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Good point, as some look at Panerai as a fashion watch instead of something with 'special value' with a high-end manufacturer movement. Am not sure of US / European / etc laws, yet i believe product disclosure might cause Panerai some problems as people are asking. Am sure someone with a non-hacking 1313 or one of the 1117/1118/1119 will take pics, etc of the 'Evolution' movement. Maybe they've seen it and are ashamed about it??? No one knows, and that's part of the problem as there's no manufacturer i've ever heard of in many decades who has purposefully hidden a new movement when asked.

Can anyone else remember when a manufacturer outright refused to show details of a new movement when asked by their customers and members of the press?

BTW, even the Asian company that does a faux 1118 for around $400 shows the movement they use. Is the official Panerai movement better? Does anyone truly know?

I'm still voting for tweak advanced tech parts by Panerai, something super hush-hush for now. Obviously that's the way to go for the added lifespan of a movement for a true high-end manufacturer. A fashion watch manufacturer would just throw in some usable, reliable, and inexpensive movement like a Stellita so-as to just swap out movements during service and cheap enough to toss the old one or let someone refurb it (which Bell&Ross does quite well).