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 Posted: Wed Dec 14th, 2011 04:24 pm
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Devin



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 I will make a very long story short here and leave out out the ups and downs of this long process. I have always loved the Panerai 232 but the Price and the 47mm size has kept me from obtaining one so I did the next best thing IMHO I made a Panerai 210 look like a 232 with out the price and size. Some Panerai people would never think of doing a mod on an original Panerai but I think Panerai should make the 210 with gold hands from the factory.
I ordered a set of gold hands and they showed up great but then I realized the lume did not match in the dark so I was on the hunt for another set and after talking to lots of collectors and the Panerai service center I found an overseas maker that made spot on gold replacement hands and after jumping through all of that odd ducks' hoops I had in my hands the correct parts. for all of three days. New Panerai 210 check, one set of matching lume replacement gold hands check, now off to Jay at MCWW and let the wait begin. 278.gif
Jay had my watch for about three weeks (we joked he had had it longer then me) and he did an outstanding job . I was really happy to receive it back and it showed up the day I left for vacation so I had to wait another week to enjoy it as I had already picked my two watches for my trip. I returned Monday and it has been on my wrist ever since.
End of my not so short story. Now a few photos! thumbsup.gif
Thanks for checking it out!