Watch Review: VS Factory Panerai Submersible Series PAM01616 Carbon Fiber

Hello everyone, this is Bokey. In this watch review, I’m going to introduce the VS Factory replica of the Panerai Submersible Carbotech Series PAM01616. As an official new product launched at the 2019 Basel Watch Fair, the authentic Panerai PAM01616 was strongly recommended and promoted by Panerai, making many watch enthusiasts eager to get their hands on it! Following closely behind, VS Factory released a “detox version” of the Panerai Submersible Series 1616, featuring a full carbon fiber case and an integrated P9010 movement, allowing watch lovers to take an up-close look. Below, let’s briefly discuss the specific craftsmanship details of VS Factory’s PAM01616 Panerai replica.

Before starting the evaluation, let’s take a look at the overall data, through actual measurements, only the circle is measured at 46.3 mm, the thickness is 16 mm, and the weight is 139 grams.

PAM1616 is made of a composite case made of carbon fiber, which is “soft on the outside and rigid on the inside”, lighter than steel, but stronger than steel, and resistant to corrosion, making it a robust diver’s watch.

The glass is made of sapphire crystal glass, double-layer anti-glare coating process, the transparency is the original version, and the mirror is with a fisheye effect, which is also consistent with the original. The counterclockwise unidirectional rotating bezel is engraved with a precision gear pattern with a graduated scale. Through the picture, you can see that the VS factory is still in place in the control of details, the scale nails of the circle mouth and the night pearl are restored to the genuine convex process, and the font size of 15, 30, and 45 is relatively correct.

The carbon fiber rim has a three-layer gradient effect under different lights, which is also the right version, like the first two versions of the previous 616 There was a mismatch, and now VS is also a breakthrough in the carbon fiber process, and is applied to every Panerai carbon fiber watch.

The dial is also black, with Super-LumiNova on the indexes to ensure legibility in well-lit or even total darkness or underwater. The minute hand, hour hand and 12 o’clock scale of the watch all emit a dazzling green luminescent luminescence, while the luminescence of the other hour scales is blue, which can ensure that the wearer can read the time clearly in a dim environment, and the small seconds dial is set up at 9 o’clock on the left side of the dial, and the date display window is located at 3 o’clock.

Zooming in on the details, the black dial is not smooth but features a matte black base color that matches the design of the genuine product. The luminescent dot aligns with the 12 o’clock marker, and the 12 o’clock bar marker is installed very uniformly, without obvious flaws such as uneven spacing or asymmetry. The brand name “PANERAI” is printed in white, while “SUBMERSIBLE” below is printed in the same color as the index markers, creating a highly coordinated appearance.

The four-pin scale of the small seconds also makes a three-dimensional effect, and the central axis of the small seconds hand is also a little more hollow.

Here is a brief introduction, the quality control problems of VS factory Panerai 1616 are mainly focused on the pointer, which requires the merchant to carefully select and inspect, and Bokey will also do a good job of quality inspection and take a picture to the cousin for confirmation.

The matte black carbon fibre case has a varied texture, giving each watch its own unique character. Including the timing of the head guard bridge is made of carbon fiber material, VS factory in the carbon fiber process, can be described as perfect, because he has a lot of carbon fiber replica watches, like 616, 799, etc., VS factory not only does the same shape, the same material, the same process, so the reproduced head and bridge can be perfectly universal and genuine.

The water-resistant performance of the watch is enhanced by the sealed design of the Panerai 1616 on the caseback, which is partially made of titanium and blackened with DLC technology. The caseback is engraved with the coded batch of the watch, and the lettering on the caseback is still very legible. VS Panerai 1616 is engraved with a slow torpedo logo on the caseback, and the clarity is consistent with the details of the original.

Open the back cover to see the movement, the internal VS self-developed P.9010 mechanical movement, the integrated design of the movement, is the strongest artifact of VS, is specially developed to dominate the Panerai high-end replica market. In terms of function, it also synchronizes the design of the original one-speed hour hand, which drives the calendar forward or backward through the fast hour hand.

The VS Panerai 1616 is fitted with a sturdy rubber strap for diving, a black base with the brand’s blue “OP” logo for a striking contrast, and Panerai’s exclusive titanium trapezoidal pin buckle, which is blackened with DLC technology in the same black as the caseback.

Summary: The PAM01616 is a highly sporty and durable dive watch crafted from carbon fiber. Despite its large size, it is easy to wear and extremely lightweight. This concludes the review of the VS Factory Panerai Submersible Series 1616 replica watch. Thank you for watching! I’m Bokey. See you in the next episode!