The wait is over. I finally got one!

[slaughterer62]

I just read that it says on the back plate: "Manufactured by the noob factory for Panerai. Special RWI member edition."
Joking aside, enjoy your gen, and give us a review.

 

[n0ble]

Very nice watch!

Is there a recent rep of this?

Would really like a white face Pam.

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[slaughterer62]

There are NO good white dial PAM reps in existence. That is why this poor administrator was forced to buy a gen.

 

[n0ble]

Oh :-(

I think I could possibly get forced the same way.

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[ALE7575]

Why are you saying it is a gen?
Why the crown is "fat"?
Why the slots of the wheel screws are not well finished? It seems in the low resolution pic
Please better macro pics of Swan Neck spring and screw and Incabloc shape. There are some rep smell there

Dial looks good, and bezel has the middle edge like a gen. A good Franken?
Anyway congrats !

ALE

 

[frigpig]

Why are you saying it is a gen?
Why the crown is "fat"?
Why the slots of the wheel screws are not well finished? It seems in the low resolution pic
Please better macro pics of Swan Neck spring and screw and Incabloc shape. There are some rep smell there

Dial looks good, and bezel has the middle edge like a gen. A good Franken?
Anyway congrats !

ALE

I've been waiting for Ale to speak!

The credit goes to wolf for spotting this as a Noob well before anyone else.

See, people, this is why the PCTeam is so important. We can see things that most can't. Guys like Ale have forgotten more about Pam's than most will ever know.

I never said this was a Gen, I just didn't say it wasn't.

The dial does look good doesn't it? This is a 112 Noob with the incabloc mod from Angus's watch smith. Custom xxx/500 114 case back and a awesome replica dial. I also installed a longer swan neck screw.

This is the best 114 I have ever seen.....and it's mine. (I'm doing a Doctor Evil laugh right now) :lol:

I documented the build for a tutorial I will put together sometime before Feb.

Thanks for all the kind words, but with replicas of this quality for around $400 and a few hours of labour, I would NEVER buy a Gen historic Panerai.

 

[ALE7575]

LOL Frig
Just brilliant !!
Awesome job of replication
Congrats !!
Now you need a Swan Neck spring modification. I will send you the Modd Guide. Or better wait for my thread about Last Steps to the gen.

Congrats Rwolf you were more daring... and faster.

As Frig says the PCTeam is very important and I'm proud of it.

Thanks Frig for this interesting and even fun post !

ALE

 

[AP_VC]

A gen? Yes, a Noob original... :facepalm:

Btw congrats. Wich one is your dial?

My bad, you're right, should have paid more attention!!
You obviously don't like me ;-)

 

[slaughterer62]

Fun thread, although I got punked. Please send this super-duper rep back to noob, so that they can learn from the PCTeam how it is done.

 

[mikiro]

Where can I get that "Hanuman" buckle?

 

[Neskio]

Oh man, maybe my favourite pam of all!

I'm so happy that a proper 114 can be assembled.
What dial is this? Looks awesome.

 

[zergling]

Congratulations buddy, I can only say you are worth it.

 

[goin6633]

The dial is something !
The main question , where did you get the dial ? Old Cartel ?

 

[frigpig]

Dial looks good, and bezel has the middle edge like a gen. A good Franken?
Anyway congrats !

ALE

What dial is this? Looks awesome.

The dial is something !
The main question , where did you get the dial ? Old Cartel ?

Any more guesses? :lol:

 

[Neskio]

Well, with the pictures provided so far...

As you can see, everything is a little bit thicker, and from what i can tell, the number 3 is a little bit off.

But in the last picture it looks near perfect.

For now would say that the dial is NOT original, but I also believe that the pictures we have right now can be misleading.


Can I request a shot like this one?
http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo359/DSWORLANDO/5110p/IMG_1839.jpg
I would like to make a fair comparison before deciding.

In any case, i say that this is a sweet dial, and I absolutely love it. Definitely super rep material.

I just regained my faith for a good 114.

 

[ALE7575]

I would say it is a DSN dial

ALE

 

[slaughterer62]

DSN, our own secret, anonymous Dr. Evil in person.

 

[frigpig]

You guys are right cause its the only source left!

I wanted to highlight how good his dial actually is. A lot of guys like to pile on DSN for this dial but it is exelent for sure.

 

[m3amg]

All you have to do is look at the ratchet wheels to know it was a rep.

 

[tommy_boy]

The extrastructure buttresses and transdirectional keyways scream rep.

Nice dial though.