Breaking News: Richemont do not verify Panerai watches anymore

[shuseido]

Wah! Siao liao... dare not to buy pre-owned pam liao.

[tpmmark]

bt as someone said here, if there is movement number inside, and it tally ith the stickers, doesnt it also confirm if the watch is geniune or not?

[pastilence666]

be careful with those fake pam seller that reading this....

[joseph]

just ensure that the 2nd hand pams comes with full box and papers...

[wongcheok]

Is it me, or do recent moves by the company appear to suggest an increasingly mercenary and profits-centric sorta attitude...

[ErnieH.]

Is it me, or do recent moves by the company appear to suggest an increasingly mercenary and profits-centric sorta attitude...

+100... Richemont, forgot long ago, who the customer is and what they pay for.

[pastilence666]

just ensure that the 2nd hand pams comes with full box and papers...

But there are replica that came with original boxes and warranty card, booklet that kind too... And even some seller selling original but it never come with the AD stamp... I guess quite difficult to differentiate thou

[joseph]

they can replicate COSC cert meh?

[FullHouse]

But there are replica that came with original boxes and warranty card, booklet that kind too... And even some seller selling original but it never come with the AD stamp... I guess quite difficult to differentiate thou

So is it meant that we should exercise our guts feeling n trusts when dealing with the potential sellers who have good track records

[Watcha]

D*** that makes things harder for inexperience people like me.

Got to buy the seller. But there are chances the seller really don't know?

Got to look/feel from experience. Loupe loupe carefully.

Now what? Buy harder to fake AAA model?

[exxondus]

they can replicate COSC cert meh?

Is the COSC cert from PAM in some special paper that can deter replication?

[joseph]

have anyone here actually brought their panerai down for authentication and then got rejected?

[triton]

i went down today. since nov, they stop doing authentication. as mentioned, one reason could be they want people to buy from the AD. do note that since the the PI does take away part of their businesses. also, it does not just affect panerai, all brands under richemont cannot be authenticated. this is what is conveyed to me.

scratching the case does not affect just panerai. other brands also. what one has to ask, why are they stopping authentication?

to attempt to cut off the gray dealers who makes use of the tax rebate and exchange rate to make profit?
because AD complain that they cant sell the watches because of gray dealers?
to reduce people complain against service centre who scratch the watches? as in those people may have their watch scratch but they bring it in for authentication in pre-empt to get a free polish?

the blame game continues. why? because everyone wants a cake and eat it (abuse of system). in the past a panerai case protector was selling for $5 or given free. then what did some of them do? take them and sell for a tidy profit. as a result richemont sell them @ $30/35 a piece now.

people will be cre8ive and find a loop hole. then when the system is abuse, another rule is set to plug in the gap. i shall wait and see how cre8ive some customers are and see when they plug in the gap.

[Ivanloh]

Any advice since i can't make a authentication for PAM at Richemont or bro Oceanklassik can do it for me since he is wearing one. lolz. I buy you kopi o + durain puff. :X

[nakashima_mika]

I believe when you send it for servicing, you are indirectly getting your watch a verification. But its true that all systems get abused by people.