Advisory : DLC/PVD Panerai

[feilong108]

Wow...6 months for a buckle to DLC????

That is one loooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggg waiting time...somemore not to the customer specs.....

[nick168fng]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Ant. Yeah, getting DLC done on a PAM a bit of a leap of faith! Sorry that you had to go through some heartache but luckily it was a buckle, not your watch.

IWW & Avitt has been mentioned quite often in watch forums. Question is, would anyone dare send their watch all the way to the US? Risky, no?

Btw, I heard that Time Will Tell do offer this service. However, I've heard they have ceased this offering. Anyone care to comment?

I did sent my Panerai MX buckle to them for dlc, from their website you can see that it is like carbon black.
And my buckle was like ping pong ball back and fro 2 times and re-sanded & re-coated for 3 times and waited for 6 months.
And the final result was a disappointing titanium color MX buckle and they claimed it to be pencil lead color and asked me to rub it with oil to darken it and make a comment that they never have so much problem in dlc servicing before. my buckle was a special case and one of a kind.

As far i know, they send to their vendor to dlc so likely they do not have the control of the final color they wanted ( try your luck kinda of thing)

My advice if you want to dlc a watch case, send it to jack IWW (black dlc color) or avitt (pencil lead color), both of them in USA.
Quality come with a price.
Good luck.

[nick168fng]

Additional findings. Can anyone verify if there places offer DLC service?

1) E'Collezione at 333 Orchard Road, #01-14A, Mandarin Gallery
2) PRO HUNTER
3) Time and Gems

Thanks in advance.

[Ant]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Ant. Yeah, getting DLC done on a PAM a bit of a leap of faith! Sorry that you had to go through some heartache but luckily it was a buckle, not your watch.

IWW & Avitt has been mentioned quite often in watch forums. Question is, would anyone dare send their watch all the way to the US? Risky, no?

Btw, I heard that Time Will Tell do offer this service. However, I've heard they have ceased this offering. Anyone care to comment?

Haha not headache at all, I actually lose interest on their dlc service after the first redo.

Actually I dlc the buckle with the intention to dlc a watch.
It is always wise to test out the water before taking a leap.

You can send just the watch case without movement to USA, or called Max (fedmax) to hand carry for you.

My advice is dun dlc your watch unless you are confident about the dlc service they provide and be mentally prepared if the watch does not turns out as what you expected.

[nick168fng]

Thanks for the sound advise, Ant! Btw, I have seen DLC'd PAM 000, 0005 in pictures but the case back remains SS.

Anyone knows why it is not coated?

[zameenzahari]

I believe it it to make sure that all the important information such as mellisimation, casenumber etc remains legible. DLCed/PVDed Luminor PAMs like the 195/360 etc have ss/non-pvd caseback

Thanks for the sound advise, Ant! Btw, I have seen DLC'd PAM 000, 0005 in pictures but the case back remains SS.

Anyone knows why it is not coated?

[nick168fng]

Cheers, Z

[unregistered]

Have used them too (2Geeks) and similar results as Ants. I'm comfortable with the dark grey shade versus flat black. Can't complain on the price. Have had 2 custom pieces done with them.

That said, Avitt is the best by far. Great customer service and the quality of the work is phenomenal.

[Roylex]

Anyone have the website or link I cannot seem to find any thx

[waltergoh]

DLC/PVD coating in singapore

Where can i send my panerai for DLC/PVD coating

Any recommendation

[behyx]

Check this out : https://www.facebook.com/DLCWatch

[urban_11]

Think careful before u pod or dlc your watch, I did it to my zenith chronomaster and regret .

[SmOcKxY]

Check this out : https://www.facebook.com/DLCWatch

I dun think this is a local company..read in WUS it's in USA which means hafta send watch over..but I have not contacted them before so I may have the wrong company..

[azrielsc]

I don't know if there are any in Singapore but I read good reviews of this place in US, if it helps: http://internationalwatchworks.com/

[Ant]

I dun think this is a local company..read in WUS it's in USA which means hafta send watch over..but I have not contacted them before so I may have the wrong company..

Nick Stefanov of DLC Watch is based in Sofia, Bulgaria
info@dlcfinish.com
His DLC work is amazing you can check out in his Facebook page :

https://www.facebook.com/DLCWatch

I have sent some buckle to dlc, will post some pictures once i get them back end of the month.

In Singapore, there is one, but i won't recommend had a bad experience :

http://www.2geek.net/eMart/service.php

If you really thinking to dlc a watch, advise you to go to a reputable one ( too bad in Singapore there is none)
Either IWW http://internationalwatchworks.com/ of Jack or Nick of DLC watch.