(NSFW) Chinese Watch Review - What a $100 Parnis gets you

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Yoda wrote: October 4th, 2018, 5:30 pm That's also nice, thanks a lot!
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Parnis called it the Florence instead of Panerai's Firenze. Maybe language doesn't matter. It's darn close to the original, almost too close, in look and name.

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brother macosie, a favor.

can you post a picture of the caseback please?
measuerment of thickness?
and thread diameter. thanks!!
macosie wrote: August 20th, 2018, 10:28 pm
Rotorua wrote:Obvious connotations aside, you my friend apparently have quite a few P*nises to be proud of. Great builds, and now that you posted the picture, I realized that I read your build thread over on the old HF. Congratulations, what a great job. I am starting out pretty much the same way, but I'm already planning two, as you so aptly named them, pamhoms.
Thanks Rotorua. I like the Parnis stuff. It is fun to build and comfortable to wear. Since I have no intention of building a historically accurate watch, the P*rnis/cartel parts do me fine.

Here is my new favourite:
Parnis Florence rose gold case w/ blackened engravings. It's a really close copy of the Panerai Firenze. I bought the r/g because I don't believe Panerai Ctually makes one.
Asian 6497
Asian r/g hands(for 47mm)
River T/O dial relumed by Mykeos (I saw another T/O dial on th e bay and I kinda wish I got it too. Love the HF logo. )

This is my first 47mm Parnis and I'm loving the size and wearability. It's temporarily on a Vesire strap, but it's not quite the look I want. I have a black 26mm on the way, though I could be tempted by a nice tan with black stitch. This strap is being saved for another project.

What I don't like... this one will fight with my Portuguese homage for wrist time.
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Don't have anything to measure with at the moment.
The case came in 3 pieces. Dropped the dial+movement in from the top before pressing bezel/crystal in place. (screwed from bottom)Image

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I guess people keep asking because in the pictures on the bay it‘s having a sterile caseback vs. yours having an engraved one.
Might be interested too, but actually only if I can score an engraved caseback along the route..
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I have a case back for this, but it says Angelus, I assume that would be false advertising with a Swiss 649X in there ....
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Thanks Mac, i just wanted to know if the CB is a little thinner than the thick 3646 caseback, but thicker than those black seal radiomirs.


Vonn, maybe we'll do a swap when i find an engraved one. i prefer it sterile.
Vonn wrote: October 11th, 2018, 4:39 pm I guess people keep asking because in the pictures on the bay it‘s having a sterile caseback vs. yours having an engraved one.
Might be interested too, but actually only if I can score an engraved caseback along the route..
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Thanks for the link!
Its funny, when using the German bay, even if put your settings on worldwide, you won‘t find a single engraved one like you did.
There are tons of sterile one though.
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Vonn wrote:Thanks for the link!
Its funny, when using the German bay, even if put your settings on worldwide, you won‘t find a single engraved one like you did.
There are tons of sterile one though.
What I do when I need to find "funny" stuff is using the eBay.com site

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