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Old 9 March 2015, 11:50 AM   #1
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Replacing h series 111, sandwich or painted dial?

Hi everyone,
I'd like to get some advice from the other members. I'm looking at replacing an H series 111 I traded. I'm presently looking at an F series painted dial. Can anyone tell me differences between the two series? Which dial is more desirable or is it simply personal preference?

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Old 9 March 2015, 11:55 AM   #2
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Old 9 March 2015, 11:57 AM   #3
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The 111F is painted dial and I believe a normal size crown guard. The 111G is Painted dial with the larger brushed crown guard. The 111H is a sandwich dial.
The most sought after 111 in my opinion is the 111G.
Good luck in your search.
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Old 9 March 2015, 12:04 PM   #4
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The 111F is painted dial and I believe a normal size crown guard. The 111G is Painted dial with the larger brushed crown guard. The 111H is a sandwich dial.
The most sought after 111 in my opinion is the 111G.
Good luck in your search.
Thanks guys. The H sandwich dial is the one I had with the brushed crown guard. Does the F or G have a brushed or polished crown guard?
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Old 9 March 2015, 01:01 PM   #5
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The 111F is painted dial and I believe a normal size crown guard. The 111G is Painted dial with the larger brushed crown guard. The 111H is a sandwich dial.
The most sought after 111 in my opinion is the 111G.
Good luck in your search.
Agree 100% 111G
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Old 11 March 2015, 01:13 AM   #6
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I'd definitely go painted - assuming you have at least one PAM with a sandwich dial in your existing collection. While both painted and sandwich are quite unique and very much part of OP's history, I think the Sandwich dial is "the one" (if you can only have one PAM...).

Back to the question at hand... as the wiseguys (...) of a certain Paneristi website recently noted, the perfect lineup is a 47mm 1940/1950 with sandwich dial and 44mm Luminor with painted, the latter representing the Pre-V era (1993-1997).

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The 111G is Painted dial with the larger brushed crown guard... The most sought after 111 in my opinion is the 111G.
Yes, you are most likely correct; I too, was all worked up over the "G" models but I've recently changed my mind because:
1. The polished, smaller CG is a direct facsimile of the Pre-V CGs
2. No one has been able to answer my question about CG-robustness; i.e. is the thicker (not larger) CG functionally better* ...?
*Logically, it would seem to be, but as I treat all my "serious" watches with respect, I'm not all that overly-concerned about CG robusness and I'd rather have an all-polished, all pre-V representative E/F model

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Old 12 March 2015, 11:39 AM   #7
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...I too, was all worked up over the "G" models but I've recently changed my mind because ... the polished, smaller CG is a direct facsimile of the Pre-V CGs ...I'd rather have an all-polished, all pre-V representative E/F model...
Woah, I got it all wrong
Pre-Vs all have brushed (and presumably thicker?) CGs. For whatever reason, Vendome decided to "refine" the CGs but went back to the Pre-V style for their "historical" models starting with the G series.

Sorry for the mixup!
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Old 12 March 2015, 12:53 PM   #8
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The 111F is painted dial and I believe a normal size crown guard. The 111G is Painted dial with the larger brushed crown guard. The 111H is a sandwich dial.
The most sought after 111 in my opinion is the 111G.
Good luck in your search.
Just curious, since I have a G, why it is the most sought after?
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Old 12 March 2015, 12:59 PM   #9
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Just curious, since I have a G, why it is the most sought after?
If I'm not mistaken it's the combination of the bigger crown guard and Panerai stamped movement. It's your crow guard brushed or polished?
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Old 11 March 2015, 05:35 AM   #10
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I'm going to swim against the tide and say sandwich
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Old 11 March 2015, 06:29 AM   #11
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All this talk about how great the 111G is makes me feel that my 111E is unworthy and should be offloaded.
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Old 11 March 2015, 08:21 AM   #12
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I'd vote for sandwich
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Old 12 March 2015, 01:35 PM   #14
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