June 29, 2014, 15:39
Paul D. TrombleyPanerai - real or fake
Hi all,
I have a friend who was gifted this watch in 2006. He has no history on it and has always thought it was the real deal. Even though it is a nice watch, I'm concerned it is more likely a very nice knock off.
Any comments are welcome.
R/Paul
June 29, 2014, 16:43
Peter Kaszubskifake by the look of the balance bridge do some searches and u will see for yourself.
June 29, 2014, 19:18
Ray HallenbeckLooks to crudely finished Paul..Mine has "Swiss Made" below the 6 position on the dial.
June 29, 2014, 20:28
Paul D. TrombleyI would tend to agree with both of you. The incabloc looks odd to me too.
I spent a quite a bit of time looking at auction examples and internet examples... but had a hard time telling authentic from fake there as well.
Most have a mag window for the date and have a lot more info on the movement... cal P-9000...
Peter, thanks for the photo, it helps me a lot.
In a perfect world, one of the guys that dabbles with swiss and japanese conversions will name the surrogate movement in my buddy's watch.
June 30, 2014, 03:33
Peter KaszubskiPaul Im not expert but seen few real before I made my the homage.
But on that one the dial and the movement looks kosher to me.
June 30, 2014, 06:39
Gerald ZimmermannHi Paul
The genuine watch has the Panerai OP III movement based on a Valjoux 7750.
The other movement is likely a chinese SB1HZ.
Regards
Gerald
July 01, 2014, 10:54
Paul D. TrombleyThanks Gents,
So, I think we ended up at (Chinese Knock Off)
Is it even legal to resell?
Paul T.
July 01, 2014, 12:06
Peter Kaszubskiif you got balls to sale fake watch go for it Just kidding
I suggest to change dial to one with out panerai
name before you try to sale.
July 10, 2014, 22:17
David HallIt's fake...an Asian 21j movement with sticker on the rotor.
July 11, 2014, 10:58
David AbbeI remember seeing these at knock-off watch seller's stands in the Seoul Korea Subway Stations around where the US Army was based. They were selling for about $25,000 Won (US$18.00) just the same as a "Rolex". The "dead giveaway" is the lady's size auto-wind movement shown in the display window.
July 12, 2014, 12:20
Evan PattonAgree that it's likely a Chinese fake. Wear it, use it 'til it dies, just don't try to sell it. They are cheaply made, but keep pretty good time,