Items Tagged With Unitas 6497 "Swan Neck" Replica Movement

One of the easiest ways of spotting certain fake Panerais was to flip the watch over and look at the movement through the exhibition case back. The counterfeit models used a non-modified Unitas 6497 movement, while Panerai used a heavily revised version that included a signature "Swan Neck" bridge. If your watch didn't have the swan-neck bridge it was probably fake.

Recently several Unitas movements used in replica watches have been sporting a version of the swan-neck bridge. Ziggy gives his breakdown of this modification. A fascinating read if you're a Panerai fan.