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Disappointed .....
I was looking forward to receiving delivery of the used mint condition 91 to fill my vacuum but alas.... the dealer had reinspected the used piece and informed me kindly that there were problems he had not seen. The anthracite round the subseconds had discoloured and there was a missing screw in one of the links. Darn.
I have to wait for a few months for the problem to be solved at the Richemont service centre and it may up the price a fair bit. So I am considering an alternative. A possible 220.
Oh well, have to be positive and look at it as providence that the watch was not meant to be mine. It just means that I can use the funds for another watch. 
PAMs with Grey Anthracite Dials - extinct? (and other questions)
1) I am close to reacquiring a used 91 and doing some current searches online and it struck me that Grey Anthracite dial is no longer part of the stable - or am I wrong? 2) The material itself is a mystery for me. How is it made and is it a material easie...
yes, they are discontinued...
1) yes, anthracite dial has been discontinued 2) the dial is not made of anthracite but it does have a peculiar colour and looks different at every possible lighting and angle 3) not sure, but anthracite dials are very hard to imitate 4) i think the 220 h...
Thanks for the answers Ed...
I wonder why the anthracite dials had been discontinued. Any ideas why? BTW your images do not appear. But I must admit to you that I had once owned both the 86 and 91 myself as well. Alas, I sold both of them - I must have had a bad panerai day do have d...
Disappointed .....
I was looking forward to receiving delivery of the used mint condition 91 to fill my vacuum but alas.... the dealer had reinspected the used piece and informed me kindly that there were problems he had not seen. The anthracite round the subseconds had dis...