First time pam owner. Pam 000. second guessing authenticity

[jokb]

Fellow TRF'ers.

Just received my first Panerai bought from ebay. I bought the seller and he seems good. I got the watch and first thing I noticed is that it doesn't have the warranty card. seller says that this is how her got the watch.

watch was advertised as unworn and it has a plastic wrapping around the case. I am fairly confident it's authentic but need the pro's opinions. I spent a decent penny on this and really hope that it's real. It feels right and it looks stunning...

Please check pictures.

Any thing you can say is very much appreciated.

[yakmeister]

Not an expert by any means, but looks good to me.

[nick c]

congrats looks good

[kilyung]

Kind of hard to tell. Here's how my older PAM000I came from the AD.


Here's how my newer PAM312L came from the AD.


What about the brown outer box? The watch itself is hard to judge as the pictures aren't very clear but it looks ok.

[Chaos]

this model has the guarantee on one of the grey booklets you've got -- please take a look

best

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by Chaos

this model has the guarantee on one of the grey booklets you've got -- please take a look

best

Depends on the series. Mine was on a card.

[jokb]

Originally Posted by Chaos

this model has the guarantee on one of the grey booklets you've got -- please take a look

best

Thats actually the first thing i looked at as there was a slot in there. Im missing the warranty card and registration papers.

Anybody here know of an AD in toronto area that does authentication?
Or if i can contact panerai to verify?

Thanks.

[jokb]

The numbers on the sticker matches the watch and it looks legit

[kilyung]

It's probably ok but I'd take it to any Panerai AD and have it checked out.

[wokafu]

hmmm...looks legit to me...is there a rubber cover coming with the watch like kilyung's..??

[nick c]

agree with mike 100%

[jokb]

[QUOTE=wokafu;3529810]hmmm...looks legit to me...is there a rubber cover coming with the watch like kilyung's..??[/QUOT

Didnt come with it. Just had the plastic covering like in the pics. Going to try and call the service centre in the booklet to see what they can do for me

[jokb]

Originally Posted by nick c

agree with mike 100%

Who's Mike?

[nick c]

Originally Posted by jokb

Who's Mike?

kilyung

[jokb]

Ah... ill make some calls tomorrow and post finding heres. Im really itching to wear this tho.

[CharlieSheen]

im not sure but my 000 came with a regular black leather band...not a croc with stitching but this was a few years ago...may have changed...bring to AD to verify!

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by CharlieSheen

im not sure but my 000 came with a regular black leather band...not a croc with stitching but this was a few years ago...may have changed...bring to AD to verify!

Good point. Mine also came with plain blk/blk calf strap. The white/blk croc isn't usually with the base.

[Wristmaster]

Did you buy it brand new? 000 is supposed to come with a black calf strap. Ad a rubber strap. Did the seller mention anything about giving you a croc strap?

[jokb]

Seller didnt say anything about a croc strap. I thought this originally came with a croc.
He said he bought new but never got to wear it.

Good thing the ad and sc is not too far from my office.

[nick c]

humbertown jewellery is the only dealer in Toronto take it there

[tribal762000]

Pam000 comes with black calf strap bro....it doesnt come with croc strap....so if he is giving croc strap....i'd suggest u go n hv a authentication check for ease of mind....

[RUpanerai]

It looks legit, most fakes I have seen have never included the Movement sticker...

[jokb]

Called the AD (humbertown jewelers) here and they will charge $150 for an appraisal and lady said they will check it piece by piece.

Will also try to get in touch with the SC here.

I have one more lead to check

Thanks everyone for chiming in.

[ocwatching]

Your set looks like a throw together box set from various watches in Panerai collection...
let us know how the verification goes..

good luck! hopefully you paid thru Paypal...

[jokb]

Originally Posted by ocwatching

Your set looks like a throw together box set from various watches in Panerai collection...
let us know how the verification goes..

good luck! hopefully you paid thru Paypal...

If it's from different sets, would the value go up or down compared to a base pam 000k?

[kan cheung]

Pam ooo come with black calf strap , not croc strap as picture. And the seller said it was unworn. How come it came with croc. strap
How much did you pay for ?
Be careful, check with AD or BT immediately and let us know the finding.
Hope everything work out for you

[Vibul]

Better get a refund since this PAM000 is very popular among the replica model.
Some watches needs to get check at AD to make sure...you will never know.

[jokb]

Just went to humbertown jewlers to get it authenticated and appraised. They are the only ad in toronti. Will find out tomorrow.

On a side note, i read somewhere they dont treat you nice if you look like you dont belong there.knowing this, i wore my blingy super avenger and chatted with them about different models. The were pretty nice but i saw one of them eyeing my watch several time, guess he was trying to judge.
Before i left, guy stopped me and gave me a 2012 panerai catalogue just so i dont leave empty handed. Thanks to this forum and all its members that i learned a lot about different watches.

Another side note, i tried my wish watch, the depsea and i was a little disappointed. It felt light and small on my wrist.

[jokb]

Originally Posted by kan cheung

Pam ooo come with black calf strap , not croc strap as picture. And the seller said it was unworn. How come it came with croc. strap
How much did you pay for ?
Be careful, check with AD or BT immediately and let us know the finding.
Hope everything work out for you

Paid close to market price for it. Yeah, hopefully it checks out as i absolutely love the watch.

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by jokb

Just went to humbertown jewlers to get it authenticated and appraised. They are the only ad in toronti. Will find out tomorrow.

On a side note, i read somewhere they dont treat you nice if you look like you dont belong there.knowing this, i wore my blingy super avenger and chatted with them about different models. The were pretty nice but i saw one of them eyeing my watch several time, guess he was trying to judge.
Before i left, guy stopped me and gave me a 2012 panerai catalogue just so i dont leave empty handed. Thanks to this forum and all its members that i learned a lot about different watches.

Another side note, i tried my wish watch, the depsea and i was a little disappointed. It felt light and small on my wrist.

DSSD felt light and small?? Just how big is your wrist? This is not the usual complaint about that model.