.
Blue leather seems like a great choice too.

Seems like a good time for you to share a pic.
 
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vegetaleb

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Thank you
Indeed it needed more rotations, I did 55 yesterday at 6pm and it's still running until now more than 24h on a table
I will check the straps thanks
Personally I don't like metal bracelet and I wanted a Pam1313 but hey this watch showed up for a good price and I can put a leather or mesh strap anytime.

 
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vegetaleb

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Full test of power reserve gave me 36h total which is as good as a Seiko 5 sport !!
Pretty good
Tomorrow I will try the only spare leather strap I have for panerai which is black while waiting for the seller to bring other ones.
I feel the watch is a Pam1313 but he swapped the leather strap that came with it with another one, I have found the label that was attached to the metal bracelet and it's for a Radiomir Pam0618