eymc

Welcome to the Panerai club!!!

Time to start getting some new straps
Some very nice aftermarket ones can be got from the net... PM me if you keen for some links *peace*

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Added on August 31, 2012, 5:03 pmsaru04

the proper term i believe is "solid end link"



This post has been edited by yonggoh: Aug 31 2012, 05:03 PM

whips out the IWC bible....

Looks like Portofino Ref: IW378303
Dial is 41mm diameter by the way

that one prolly has a sticker price of RM13-15k

eymc,

a diff strap on any PAM is like owning another watch altogether!



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My PAM is a 312

really????
these can be had for 13-14k im positive!

some of the houses are subjective...

For eg Zenith has some models that will fall into the category that is on par with some of omega time pieces...
saying that Omega has pieces way into the 6-digit price tags also...


same can be said with IWC which has RM14k new watches which is comfortably into Omega territory...

ORIS has RM20k watches also i believe...

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Sep 5 2012, 11:17 AM

Tho most of their pieces are horologically insignificant and waaay overpriced for what they are...they just look cool to me

Sly is rockin his famous 47mm PAM innit....

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Sep 6 2012, 11:46 AM

Good to see love for the Jaeger...one of the most underated and best value houses on the market today...

My friend just bought a pre-owned Master Geographic in mint condition...
gonna check it out after work later...
see if i can get some wrist shots

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Added on September 10, 2012, 3:57 pmPost photos as it is!!!!
i appreciate them vintage Rollies!

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Sep 10 2012, 03:57 PM

just my opinion, i like the very used look of that piece... to me it shows lots of character... if it were me ill just have a "service and tune up" on the movement and leave the case as it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCvtuAbr7L8

Another example of what happens on the office of another member of the holy trinity

If someone held a gun to my head...Rolex no argument...
(from a Rolex Daytona and PAM 312 owner)

on the topic of Jaeger... a friends master geo which was acquired recently



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now now... be kind....
There is alot more mystique in particular models that the average person would fail to understand...

You have just described an IWC Baby Pilot (new)
Your budget also puts you into the territory of a "Like new" Zenith El Primero (which would be my personal choice)

Hey buddy non offence taken... i enjoy peoples different perceptions of the Rolex brand...a very love or hate thing as everyone has grown up knowing about Rolex New knowledge and differing opinions is exactly they type of thing most ppl are looking for in forums.

When thinking mystique of the Rolex brand the Daytona instantly comes to mind...
Its been documented all over the net... the old zenith movement.... the paul newman connection... the waiting lists and obscene prices... the asian obsession with the black dial versions...

http://reviews.ebay.com/Rolex-Daytona-Hist...000000011187812

But do explore the Zenith brand or even the Omega (Speedy Pro) for that sorta money...

Definitely credible pieces IMHO

Get the Speedy Pro Moonwatch and consider yourself baptized...



-Budget ~RM12-13k (or SGD 5k) (CHECK)
-Metal Bracelet (CHECK)
-New (CHECK)
-42mm or less (CHECK)
-Mechanical (Original moon watch is manual wind but you can have it in auto as well)
-Black Dial (CHECK)
-Chronograph not important but wouldn't mind (BONUS)

and you get an in-house movement, not to mention a historically significant piece...

Bare in mind however that the original moonwatch that you can still buy today is manual wind and uses a hesalite (not sapphire) crystal... there is a version that is auto and with sapphire

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Sep 14 2012, 11:43 AM

I have also previously spoken against the so called marketing tactics of the James Bonds and Olympics of Omega... but the Speedy Pro Moon watch is a different animal.

Even today's ref. 3570.50.00,visually, stay very true to the original version used for early moon exploration. Its the only Omega I would be proud to wear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Speedmaster

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Added on September 14, 2012, 3:43 pmA remember checking out an El Primero earlier this year at Hour Glass (or was it sincere??) at Pavilion
The guy qouted me a sticker price of RM16,000....

I reckon after some discount it can be had for a bit less than that... perhaps not falling into the 13k bracket as our buddy requested, but for a "little bit" more above the budget as well as some searching around, he may make consideration for such a fine time piece

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Sep 14 2012, 03:43 PM

17.5k + 1.5k... for a Valjoux 7750 movement?