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SkinnyPupp · 06-08-2023, 07:26 PM

I'm not against buying a real one, just not from these guys. Maybe an old used one is in my future though

Only thing that stands out to me is the numbers are too fat... I compared directly with some watches at the Panerai store, and if you compare directly, you'll see it. But the rest of it is so good, I don't even care. I love this watch man

The only other replica I would really consider is a replica of the "Rolerai" (Rolex 6154 without the dial changed to Panerai) I posted a few pages back. A guy in Ukraine is making these with period accurate Cortebert movements that the Rolex 618 is based upon for about $700 (they even mod the movement to match the Rolex 618, as that's the only major difference). As much as I love the Panerai dial, I think this is a really interesting watch.

Edit: It's crazy that the original sold for "only" about $200K, considering how much people spend on "rare" watches (and fakes, like Omega's own employees making a frankenwatch and then buying it AS OMEGA for $3 million). There are known to be around 35 of these watches ever made, and 21 of them ever showed up publicly, only ONE of which had the original Rolex dial. That is highly suspicious, but it looks to be legit.

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SkinnyPupp Hacked RS to become a mod Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong Posts: 55,097 Thanked 25,910 Times in 9,105 Posts Failed 1,574 Times in 720 Posts Member's Picture Albums	I'm not against buying a real one, just not from these guys. Maybe an old used one is in my future though Only thing that stands out to me is the numbers are too fat... I compared directly with some watches at the Panerai store, and if you compare directly, you'll see it. But the rest of it is so good, I don't even care. I love this watch man The only other replica I would really consider is a replica of the "Rolerai" (Rolex 6154 without the dial changed to Panerai) I posted a few pages back. A guy in Ukraine is making these with period accurate Cortebert movements that the Rolex 618 is based upon for about $700 (they even mod the movement to match the Rolex 618, as that's the only major difference). As much as I love the Panerai dial, I think this is a really interesting watch. Edit: It's crazy that the original sold for "only" about $200K, considering how much people spend on "rare" watches (and fakes, like Omega's own employees making a frankenwatch and then buying it AS OMEGA for $3 million). There are known to be around 35 of these watches ever made, and 21 of them ever showed up publicly, only ONE of which had the original Rolex dial. That is highly suspicious, but it looks to be legit.