PAM 000 and PAM 005 are voluntarily removed from the list by myself
It is a “technical taste†matter
We all liked sausage dials many time ago, but nowadays the level of current reps is very high and we knows now much more about the flaws than some years ago. The more I study the structure of reps sausage dials the less I like them. It is not a matter of fonts or thickness inaccuracies, although it is existent some times, but a matter of lume structure
As above said the main problem of REP sausage dials is not font accuracy, is the own structure of application of the lume material
Rep makers are using, from the beginning, a completely different structure of lume material application. Therefore rep sausage dials can be never accurate.
Gen sausage dial is not at all sausage shaped: the dial surface has a deep cavity with upper edges clearly rounded and the lume material is applied filling that cavity, but the lume material remains always flat and a bit under the dial surface.
Rep sausage dial has a less deep cavity with less evident rounded upper edges and the lume material is applied raising the dial surface and with a clear "sausage" shape. More or less like showed in below pic.
Below pics, show clearly all above said. See the important differences (GEN I don't remember the source, REP is from Bozz)
Some time ago I liked rep PAM sausage dials, nowadays, after studying a little the matter I'm more and more disappointed by them. Indeed I never recommend these Super reps like 005 and 000 due to this inaccurate structure of the lume. But this is a taste matter as always. PAM 390 and PAM Boutique (417, 416....) are almost the same, but, although they have similar flaws, the sausage is a bit flatter for some reason, sausage is less evident, and these watches have other attractions like coloured lume, PIG logo, coloured dial..etc... you are no focussing the attraction in the lume. See the fantastic pics by Klockis in our review made in cooperation for PAM Boutique:
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/pcteam-pam-boutique-145665?t=145665
you can realize in lume structure Section that the lume application is not exact as gen but is better than in PAM 000 and PAM 005 above showed.
I prefer a flaw in the movement better than a flaw in the dial (we are accepting everyday very inaccurate decorated movements). I repeat this is a taste matter .
But I respect all opinions and many sausage reps are indeed awesome
Above said is just my thoughts
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