Reference made in with the patented crown protection system, dark brown "sandwich'"dial and Radiomir Panerai signature - Courtesy of John Goldberger. In this reference made in the signature on the black dial is 'Marina Militare' - Courtesy of John Goldberger. Another , manufactured in , with 'Marina Militare' and 'Luminor Panerai' signature and small seconds sub dial at 9 o'clock - Courtesy of John Goldberger. This ultra-rare Panerai Luminor with transparent rotating bezel manufactured in was auctioned for the record amount of Swiss Francs , - Courtesy of Sotheby's.
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Adding lume to a watch is a practice that has been around for nearly a century now, with Panerai being at the forefront of its migration into watchmaking. Little did they know at the time how much this development would end up impacting the watch world as a whole.
First founded as a watch retail and repair facility in Florence in under the name, Giovanni Panerai and his son Leon Francesco saw an opportunity to diversify into both designing their own watches using Swiss suppliers—Rolex being one of them—as well as moving into the realm of mechanical engineering and the production of instrumentation.
These massive liquid-filled devices, of course applied a heavy dose of luminous material—so much so that during the war days a cover needed to be devised to avoid being seen by enemy soldiers until the frogmen reached a sufficient depth to be out of sight. Not only did Paneristi. Though generally speaking, these kinds of brand-centric enthusiast communities operate entirely independently from the brands they love, saw Officine Panerai formally embrace Panerai Central as an entity, beginning with a first brand-sponsored club event in Beverly Hills.
Given its history of hand-winding, the P. Since then the brand has continued to expand its range of calibers that are now a mix of handwound and self-winding. Not only is the piece solely responsible for the current boom of bronze watches in the watch industry today, but it is also one of the few Panerai to near-immediately command a premium above its retail price when pieces began to hit the secondary market. Though some collectors voiced concerns as Panerai has issued a few more limited-edition bronze watches, the original Bronzo seems to be holding its own just fine.
His curiosity and fondness for the realm of horology developed, quickly spiraling to full watch-world immersion. Over the years he has written for Esquire, Bloomberg, High Snobiety, as well as a year as the Senior Editor of the watch category for Robb Report magazine.
To bring those first military-marine watches to fruition, Panerai turned to Rolex, which already had the Oyster, a water-resistant case the brand created in Rolex enlarged its 26mm Oyster case for Panerai and fitted the watches with a pocket watch movement, the Rolex caliber. Panerai added its famed luminosity and the first Radiomir prototypes were born.
Vintage Radiomor Panerai, circa Those first Radiomir watches which clearly resemble the Rolex Oyster watches of the time were large in size for the time, but were designed for military use with luminescent numerals and indexes—all hallmarks of the Radiomir today.
Panerai created 10 versions for the Italian navy, and began making improvements and advancements. It featured the four main numerals 12, 3, 6, 9 and stick indexes. With advances in luminescent materials, Panerai unveiled the Luminor in with a new patented luminous substance that was tritium-based.
Within a year, the transition from the Radiomir substance to the Luminor was complete. Because of their size, Panerai watches were not in great demand. In , Guido Panerai passed away and the family business passed to another family member, engineer Dino Zei, who changed the name officially to Officine Panerai S.
In the ensuing decades, Panerai had a small, but somewhat obscure, business in Italy. In , the brand released three updated collections, including the Luminor and Mare Nostrum. The watches caught the attention of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was filming a movie in Italy called Daylight.
He walked by the Panerai boutique in Florence and fell in love with the bold look of the watches. He bought one and wore it in the movie. Additionally, he asked Panerai to make more for him, with his name on the dial.
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