jeffwatson
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Pam 682 42mm Submersible - bezel and impressions
So I wanted to like this watch so badly, based on the pics, specs and dimensions.
It fits my little 6.75" well without being cartoonish. 👍🏻
I even timed a couple of cal. 9010 movements in the boutique and they were adequate (one was +6 sec and stable and the other was +2 sec, but jumped around a lot more). Not as bad as I'd heard for these new in-house movements.
BUT - that bezel action!? Ewww!
Not only did the 60-click bezel feel worse than any seiko I've owned, it had LOTS of free play back and forth and more concerning, was that the bezel almost free-floated and had 0.5mm of floating play in every direction!?
Another submersible in the store had the same issue. 😥
Are they all like that!? 🤔
Also, when I closed the crown guard, you could see the date move within the window, as the whole movement shifted a bit in the case. WTF!?
I felt that the quality should have been higher, considering the price point and more recent move upscale in the market. This is more what I'd have expected in the $3k range of early Pams.
Am I alone? Are my expectations too high?? 🤔
6 foot tall Panerai wall clock. Wonder if you can order these for home use?
Pam 682 42mm Submersible - bezel and impressions
