For SIHH 2019, Panerai is putting its fancy Carbotech material to work in two new watches. Carbotech is a special composite developed by Panerai that is lighter than titanium and stronger than stainless steel. This makes it an excellent material for Panerais large watches. This is your first loo [...]
Confession time: as an amateur freediver and general undersea nerd, French freediving champion Guillaume Nery was the first watch ambassador who ever managed to draw me to, and ultimately endear me to a brand early on. And once he defected from Ball at the end of 2016 and subsequently joined forces with Panerai, I made a point to follow alon [...]
The slim Panerai Luminor Due got a lot of attention this year, largely due to the more wearable size, but it wasnt alone in Panerais new entry-level offerings. The Panerai Luminor Base Logo 3 Days watch was updated in 2018 and effectively marked the brands use of ETA movements in any of their watches. Youll note we covered the prev [...]
Say what you will, but Panerai understands their core market perfectly. Adding to their Luminor line-up, Panerai has introduced the Luminor Marina PAM795 and PAM797, two hand-winders with the impressive 8-day power reserve P.5002 in-house caliber.Continue reading
The new Panerai PAM796 Luminor Marina 8-Days Power Reserve Left-Hand is a bit of an amalgamation of traits that Panerai already has pursued - being that its a left-handed (crown on the left side of the case) Luminor with an 8-day power reserve. This watch also features Panerais recognizable and often sought-after sandwich dial with long, [...]
Italian Panerai is often criticized for releasing watches that are too similar to what they have been producing for years. That is true to a certain extent. Take the new Luminor Base Logo 3 Days, for example. How many people know the difference between the Luminor Base Logo 3 Day PAM773 and the PAM 774? Hint: its the logo. Panerai is obviously keen [...]
If there is one thing Panerai is known for, its the ability to house a plethora of same-but-still-different watch models in the Luminor Collection. The sheer number of different flavors is enough to make ones head spin, but its also whats made the collection so wildly popular. The ability to have a super ridiculous Grand Complication, [...]
On April 28, 2018 invited dozens of guests to visit the new Panerai brand boutique located at the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Costa Mesa. The prestigious shopping destination is among the finest in the region and is home to many of the worlds most popular high-end watch brands, including Panerai. Guests were delighted to be present for the first [...]
and Officine Panerai cordially invite Southern California watch lovers to a cocktail event at Panerais new South Coast Plaza Boutique on Saturday April 28, 2018. Exceptional rare vintage timepieces from a private collection will be on display in the boutique along with pre-released 2018 SIHH timepieces. As you immerse yourself into the world of Panerai, you will be inv [...]
As a halo product designed not to sell in large volume, but to showcase the upper-end of the technical abilities at Panerai, the 2018 LAstronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation Of Time GMT is one hell of an horological product. Referenced as the Panerai PAM00920 (PAM920), this $200,000+, 50mm wide mega watch [...]
Would the Mini Cooper still be an icon if it were the size of the Rolls Royce Phantom? What if the Walkman was never able to fit inside a back pocket? Conversely, would the Luminor-a benchmark for minimalist Italian design and perhaps the foremost instigator of the big watch trend of the last decad [...]
SIHH isnt a time for watch brands to hold back and this year, weve seen more than a few jaw-dropping releases thatll certainly keep watch lovers entertained for a while. Some of our favorite models, however, are those that show just how capable brands are when it comes to breaking free from the chains of conservatism [...]
Image courtesy of Roger DubuisRecently, received news that longtime Roger Dubuis CEO,?Jean-Marc Pontroue, would be leaving his post in order to take on the role of CEO at Panerai starting in April of 2018. Before becoming CEO at Roger Dubuis,?Jean-Marc Pontroue excelled in numerous positions at luxury brands like Givenchy and Montblanc, where [...]
The first time most of us were introduced to the Panerai reference 389, it was on the wrist of Sylvester Stallone as he punched, kicked, and generally just recklessly blasted his way through The Expendables 3 in 2014. In many ways, its sort of a fitting watch for such a film-equally eye-catching and over-the-top, but a bit past its prime, [...]
It may be the rare watch nerd (that happens to also be a materials science nerd) who will be able to fully appreciate why Panerai decided it was a good idea to note BMG-TECH on the dial of a Luminor Submersible as a way of telling you about the watch case materials. Panerai themselves refer to the value of the PAM 692 (debuted on [...]
Special edition watches that are only sold in boutiques or produced in limited numbers are a great way for watch brands to get fans and watch lovers excited. Exclusivity is often a big deciding factor when it comes to a watch purchase, and theres no better way of creating exclusivity than by releasing a watch in limited numbers and especially in a colorway or [...]
For once, more than whatever minor design tweak has spawned a new Panerai reference, it is how the watch is being sold that is most notable. The Panerai Luminor Submersible Automatic Acciaio PAM731, with its limited-edition blue dial, is most certainly a handsome and capable dive watch. But, as the first Panerai to be offered exclusively online, it is representative [...]
Panerai returns once more to what they call?Our Sea.?The?Panerai Mare Nostrum Chronograph PAM716 (PAM00716) is a surprise, mid-2017 release from Officine Panerai that actually harkens back to not only its pre-Richemont days, but also to the brands first chronograph, produced during World War IIor some time after.
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