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Originally Posted by Travelller
The 233 has two generations - the original "dot" dial (the dot being either black or lume, depending if it's night or day in the "reference" timezone"). Three productions years later OP decided to change the format to the current-day "AM -PM" version. I have no idea why and while I love my 233, I find the Dot dial to be the cleanest version and in Paneristi's "keep it simple" terms, the more desirable.
Domed crystals can be found on these 1950-cased PAMs:
127 203 217 267 233 289 368 270 335 ...
If I'm not mistaken, there are a few newer blued-dial beauties with domed crystals, like the 670 (Equation of Time - "372" case?), 690 & 932 ("1940" cases)
p.s. synequano's pictured PAM is the amazing 368, an 8-day with the PR-indicator on the movement side & tobacco dial. It's also a Destro like my 217.
About the 270 & 335 - they are 10-day, automatic movements. Most of the others are manual wound, 8-day mvmts or the classic 56hr ETA 6497 mvmts. |
Thank you so much for taking the time to make things clear to me. There is so much to learn about the PAMs, and that's the beauty of it. With all the references you gave me, I have a lot to do.. so I'll go back to my research.
Amazing pictures you are posting, keep them coming.. Thanks a lot.