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New Movement for Replica Panerais |
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Written by Ziggy Zumba
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plates removed to see if it’s an ETA or not, no engravings, no "Swiss Made" nothing, so out first clue that indeed it’s a copy....
Here’s a view of an ETA with the plates removed for comparison, see the markings...
disassembly pics,
here it is laid out and ready for closer examination.
here’s an ETA model (-1 not a -2) for comparison...
So lets tear into the finer details, as this is where the real expertise comes into play. Is the movement well made? is it an ETA, a copy? what is the quality/fit and finish on the parts? are ETA parts interchangeable with these ?...so many questions, lets see if we can answer a couple by close examination...
To save me typing time, I have marked on the background the origin of the part, "ETA" is well ..... ETA, and the "CN" is for Chinese...
Here are close ups of the parts and pieces...see if you can note any problems or poor workmanship...
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 August 2007 )
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