greg_r 81 Posted January 19, 2011 Rolf bought one of these a few weeks back for a friend and having seen his photos, I took a fancy to one myself. It's a fantasy Radiomir Chrono with a similar face to the PAM 288 and built in what appears to be a rose-gold plated version of the older 288 case - albeit with a solid caseback (that's nicely engraved btw). It's quartz but there's no running seconds so unless you run the chronos you'd never know. I picked this up from Timeshop for $88. Like the 203 that arrived yesterday, I'm very impressed with the quality of this watch. Build quality is excellent - it feels as good as my A7750 PAM288 did, which is no mean feat for a watch this cheap. There's even some lume, which surprised me. Being quartz, there's no worries about timekeeping and the chrono hand sets to zero as it should. The subdial at 9 is chrono minutes and the subdial at three is a 24-hour dial. The watch came on a strap made from the hide of the now-legendary cardboard cow, so it went in the bin pretty rapidly Fortunately I had a spare Radiomir strap to fit, but I'll probably pick up something better before much longer. Overall, I'm really very impressed with the quality of this thing - especially given the price. Here's the pics: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RS9 1 Posted January 19, 2011 Rose gold Rad? Welcome to the billionaire boys club G. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted January 19, 2011 I want to be a dodgy used car dealer when I grow up... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,461 Posted January 19, 2011 Looks great . And it's a bit different from the norm being in rose gold - enjoy wearing it . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverspeed 10 Posted January 19, 2011 Very nice....you have a good nose for choosing the ones with excellent value no surprise....I really like the rose gold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted January 19, 2011 Hehe - thanks Silver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted January 19, 2011 Just saw this watch in the "Wristie" section. I bought one of these for my neighbour some weeks ago. It is a really well built watch and well worth the 88$. Looks great on a black strap. From what I recall the original strap was a bit stiff and "plain". I think I might order one for myself. RG looks great on this watch....very stylish!! And well built nice looking "cheapies" are soooooo much fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBH 7 Posted January 19, 2011 I'm sure it's just the pictures but it looks more like bright brass than rose gold to me. Hopefully, it's just the color balance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted January 19, 2011 Yeah, the colour balance on those photos is a bit off due to the lighting in here (photos snapped at my desk with work's compact under standard office lighting this morning). It's not a particularly red rose gold (not like, say, Silverspeed's Daytona), but it's about the same colour as my RG Rotary 702 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pentax 0 Posted January 20, 2011 Surprises me that panerai didn't actualy make this in gold! It looks fukin great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted January 20, 2011 Surprises me that panerai didn't actualy make this in gold! It looks fukin great! Yup - there are a couple of RG radiomirs, but nothing like this. Love this watch - especially at the price! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverspeed 10 Posted January 20, 2011 I want to be a dodgy used car dealer when I grow up... Mweh.....better for you to finish school and find a real job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted January 20, 2011 I want to be a dodgy used car dealer when I grow up... Mweh.....better for you to finish school and find a real job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theflyingdutchman 0 Posted January 21, 2011 Very nice... here mine: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
