What our records actually contain
The specification table on a product page is generated from the product record, field by field. Nothing on this site fills a gap with an estimate.
| Field | Records carrying it | Where the value comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Case Material | 231 | Factory supply note |
| Crystal | 231 | Factory supply note |
| Functions | 231 | Factory supply note |
| Water resistance | 231 | Factory wording, reproduced as stated |
| Movement | 191 | Factory supply note |
| Model Reference | 189 | Factory supply note |
| Case Dimensions | 175 | Factory supply note |
| Dial | 230 | Factory supply note |
| Bezel | 231 | Factory supply note |
| Bracelet / Strap | 98 | Factory supply note |
| Thickness | 0 | — |
| Weight | 1 | — |
Why the numbers on other sites are usually not measurements
A thickness figure printed on a replica listing is normally one of two things: the figure from the genuine watch's specification page, or a figure copied from another listing. Neither is a measurement of the object in the photograph. On a build where the case is machined to match a reference the genuine figure may well be close — but "may well be close" is not something we are willing to print as a specification, and the moment one such number is wrong, every other number on the page becomes suspect.
Diameter is a different case: 175 of 231 records carry one, because the factory states it for that build. The other 56 — mostly Rolex references — do not, and those pages simply do not show a diameter row. Weight is absent everywhere because it changes with the bracelet fitted, the number of links removed, and whether the watch is on a strap or a metal bracelet.
What we do instead
Diameter and material, which the record carries. If a listing says 44mm and ceramic, both came from the same supply note that produced the rest of the page, and both are checkable against the watch you receive.
A caliper photograph at QC. Every order is photographed and filmed before dispatch, and the watch is photographed on a caliper. That is the point where a measurement becomes real: it is your watch, measured once, and the reading comes to you with the photographs before anything ships. If thickness is what decides your purchase, ask for the caliper reading on the order thread.
The honest gap, stated on the page. Each product page lists exactly which fields the record does not carry. It is deliberately not hidden in a footnote: if a page cannot answer a question you care about, you should be able to see that before you write to us.
Of the 39 Panerai records, 0 carry a calibre in the specification table, while the supply note behind 35 of them names a code. That is the same distinction at work: we quote the note in the page text, but we do not print it as a verified specification field. The Seamaster pages do carry the calibre, because those records do.
What to do if you are comparing two builds
Ask both sellers the same four questions, and see which answers survive contact with a photograph: which fields in the table come from the factory note and which are filled in from somewhere else; whether they can send a caliper photo of the actual unit before it ships; whether a missing field is left blank or estimated; and what happens if the watch that arrives does not match the table.
We answer the first with "everything in the table", the second with "yes, at QC", the third with "left blank, and the page says which ones", and the fourth with a 14-day return window from delivery and a 24-month movement warranty.
Questions about what we publish
Straight answers, no filler.
Why not just measure one watch and publish the figure for the whole line?
Because a build is not a single object. Cases come in batches, bracelets are sized to the order, and a strap version weighs differently from a bracelet version of the same reference. Publishing one unit reading as a line-wide specification is exactly the kind of number this page argues against.
Do you have the thickness if I ask by email?
We can measure your unit at QC and send the reading with the photographs. We cannot give you a number for a reference we have not measured, and we will say so rather than estimate.
Does the missing calibre field on Panerai listings mean there is no movement information at all?
The specification table carries no calibre for our Panerai references. The supply note for most of them names a code, and we say so on the page rather than printing it as a verified spec. On Seamaster listings the calibre is recorded and the table shows it.
Is water resistance not also an unmeasured figure?
It is the factory wording, reproduced exactly as given: daily water resistance, splashes and rain, not for swimming or diving. We do not restate it as metres or as a pressure rating, because we have not pressure-tested a unit.
What would it take for you to publish thickness?
Measuring every unit at QC with a repeatable method — same caliper, same point on the case, recorded per unit — and then publishing per unit rather than per line. That is a data-collection change, not a copy change, and until it exists the field stays empty.
Browse the VS Factory catalogue
Every reference is listed with its factory line, reference number and movement — and shipped only after you approve the QC photos of your own watch. Prices, build class and the movement code are on every listing, and the same QC process is described the same way throughout the catalogue.
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