Panerai PAM00438 VS Factory Review

Panerai Wristwatch PAM00438 model is produced by VS Factory with carbon fiber and Carbotech case, standard case diameter and high-precision automatic Super Clone movement architecture. It is among the most successful 1:1 super clone watch reviews on the market, with its sapphire crystal AR coating glass, original case tolerances and detailed workmanship.

Case and Body Workmanship

The case diameter of the VS Factory Panerai 438 replica watch is 44 millimeters. This model also has a nickname called the Black Knight; This name comes from the fact that almost the entire watch is black. It is literally a black model from head to toe; Even every part of the mechanism has been blackened. We can almost say that it is a watch that is not afraid of looking old!

Even if you take the case of this ceramic watch and grind it into fine powder, those dust grains will still be black. It is both light, durable and wear-resistant; Moreover, it does not cause allergies on the skin and its color does not fade!

The bezel of this VS Factory replica watch can be considered a huge selling point. Just like the original, the bezel is removable; This is the only manufacturer on the market with a removable bezel. When you open the bezel, you can see a black waterproof seal, which is the key part that ensures water resistance. Friends who like to disassemble and assemble by themselves need to pay attention to this waterproof seal; Do not forget to apply waterproofing adhesive when reinstalling the gasket. Although it is a replica watch, we cannot deny that VS Factory has done a really good job of recreating the craftsmanship details of the watch!

Dial and Hand Details

The dial of the VS Factory Panerai PAM438 watch exactly reflects the sandwich design dial of the original; This is considered one of Panerai's iconic designs. The reason why this design is called sandwich design is that the watch has a layered structure.

Since it is matte processed, it does not reflect from any angle. The thickness, thinness and length of the sword-shaped hour and minute hands are the same as the original. The small seconds dial is located at the number 9 position. The one with the triangular arrow is the central Greenwich mean time hand; The GMT hand also means dual time zone. The engraved Arabic numerals and hands have a lume coating, making it easier to read the time in the dark.

Movement and Caliber Performance

VS Factory Panerai PAM438 watch has a truly black movement; Even every part of the mechanism is black. VS's own production P9001 is used as the movement, and there is an English phrase "all black" on the case back. The balance direction in the 438's movement has been corrected; Thus, it works more stable and the power reserve increases. The malfunction and repair rate of P9 series movements produced by VS Factory has actually dropped significantly. The entire home plate has undergone a smoke blackening process; The rotor is made much more three-dimensional than before, and there are relief lines on the edges that highlight the lines of the metal block. Each piece was disassembled one by one and subjected to vacuum ADLC (amorphous diamond-like carbon) coating; This ensures that it really does not oxidize and the color does not fade!