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Okay, so here's my story. I've been cruising the forums for hours and I ended up at the homages section. I really liked the look of Panerai's but could never really see myself paying that much for a watch. Anyways after hours and hours of reading I ended up going with Davidsen mainly because he has gotten a lot of happy customers and his price range was on the lower end.
OPTIONS
Here's a list of who my possibles were because of the forum. All of these got praises from the forum. But ultimately I ended up with Davidsen because of Anton C who wrote a review and had really nice pics of the watch.
JOA -Jorell
Ray Knight
Marine Diver - International Watchman
COMMUNICATION
The somewhat difficult process was the communication with Davidsen. You can only contact him though email. He was quick to reply and I believe there was a small amount of language barrier. He would answer some of my questions but ultimately not all. I emailed him a lot just to make sure I get exactly what I ordered.
My order was easy because I used pictures. And I used exact description, which was provided by Anton C. He said that he had some stock so there really was no lead time for me. Before he sent the watch he sent me some pics of what I was to receive. Here it is.
This watch was not the exact as the one Anton C. has you can tell by the lettering and the swiss made on the bottom. But I still like it.
The only thing that bothered me with the watch was the exhibition case back. I've heard of people selling and saying that they have this homage with a Sapphire Caseback, but Davidsen said that he has none, so I asked for a sterile one with it just in case. And he agreed to give me the sterile case back separate.
Cool lume shot. Many of the forum talks speaks highly of the lume for David. Ultimately this is why I went with a bit more quality homage because of the lume quality. Not that I have experience with other replicas or homages, but I went with the forums advices.
PAYMENT
This is the somewhat scary part. Davidsen only takes 4 types of payments and basically they are all wire transfer.
1.By western Union
2.By moneybookers
3.By Moneygram
4.Bank to bank telegraphic transfer
Davidsen said "SORRY NO PAYPAL AS
MY A/C BEEN SUPENSED DUE TO REPLICA TRADING."
I was a bit hesitant, but too many people have ordered and there have been absolutely no complain about dealing with him. So really just go for it.
He also accepts returns and really works with what the problem is.
SHIPPING
The shipping was very fast. He uses EMS shipping. I think he sent it on 12/31/08 and I received the watch on 1/3/09.
PACKAGING
I really have no experience with how they should pack watches, but here's pics of how Davidsen does it.
WATCH
To be honest I really did not know what to expect, but my expectations were pretty high. I basically trusted everyone in the forums opinion. Considering I am fairly new to collecting watches/timepieces, I figured everyone in here is pretty knowledgeable and ultimately they did not fail. So here's what I love about the watch. First the watch is substantial. Then there are no sharp edges as some of the cheaper homages have, or so I've heard. The dial is sandwich type and it looks supurb/high quality. I had doubts about the gold hands, but since I got it, that has been my favorite about the watch. It shines in different angles and looks stunning. Here is a pic that I took.
STRAP
Not really too familiar with straps, but I have a pretty small wrist. 6"3/4 so he gave me a standard one. I asked for brown, but he only had black. I also hear on the forums that he gives both colors, but I guess he only has black for the smaller wrists. I will probably look for a new one. Here's my choises so far, going with the forum's top guys again.
Zack/Old Skool - Red 12
Strap Culture
Heroic18
Ted Su - Kevlar Strap and Dive Buckle
Panatime
and maybe a forum member Crew
CROWN GUARD
I think that this was what I was worried about. First if it was substantial, second if it was loose and wiggles and third if it was only for aesthetics purposes only. I really have not felt a real Panerai so I really don't know how it feels. My friend has a fake one and I thought that the lever was flimsy, so this worried me. Overall it fits tight when closed and really does serve a purpose when it is locked. However, the lever does wiggle, but I don't know if a real Panerai does, I'm guessing not. Anyways I am still satisfied with it.
THE LUME
I'll let the picture speak for itself. Homage next to a Seiko 5 Mile Marker Diver Automatic.
ACCURACY
Tested itand it's about +3 sec/ day. Which I think meets COSC standards. I think this is where Davidsen regulates the watch to about.
POWER RESERVE
Not tested yet.
Sorry the message is so long. Hope this helps someone.
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Originally Posted by smascarinas
Your blog also made me want to get a Poljot Chrono with the same band. Keep it up. This article 
