I know this is old news for some, but recently there is a Chinese Unitas copy floating around in some of the newer Panerai replicas. Here’s a shot of the movement in a PAM-127 (Fiddy) replica.

Note that this movement has “Officine Panerai Firenze” actually engraved on the movement, unlike some earlier examples (they used the dreaded press-on sticker letters, guaranteed to drop into your movement after six months). It also has the swan neck regulator shown at the top of the movement.

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I’ve posted about this before, but I thought I’d bring it up here. The “Swiss” in Swiss replica typically refers to the origin of the movement. Genuine ETA movements (the most common high-end replica watch movement) are made in Switzerland, or at least they’re marketed there. These movements are reliable and accurate and therefore prized by replica collectors as the “best” movements on the market. Watches that use this brand movement are called “Swiss” replicas, and are considered more desirable because of the durability of the movement.

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Also in that thread from RWG is a link to Seagull’s Web Site. It’s interesting to see that they make non-replicas as well…