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argee1977 · 30 April 2009, 10:47 PM

I've seen this watch and it looks nice, of course it's not a 249 but i'd like to try something like this as a starter before entering the dark side of Radiomirs

So are these available anywhere, i'm not wanting to try an out and out fake, and these seem well made and nice, so it would actually work well as a working watch as well. Another question though, how much do these go for as well?

Tony-GB · 1 May 2009, 12:43 AM

I think RXW's go for about $1,000 US. They pop up on eBay. But be careful, they do get faked. I think (but am not sure) the fakes RXW's have the crown lever the way Panerai has it, & the real RXW's have it in the reverse way.

mfer · 1 May 2009, 12:58 AM

BTW, RXW 1938a doesn't exist. It is RWC 1938a.

RXW is a different company altogether.

I have it too. I dare not show it on the other site. I'd be persecuted even though this homage was made prior to the 249 ever being released. Also it is 45mm and has a solid case back with a non-screw down crown. Domed sapphire crystal. 6497 movement.

$1000 bucks is about right.

argee1977 · 1 May 2009, 01:17 AM

That's the one, yeah i didn't even ask on the other site as they get a bit silly over stuff like this, even though as you say this came out first, before Panerai's hommage

mfer · 1 May 2009, 01:28 AM

FWIW, I'm very happy with it. It doesn't have the same quality and finish as Panerai, but for $1000, you can't go wrong. It winds very smoothly and keeps pretty good time. I never wear it for more than 2 days at a time so I've never really timed it, but the difference isn't noticeable over a 1 day period of wearing it. Love the domed crystal and the 45mm size. I don't think I'll ever own a 47mm rad, unless I start to eat a lot more.

mfer · 1 May 2009, 01:30 AM

Wow, I just visited their website. Looks like they came out with a new watch design. A PVD 1938a.

http://www.retrospectwatch.com/

SirLoki · 1 May 2009, 01:55 AM

thanks for the pics!! the piece looks good, what movement does it use?

emagni · 1 May 2009, 02:11 AM

New here to the Panerai scene. What is the difference between this one and the one that commands $12,000? Looks like there is a difference in the outer color of the hour and minute hands and a clear back. Great looking watch by the way!

Never mind, I see it now in the back...replica?

louie · 1 May 2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by argee1977

I've seen this watch and it looks nice, of course it's not a 249 but i'd like to try something like this as a starter before entering the dark side of Radiomirs

So are these available anywhere, i'm not wanting to try an out and out fake, and these seem well made and nice, so it would actually work well as a working watch as well. Another question though, how much do these go for as well?

Ryan,my local shop sells them...for less than 300 bucks.But quality wise not comparable to this RWC 1938a.I see this RWC 1938a sometimes pop out at my local Rolex forum...i will PM you if i see one.

mfer · 1 May 2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SirLoki

thanks for the pics!! the piece looks good, what movement does it use?

swiss eta 6497.

mfer · 1 May 2009, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by emagni

New here to the Panerai scene. What is the difference between this one and the one that commands $12,000? Looks like there is a difference in the outer color of the hour and minute hands and a clear back. Great looking watch by the way!

Never mind, I see it now in the back...replica?

Lots of little differences.
249 has...
blue hands
47mm case
plexiglass
display back
screw down crown
incredible quality of finish

1938a has...
black gloss hands
45mm case
domed sapphire
solid back
non-screw down crown
decent quality of finish

It isn't a replica. No where on this watch does it say it is a Panerai.
Say what you will, I don't care....

argee1977 · 1 May 2009, 05:58 AM

If it is a copy of the Panerai then it'll be a great story, as the RWC came out first it would have to involve a time machine

argee1977 · 1 May 2009, 06:00 AM

Ah, also forgot to say, it's also quite a weird thing to remember that the Panerai of today isn't the same, they are a completely different company in all but name to the company that produced the originals, so you could say the people making hommages of panerai are panerai

mailman · 1 May 2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mfer

BTW, RXW 1938a doesn't exist. It is RWC 1938a.

RXW is a different company altogether.

I have it too. I dare not show it on the other site. I'd be persecuted even though this homage was made prior to the 249 ever being released. Also it is 45mm and has a solid case back with a non-screw down crown. Domed sapphire crystal. 6497 movement.

$1000 bucks is about right.

Mik, I remember waaayyyyyy back when you first posted your pics of this watch. I thought it was a stunner then and I still do. Thank you for sharing the pics again

mfer · 1 May 2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mailman

Mik, I remember waaayyyyyy back when you first posted your pics of this watch. I thought it was a stunner then and I still do. Thank you for sharing the pics again

Thanks Paulie! I remember that day. It was a good day for me. Still is!

Trurolexer · 1 May 2009, 03:38 PM

Very nice watch, Mik!!!

Do they have the website?

mfer · 1 May 2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Trurolexer

Very nice watch, Mik!!!

Do they have the website?

http://www.retrospectwatch.com/

Trurolexer · 2 May 2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mfer

http://www.retrospectwatch.com/

Thanks!!!

tech_controller · 2 May 2009, 09:08 AM

Gorgeous watch! I had a Ticino version awhile back that I sold...it had gold hands...this RWC looks killer.

argee1977 · 27 May 2009, 05:50 AM

So anyone sourced one for me yet

niels74 · 27 May 2009, 07:09 PM

Im sure that by now all y'll IP addresses are noted and the HIT squads are being re-deployed by the ultra winged Panersiti Purist Splinter group….

therefore i dare not to comment on the looks & strap combo.. :)

mfer · 27 May 2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by niels74

Im sure that by now all y'll IP addresses are noted and the HIT squads are being re-deployed by the ultra winged Panersiti Purist Splinter group….

therefore i dare not to comment on the looks & strap combo.. :)

So fricking true!

It is just a watch, but Panerai thinks they invented the TV/Cushion case oh and the Cali dial which Rolex most likely made so popular.

argee1977 · 28 May 2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mfer

So fricking true!

It is just a watch, but Panerai thinks they invented the TV/Cushion case oh and the Cali dial which Rolex most likely made so popular.

I already had this argument on paneristi regardin the 249, i'm not saying another word

mfer · 28 May 2009, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by argee1977

I already had this argument on paneristi regardin the 249, i'm not saying another word

Just wait until you guys see what I'm working on. I'll be banned from p.com for it!!!!

bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!

argee1977 · 28 May 2009, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mfer

Just wait until you guys see what I'm working on. I'll be banned from p.com for it!!!!

bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!

The more i read p.com the less i like panerai

mfer · 28 May 2009, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by argee1977

The more i read p.com the less i like panerai

I just use it for a good reference. I wouldn't consider many there my m8's!

argee1977 · 28 May 2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mfer

I just use it for a good reference. I wouldn't consider many there my m8's!

Yeah, i use it for references and of course hunting straps, i've all but given up on any type of debate, it's not just panerai, all brands are the same these days, but for some reason p.com does annoy me with the way some feel that panerai are still the company they were 50 years ago, for me the history side of it is nice, but it's just that, history, they aren't the same company anymore and it's all about what they produce today and the way forward for me.

mfer · 28 May 2009, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by argee1977

... i've all but given up on any type of debate...

Same here. Whenever I speak up, I get pounced by a couple of the "regulars".

It is suck a fricking double standard. If I would even mention a price of a watch I'd get smacked, yet their are regulars that bitch and moan about people listing expensive 292, 312, etc and the listings get pulled. Complete BS.

30 April 2009, 10:47 PM	#1
argee1977 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Ryan Location: England Watch: AP ROC Posts: 1,462	RXW 1938A, are they still available? I've seen this watch and it looks nice, of course it's not a 249 but i'd like to try something like this as a starter before entering the dark side of Radiomirs So are these available anywhere, i'm not wanting to try an out and out fake, and these seem well made and nice, so it would actually work well as a working watch as well. Another question though, how much do these go for as well? __________________ PANERAI, MORE THAN A WATCH, LESS THAN A KITKAT

1 May 2009, 12:43 AM	#2
Tony-GB "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Tony Location: Oxfordshire, UK Watch: 116680 & 116622 Posts: 3,953	I think RXW's go for about $1,000 US. They pop up on eBay. But be careful, they do get faked. I think (but am not sure) the fakes RXW's have the crown lever the way Panerai has it, & the real RXW's have it in the reverse way. __________________ "...why oh why, didn't I take the blue pill...?" http://www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/ www.cheetah.org

1 May 2009, 12:58 AM	#3
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,723	BTW, RXW 1938a doesn't exist. It is RWC 1938a. RXW is a different company altogether. I have it too. I dare not show it on the other site. I'd be persecuted even though this homage was made prior to the 249 ever being released. Also it is 45mm and has a solid case back with a non-screw down crown. Domed sapphire crystal. 6497 movement. $1000 bucks is about right. __________________ member#3242

1 May 2009, 01:17 AM	#4
argee1977 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Ryan Location: England Watch: AP ROC Posts: 1,462	That's the one, yeah i didn't even ask on the other site as they get a bit silly over stuff like this, even though as you say this came out first, before Panerai's hommage __________________ PANERAI, MORE THAN A WATCH, LESS THAN A KITKAT

1 May 2009, 01:28 AM	#5
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,723	FWIW, I'm very happy with it. It doesn't have the same quality and finish as Panerai, but for $1000, you can't go wrong. It winds very smoothly and keeps pretty good time. I never wear it for more than 2 days at a time so I've never really timed it, but the difference isn't noticeable over a 1 day period of wearing it. Love the domed crystal and the 45mm size. I don't think I'll ever own a 47mm rad, unless I start to eat a lot more. __________________ member#3242

1 May 2009, 01:30 AM	#6
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,723	Wow, I just visited their website. Looks like they came out with a new watch design. A PVD 1938a. http://www.retrospectwatch.com/ __________________ member#3242

1 May 2009, 02:11 AM	#8
emagni "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: on Earth Watch: ing TRF Posts: 1,283	New here to the Panerai scene. What is the difference between this one and the one that commands $12,000? Looks like there is a difference in the outer color of the hour and minute hands and a clear back. Great looking watch by the way! Never mind, I see it now in the back...replica?

1 May 2009, 05:58 AM	#12
argee1977 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Ryan Location: England Watch: AP ROC Posts: 1,462	If it is a copy of the Panerai then it'll be a great story, as the RWC came out first it would have to involve a time machine __________________ PANERAI, MORE THAN A WATCH, LESS THAN A KITKAT

1 May 2009, 06:00 AM	#13
argee1977 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Ryan Location: England Watch: AP ROC Posts: 1,462	Ah, also forgot to say, it's also quite a weird thing to remember that the Panerai of today isn't the same, they are a completely different company in all but name to the company that produced the originals, so you could say the people making hommages of panerai are panerai __________________ PANERAI, MORE THAN A WATCH, LESS THAN A KITKAT

1 May 2009, 03:38 PM	#16
Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	Very nice watch, Mik!!! Do they have the website?

2 May 2009, 09:08 AM	#19
tech_controller "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Daniel Location: Middle Earth Watch: Me Bleed... Posts: 687	Gorgeous watch! I had a Ticino version awhile back that I sold...it had gold hands...this RWC looks killer. __________________ 126711CHNR \| 326935 \| 11613 black \| 11613 serti \| 16610 \| 116660 \| 116610LV \| 116713LN 116519 panda \| 116710LN \| 116713LB \| 116713LB diamond

27 May 2009, 05:50 AM	#20
argee1977 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Ryan Location: England Watch: AP ROC Posts: 1,462	So anyone sourced one for me yet __________________ PANERAI, MORE THAN A WATCH, LESS THAN A KITKAT

27 May 2009, 07:09 PM	#21
niels74 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Siberia,yes it is Posts: 640	Im sure that by now all y'll IP addresses are noted and the HIT squads are being re-deployed by the ultra winged Panersiti Purist Splinter group…. therefore i dare not to comment on the looks & strap combo.. :)

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