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Yes, I've seen an old model selling with a usual 6497...For a sh¨t scary price and posted it there: http://www.timetechtalk.com/forum10/23385.htmlthe movement in the pic of your link is a 6497-2 that beats at 21,600,and is a chronometer grade(note larger balance wheel with spokes)...which was the slightly modified movement used in many Panerais,among a list of other known movements...the one in the pic above(Pam318) looks like base 6497,and although it's hard to tell if the balance wheel is smaller,it does not have the spoked version which would denote a Top or Chronometer grade movement...which if it is a base Unitas 6497-1 would only beat at 18,800...that would p me off!
Strangely, nobody reacted...
The pics you show Oscar, are presenting the lowest grade of 6497 one can find on the market...Shame. blah.gif
This model or grade is called for "basic" (it's a blasted surface) and those in the Panys are "new old stocks" apparently.
After is coming the "hammered" surface then the "côtes de Genève", then the "perlage" and then the "circular grain" or "circular côtes de Geneve" at last in finish quality, if I don't mistake or forget one...Then the "skeletonised".