Items Tagged With PAM-183

The Blackseal is a new watch by Panerai, in their Radiomir line.  It draws upon the design heritage of some famous Panerais of the past, while remaining sleek and modern in its own right.  The genuine Blackseal retails for around $4,000, and was for a period in short supply.

One of the easiest ways to detect most modern Panerai replicas is the short cannon pinion, or the pin that holds the hands to the watch.  The cannon pinion on many replicas is too short, leaving a noticeable indentation where the hands attach to the movement.  In this article Ziggyzumba details this flaw, as well as shows how it has been rectified.  Note that this is a expert-level task, and that any replica with this modification done may also be missing other corrected flaws.

The Blackseal is one of the most successfully replicated Panerais on the market.  It simple design and lack of crown guard makes it vulnerable to the replication techniques the counterfeiters use.  Early replicas had the incorrect base movement, which more recent versions have the correct swan-neck movement which makes them much more difficult to detect.