I will try to ask my AD and let you know the answer when I get my hands of it..:-) [nt]

Nov 14, 2010,11:22 AM
 

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change of the sapphire...

 
 By: jankroyer : November 13th, 2010-13:26
Hi I have ordered a PAM 351, and still waiting, which I think looks amazing and carry the DNA of Panerai. I am also a great fan of domed sapphire on watches and was thinking, if it is possible to change the standard sapphire with a domed version.. like th... 

No...

 
 By: amanico : November 13th, 2010-13:29
No Panerai AD will accept to do it. And I doubt that it is physically possible. Therefore, I doubt you will do it when you know the price of a domed sapphire. Some owners of the 127, who had their plexy broken will attest that. Best, Nicolas

this thought is alway at the back of my mind...

 
 By: swjoseph : November 14th, 2010-05:26
If the dimension of both bezels are interchangable, i really think I'll give it a try! The idea of a doomed 1950 with tabacco dial and gold hands is very tempting, even if the doom sapphire's price is prohibitively high, however, I don't think the spare p... 

I've never heard of anyone swapping sapphire crystals

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : November 14th, 2010-06:27
If you can put a domed sapphire crystal in your PAM351, please do let us know if it works out. I'm curious to see if the sapphire crystals are interchangeable. And btw, I don't know if any AD will do this for you. The biggest problem will be finding a sou... 

Anthoy is correct

 
 By: swjoseph : November 14th, 2010-18:30
unliess you know someone from the manufacture who is willing to lost his/her job! Joking only. If you will go as far as letting a third party watchmaker to try to swap, and you have a second panerai with doom sapphire to compromise. Or you may start with ...