To get a PAM Auto or Winding?

[pegasi]

Yeah, just to share something. Just to share a real life experience, I have a group of friends, not really close to them though, from a car forum so we do hang out time to time. A few of them are watch addicts too so they are into brands like Rolex, Ap, etc.....So one day I was talking to them, PAMS nice hor? So one of them retorted aiyah PAM f*** up la, non in house movement, just ETA nia, so exp and U r paying 100 bucks for the movement and the remaining for the brand and box. Ppl who buy PAM "KAM Gong" one la.

So conversation ended and the last I heard from one of the guys in that group, the same fella got himself a PAM 164 not too long ago haha. So he joined the "Kam Gong" group as well.

I used to have the same mentality, PAMs is just a trend that will pass, invest in Rolex, AP, etc much more worth. But of cos I wasnt as extreme as that fella though, I kept comments to myself. Now I no PAM will die hahahaha

Thanks for sharing. It's quite funny and I guess many more people have similar experience.

I still think the entry PAMs are over-priced for their movement, but let's be honest, how many of us really bought PAM mainly for horology reason or its history? My lady colleague who bought her PAM90 didn't know the model and how to adjust the time But as we know PAM is moving into in-house movement across all segments so I foresee they will in the near future become a truly pretigious brand.

[Seventh Son]

For instance, if you go to Cartier to buy jewellery, do you bring a scale to measure how many grams of actual gold they are selling you? In actual fact, the cost of gold in that particular pcs of jewellery may only be $150 but they are selling it to you for like $2000!!! Its the brand value we are talking about these days! You go to Louis Vuitton and pay $600 to buy a wallet made of canvas, you call this value for money?? Today, to display our wealth and taste, we no longer wear big chunky gold bracelet anymore, gone are those days. We buy brands. I have this pam issue with some of my friends too and I am pissed...real pissed! I can only say that they are very shallow and crass.

[Seventh Son]

Just to add...movements, in house or not, only cost few hundreds of dollars to manufacture. We are all suckers...

[FullHouse]

But human still pay even they know the truth..............

[tsetse]

Thanks for sharing. It's quite funny and I guess many more people have similar experience.

I still think the entry PAMs are over-priced for their movement, but let's be honest, how many of us really bought PAM mainly for horology reason or its history? My lady colleague who bought her PAM90 didn't know the model and how to adjust the time But as we know PAM is moving into in-house movement across all segments so I foresee they will in the near future become a truly pretigious brand.

True, I bought PAM cos I like the Brand, design and feel on my wrist. Yeah thats why Im now buying into in house movements for PAM instead.

For instance, if you go to Cartier to buy jewellery, do you bring a scale to measure how many grams of actual gold they are selling you? In actual fact, the cost of gold in that particular pcs of jewellery may only be $150 but they are selling it to you for like $2000!!! Its the brand value we are talking about these days! You go to Louis Vuitton and pay $600 to buy a wallet made of canvas, you call this value for money?? Today, to display our wealth and taste, we no longer wear big chunky gold bracelet anymore, gone are those days. We buy brands. I have this pam issue with some of my friends too and I am pissed...real pissed! I can only say that they are very shallow and crass.

haha yeah, nowadays we are into brands, like cartier, tiff & co la, etc. Still the same material but paying way more than what it is actually worth. Just ignore those buggers bro, you have a group of bros in SG ROC that appreciates the same things U appreciate too! hehe

Just to add...movements, in house or not, only cost few hundreds of dollars to manufacture. We are all suckers...

Yeah, even the really high end brands, at most a few thousand for the movement.....we are suckers for brand. Actually not only the brand but also the design. hehe. Im one such sucker too

But human still pay even they know the truth..............

Yup I agree and Im one of those humans U mentioned hehe :P

[shuseido]

I must confess...

Desipte all my great theories about how not worth a ETA based Panerai is for its price, I have now eaten my own words and plunged into a PAM005

3 months is all I can tahan, from the constant poisoning from people around me, on the street, and most of all sgroc...

I can however take comfort from the fact that I did not pay the full price...I traded away my Omega moonphase + top-up for this preowned fiver.

A typical "people have I also have" mindset I guess...

Oh man!! I won?? Sh** lah!! I lose to you liao lah! Haiz.. the only comrade who trying to resist Pam virus also sunk liao. I am alone now..

I should have got it earlier one. Blame tsetse bro!! Missed out 2 chances to tag along with him to his SE. Hahaha... kidding sia. Haiz... my SE who can give me good disc on Pam, leave the company last month. Now need to find another SE.

[tsetse]

Oh man!! I won?? Sh** lah!! I lose to you liao lah! Haiz.. the only comrade who trying to resist Pam virus also sunk liao. I am alone now..

I should have got it earlier one. Blame tsetse bro!! Missed out 2 chances to tag along with him to his SE. Hahaha... kidding sia. Haiz... my SE who can give me good disc on Pam, leave the company last month. Now need to find another SE.

Hahaha bro maybe morrow i dropping by my AD, wanna come?

[shuseido]

Hahaha bro maybe morrow i dropping by my AD, wanna come?

Huh?? So fast again?? Hahaha... what time what time?

My time kinda hard to adjust, typical office working hours..

[tsetse]

Huh?? So fast again?? Hahaha... what time what time?

My time kinda hard to adjust, typical office working hours..

No la, morrow is to go look see nia, he got new shipment come in. Me no more $$$ to buy le hehehehe.

I sms U later see what time ar

[Dark Knight]

Each had it's own characterisic.

Depending on yr preference.