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Are all the 47mm Luminor correct from an historical point of view?

We recently had a discussion about the 127, this Luminor Marina in 47mm...Basically there are only 3 47mm Luminor Marina:The 127: The 217: The movement of these 2 Panerai Watches is exactly the same, an ETA, which don't have the same decoration, but this is strictly the same... And the special Pam 203: Special because this watch has an interesting movement, the Angelus 8 Days Credit pic: Asi ). All the 3 watches are related to the Hist...

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By amanico: Monday, July 7th, 2008-21:07 | comments (1) | photos(12)

Radiomir 210: simple pleasures!

I discovered Panerai perhaps ten years ago. Not just in books but through a friend who was working on the new brand under the sunlights. When there is history there are books ! That was not a time for Radiomir lovers. It was only a story about Luminor. Sylvester Stallone was still successful, the year 2000 was still the future. Here it is: panerai.watchprosite.com ...

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By Dje: Thursday, June 26th, 2008-01:37 | comments (0)

Some kind of magic - the vintage Small Egitiano

Well, I guess you all know this strange feeling that falls on us some day....The feeling that all is perfect, surprisingly perfect, when virtuality meets reality.The last week end was one of these moments.While I was in Austria, to attend to a soccer game, at 1500 kilometers from home, in a small city, we took a bus to go to the stadium...We were 4, and picked some other guys to go to see the game...There were around 20 seats in this bus...5 other guys came in the bus, and one of them take a seat just clos...

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By amanico: Tuesday, June 10th, 2008-09:36 | comments (0) | photos(18)

THE LOGO PRE VENDOME, THE REVIEW

In 1993, Officine Panerai Firenze decided to launch 2 monsters, charged of History, the Logo and the Mare Nostrum... Panerai, which was known for all military equipment, as torches, compass, light systems for planes to land on ship etc, was also famous for its military watches, since 1936...With the Radiomir cases.We speak here of the 3646, California and non California dials.In the Early 40's, Panerai decided to produce another watch, in a different case, the ...

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By amanico: Monday, June 2nd, 2008-08:01 | comments (0) | photos(8)

Panerai and Mike Horn Together for the Pangaea Expedition

Press release: The Pangea boat OFFICINE PANERAI AND MIKE HORN TOGETHER FOR THE PANGAEA EXPEDITION Officine Panerai is the sponsor of Mike Horn's new mission. The celebrated South African explorer will leave the Principality of Monaco in May on an expedition lasting four years. In several stages his journey will take him to all the continents including Antarctica, with the intention of sharing awareness of the current state of our planet so as to m...

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By SJX: Sunday, May 18th, 2008-09:19 | comments (0) | photos(12)

PuristSPro interviews Angelo Bonati, CEO of Panerai

PuristSPro Interviews Angelo Bonati by Anthony Tsai © April 2008 Angelo Bonati joined Panerai as the CEO in 1997 and has lead and transformed Panerai into a huge success of which many other CEOs are probably envious of. Leading the charge and establishing itself as the leader of the large watch trend, Panerai continues to defy those who believe Panerai watches are just a “fad”. This is the first time PuristSPro has interviewed Mr. Bonati, and...

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By AnthonyTsai: Monday, April 28th, 2008-22:11 | comments (2)

LIVE pictures of Panerai's entire new offerings at SIHH 2008!

CLICK HERE to see all the pics and descriptions for Panerai's offerings at SIHH 2008! Cheers,Anthony ...

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By AnthonyTsai: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008-16:03 | comments (0)

292 In Da House . . .

After a very long wait, I have finally received a 292. I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to several different people who made my acquisition possible, and without whom I would still be waiting. You know who you are and I am eternally grateful. Panerai has experienced production delays with respect to the 292 (they can only produce 80 292s per month). US ADs have yet to receive any 292s. US ADs should begin receiving 292s later this month, but they will be coming in VERY slowly ...

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By Craig LA: Saturday, April 5th, 2008-05:16 | comments (2)

Back to the Roots

True Pieces of History >>>I had the opportunity while meeting a friend yesterday to shoot a Radiomir 3646...This is the 3rd Vintage I saw in the flesh...And it's always a great experience.For a Panerai lover, making this trip back in the early times of the creations of this brand is just wonderful!So guys, here is a big part of the Panerai History.1st, this Radiomir 3646:In 1936, we all know that the first ( Rad prototype apart, wit the ref 2533),Radiomir was the Cali... Ok, I hear some saying that...

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By amanico: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008-09:14 | comments (1) | photos(16)

There were days,,,,,,,,the time machine is set to 1998,,,,,,

And following Nico's 97 catalog post, I thought I would pitch in with some pricing ideas.... First the wonderful Mare trio : Then some Destro Love: Anyone for a PVD with change from 3K? Some contemporary madness: And for the Grand Finale - I'll take 4 of these please! Hope you all enjoyed this very rare catalog! Cheers,Asi===link ...

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By Asimut: Monday, March 24th, 2008-09:23 | comments (0) | photos(6)

Why is Jules Verne so special? A strapaholic's moment of clarity...

To mark the 100th anniversary Jules Verne’s passing, Panerai released the Jules Verne Sealand (Ref: PAM000216) in 2005. What captivated me most was not the watch itself but the strap. Photo taken from Panerai website So why is this strap so special? Well, simply because it was the first OEM strap released by Panerai, or any other watch manufacture for that matter, to feature nubuck alligator hide. It was surprising to see the term "nubuck" coupled ...

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By Gaz: Saturday, March 15th, 2008-07:32 | comments (0) | photos(22)

Panerai Daylight Slytech

The Daylight Slytech... This watch deserves a quick post.This is the only pre vendome White Dialed watch, the "mother" of the Vendome Pam 3, and the grand mother of the Pam 113...This watch belongs to the Family of the slytech watches, which are:The Submersible Slytech ref 5218-205/A ( 95 pieces) The Mare Nostrum Slytech Graduate Bezel ref 5218-302 ( 32 pieces and 18 given or sold to Vendome Cartier ): The Mare Nostrum Slytech Smooth Bezel ref 5218-304 ( 31 pieces and 19 given or sold to Vendome Cartier ...

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By amanico: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008-20:06 | comments (0)

The Legend of the PAM40

Since I made a review about the Pam 36, it seemed to me that it wasn't fair to not do a review of the Pam 40, a mysterious watch.The link to the review of the Pam 36panerai.watchprosite.com Why Mysterious?Because you can always have a look on all the Panerai Catalogs, current editions or Limited Editions, you will never find it...Presented at the 1999 SIHH, this Pam 40 was considered by Panerai like a Test Watch for titanium cases.Will there be clients ofr this kind of watches?Will the titanium be good for...

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By amanico: Tuesday, March 4th, 2008-20:03 | comments (2) | photos(32)

* News Flash: Attention Panerai owners who own Tritium watches PLEASE READ! *

Panerai today has implemented an official policy to begin replacing any non-current production PAM's with tritium dials/hands with superluminova when your PAM's are sent in for servicing at the Panerai Service Center, only if the tritium is found to be flaking or chipping off. The reason Panerai is doing this is because there is no more tritium stock available. If you request that Panerai not touch your tritium hands/dial when your watch is in for service, Panerai will not service your wa...

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By AnthonyTsai: Friday, February 29th, 2008-07:11 | comments (0)

PAM 198, THE 8 Days Rad!

I just wanted here to give an hommage to one of my very favourite Panerai Vendome, the Rad Pam 198...It's basicaly a Pam 190, but in platinum, and a brown dial.These 8 Days Rad house a JLC movement, and were produced from 2004 ( letter G) to 2006 ( letter I ), in:Pam 190: 550, 1000, and 550 pieces.Pam 197 ( Rose Gold ): 200, 300, and 300 pieces.Pam 198: LE of 50 pieces in 2004.Pam 208: LE Of 5 pieces in 2004, too.So, a total of 2905 watches.So, in 2004, Panerai launched one of their finest Radiomir, with th...

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By amanico: Monday, February 25th, 2008-15:38 | comments (3) | photos(9)

A quick review of the PAM36, Marina Militare

The Pam 36 is one of the legend Vendome watches, with some few others like the 40, the 21, the Pre A 1,2,4,9, and the Mare 6,7 and 8.This watch has an interesting story.When Panerai Firenze was sold th Vendome, in March 1997, the Cartier Vendome group recieved some stuff from OPF, and with the stuff, some projects, like the watches which belonged to the Project Slytech as the Black Seal Slytech...So, Panerai Vendome had the idea to launch a watch which was conceived in the end of OPF, a titanium watch.The 1...

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By amanico: Monday, February 18th, 2008-10:11 | comments (0)

Mare Nostrum revisited

Like every year before the SIHH in Geneva we ask ourselves, is this the year of the Mare? Surly, if Panerai do eventually announce the remake of the Mare Nostrum, more attention will be drawn to this model. This is one of those watches that pictures do them little justice. One just has to strap it to the wrist to appreciate its beauty and the chronograph movement is one of the more reliable I have ever witnessed. The historic roots are of course, with the Prototype made in the early 1940's. This watch wa...

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By Asimut: Saturday, January 26th, 2008-10:20 | comments (0)

Fabulous Panerai artwork by Nems

I emailed Nems and he has granted us permission to post his fabulous artwork here, so please give a thanks to Nems! Awesome pictures and these have been saved on my harddrive since 2003 when he posted them over at Paneristi.com! Cheers,Anthony (click on picture for a LARGER sized copy) To see more of Nems' fabulous Panerai artwork, CLICK HERE ...

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By AnthonyTsai: Friday, December 28th, 2007-14:30 | comments (0)

"Panerai 1997-2007: Ten Years of Ideas" in Tokyo - a pictorial tour

Hi, just wanna share some photos taken from an exhibition with PAM fans. The exhibition is entitled "Panerai 1997-2007: Ten Years of Ideas" taking place at Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. PAM really did it again...Within these few years, this kind of the exhibitions was the second time already...No other watch brands could have done it substantially, solidly and bulkily like PAM did in an Italian way! Hope you enjoy the photos Many thanks to Italia Bunka Kaikan (Italian Cultural Institute) ...

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By JoeT: Monday, December 17th, 2007-21:17 | comments (0) | photos(14)

Panerai 1997 - 2007 Exhibition in Hong Kong

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Officine Panerai joining the vendome group, OP has been hosting special exhbitions around the globe showcasing the different pieces made during this important era. The exhibition made its way to Hong Kong two weeks ago and I was fortunate enough to join the opening ceremony. Let's get to the pieces: In house movements: ...

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By Jester: Wednesday, December 12th, 2007-08:42 | comments (0)

1997 - 2007 exhibition in Hong Kong: a casual chat on the Panerai P.2002 in-house movement

Just attended the 1997 - 2007 exhibition and it was a wonderful exhibition, to say the least. Got to spend some time w/ a few experts from Firenze and we had a very nice discussion on some background information and insights on the in house movement: -Was OP XIV used as a bench mark when developing the Calibre 2002? No, the OP XIV was not taken as a bench mark. The Calibre P.2002 was born with the purpose to integrate some useful complications in the future: the design of the movement h...

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By Jester: Sunday, December 2nd, 2007-11:11 | comments (1)

5 Panerai PAV straps: PAV 90, 91, 93, 98, and 99

Strapaholics, please raise your hands... Okay, got to admit that I go kinda gaga over straps. Luck for me, there are heaps of strap makers there who can satisfy my strapaholic binges. But for me, the worst type of strapholism is my craving for anything Pre-V. The scarcity of these prices and the demand for anything Pre-V have lead to the prices for these straps are reaching ludicrous levels. More recently, there have been the emergence of Pre-V "prototype straps" and "phantom...

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By Gaz: Monday, November 12th, 2007-14:49 | comments (4) | photos(3)

Video of the Panerai Independent PAM80 Chezard movement in action

===> CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO Here's a large video of the PAM80 Independent Chezard movement in action. Look between the 2 gears This is just a follow-up of the previous thread Jester started here: panerai.watchprosite.com ===================== (And below is Suitbert Walter's explanation of what's taking place in the video) A short attempt to explain what you see in the video, here's Alec's pic again with some additional drawing: Click to view full size image The yellow arrow i...

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By AnthonyTsai: Wednesday, October 17th, 2007-10:03 | comments (0)

PuristSPro's 2007 SIHH Panerai Write-ups

Anthony Tsai's 2007 Comprehensive Panerai Write-Up: CLICK HERE Anthony Tsai's 2007 Panerai PHOTO Showcase: CLICK HERE ======================= SJX's 2007 Panerai Write-Up: Panerai presented a 2007 collection that leans towards high horology. It is significant that a company which built its fame and sales on mid-range, military-inspired watches is going decisively upmarket. This year sees the introduction of 3 new in-house movements, consisting of a 10-day automatic, a chr...

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By AnthonyTsai: Monday, October 15th, 2007-21:18 | comments (0)

Sep 29th exclusive preview of the 2007 Ferrari "Engineered by Officine Panerai" Timepieces

Panerai held an exclusive preview of the 2007 Ferrari "Engineered by Officine Panerai" Timepieces as well as a live viewing of the 2007 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix last night at Spark Woodfire Grill - Beverly Hills. The event started at 8:30pm on Saturday night which is fairly late for an event, but since we were going to watch the Japanese Grand Prix live, I'm glad it was 8:30pm instead of 8:30am Beautiful Ferrari "Engineered by Officine Panerai" sign FER13Since I ar...

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By AnthonyTsai: Monday, October 15th, 2007-20:27 | comments (0)

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