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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? Thank you,
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9 March 2015, 11:55 AM | #2 |
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Painted "sausage" for me every time
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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.
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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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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). Quote:
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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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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12 March 2015, 12:59 PM | #9 |
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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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I'm going to swim against the tide and say sandwich
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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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I'd vote for sandwich
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Sammy!
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