Hey All,
What are some distinguishing characteristics of a good rep of the pan SS band, specifics please?
Thanks
What are some distinguishing characteristics of a good rep of the pan SS band, specifics please?
Thanks
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SS Band question
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evan said:
Not to sound too disgruntled but the most distinguishing characteristic is weather or not it fits!
If you don't buy the watch with the SS band already fit it then it will probably be about 1mm too short to fit the case properly and the ears on the end links are already thinned down as far as they can be so you will have wasted 60.00 or 70.00 dollars on a fantastic looking piece of shit.
just so you don't think I'm upset over one case and bracelet not fitting, I have 5 cases and one bracelet that won't fit any of them. That tells me the cases are all pretty well made if they all have the same dimensions but the bracelet is just not going to fit properly.
It's a manufacturing decision made to sell more SS bracelets. If they made them to fit properly they would all have to be sized to fit each case precisely.
I'll have to donate the bracelet to the dark side for a great bracelet pass around to see if we can find anybody with a case that it fits 
OldeCrow said:I'll have to donate the bracelet to the dark side for a great bracelet pass around to see if we can find anybody with a case that it fits
It will probably be a good bet that it will fit none of them.
OldeCrow said:I'll have to donate the bracelet to the dark side for a great bracelet pass around to see if we can find anybody with a case that it fits
Sounds like I've got to buy a PAM.
The FIT
I had to do a little work with the needle nose... I have a real 111 and the stops that hold it against the watch were too close and I bent it out just a bit and it looks great, It is a crap shoot. You may get one that works and then you may not.
Good Luck.
I had to do a little work with the needle nose... I have a real 111 and the stops that hold it against the watch were too close and I bent it out just a bit and it looks great, It is a crap shoot. You may get one that works and then you may not.
Good Luck.
Re: The FIT
The rep ss band is 24/24 the gen is 24/22. I had no problem fitting the rep ss to my rep 063.
The rep ss band is 24/24 the gen is 24/22. I had no problem fitting the rep ss to my rep 063.
coincidentaly I got bored this morning and was seriously giving some thought to selling my SS bnad and I thought what the He// I might as well try my luck and see if the ears will bend that far. Sure enough I got my SS band sized to my 196! I doubt that the ears would take any more bending without breaking off but its snug fit and looks good!
So I guess the moral of that story is when in doubt gamble and see if you win. Of course if you break one of the ears off you are so screwed!
So I guess the moral of that story is when in doubt gamble and see if you win. Of course if you break one of the ears off you are so screwed!
Bend...
I did the same thing on my 196, after I bent it to fit on my GEN 111 i pushed it a little futher and it fits great!!!!
I did the same thing on my 196, after I bent it to fit on my GEN 111 i pushed it a little futher and it fits great!!!!
I got this one from andrew about 5 months ago and it has fit every pam I have had so far....go figure?
It was a tough fit on my 196 but I managed to put it on
It was a tough fit on my 196 but I managed to put it on
cwai02
here is a picture of the ears that you will need to bend to take up that 1mm slack.
I bent them down like in the photo with the bracelet installed and then removed one end at a time and bent them ever so slightly untill I had a slug fit with the screw installed.
here is a picture of the ears that you will need to bend to take up that 1mm slack.
I bent them down like in the photo with the bracelet installed and then removed one end at a time and bent them ever so slightly untill I had a slug fit with the screw installed.
Wow! I love the SS band and I just purchased my first Pam from River ( 111) it comes with a leather strap. Silix has a SS bracelet for the Pam.
Came to the Pam index to ask if it would fit the 111 and didn't even have to ask, I guess the answer is " it's a crap shoot, boy, but hell give it a shot! Bend here, push there if it breaks... Damn bad luck! if it fits...NICE WATCH!"
I'll need to buy 2 of the bracelets because I have my eye on another of Rivers Pams ( 199 ) and I HATE the rubber bands (straps).
Pam fever, try not to catch it, it can get expensive!!
Came to the Pam index to ask if it would fit the 111 and didn't even have to ask, I guess the answer is " it's a crap shoot, boy, but hell give it a shot! Bend here, push there if it breaks... Damn bad luck! if it fits...NICE WATCH!"
I'll need to buy 2 of the bracelets because I have my eye on another of Rivers Pams ( 199 ) and I HATE the rubber bands (straps).
Pam fever, try not to catch it, it can get expensive!!