The use of novel and space-age materials in high-end watches is always fun to follow as a spectator, but its far more appreciated when their practical benefits might sometime soon be used in watches that a broader segment can enjoy. Thats rarely the case, but one watch that piqued my interest in [...]

From a strictly military?perspective, wearing a white dial dive watch on a mission would possibly cause your fellow commando soldiers to smack you in the back of the head. But what the Panerai Luminor Base 8 Days Acciaio PAM561 lacks in historical accuracy and stealth capabilities it makes up for [...]

Many years ago, when I wrote my first article about a watch, the watch I wrote about was a Panerai. Over the past decade, Panerai has grown and iterated but the root of my appreciation, that instantly recognizable Italian diver aesthetic, has remained as their calling card. Despite the fact that I did, [...]

Despite the fact that bronze seemed to be one of the #watchfams favorite subjects?on social media in 2016, the rise of the modern bronze age of watches dates back much earlier to 2011 when Panerai acknowledged a small, but growing demand in the micro community for rugged divers cased in bronze. Their answer? One [...]

2017 is clearly the year of new materials for Panerai. At SIHH 2017, Panerai announced the LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3-Days, which claims to have a 50-year guarantee from the movement needing any kind of lubrication.?Here also is the Panerai?Luminor Submersible 1950 BMG-Tech 3 Days Automatic (PAM692), which features an al [...]

The use of materials in innovative and beneficial ways is the current space race in contemporary mechanical watches, and Panerai wants to show that its no slouch in this arena. The brand-new-for-2017 Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech 3 Days PAM 700 watch utilizes different materials in its movement that have reduced friction to a minimum. In fact, t [...]

Panerai is synonymous with the sea. After all, the brand made its name producing maritime instruments for the Royal Italian Navy. These days, Panerai no longer makes instruments for the military, but it stays true to its oceanic roots as a partner to various yacht clubs and regattas around the world. In fact, in 2006, Panerai even bought the vintage boat Eilean and took it upon themselves to have h [...]

Just announced from Panerai is a new Luminor 1950 watch with an engraved hunter-style case made for historic British gunmaker Purdey. Panerai has previously worked with Purdey who is also under the Richemont group, and these new models are themed on Africas Big Five animals. The hunter-style case, which means it has a protective metal cover over the dial that opens on [...]

We are just two months ahead of the luxury watch fair SIHH 2017, so it was about time for a head-turner pre-event teaser, which in this case is the-you guessed it, vintage-inspired-Panerai?Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio Brevettato PAM685 and PAM687 watches. Some cool details here, so lets take a look, before we go hands-on with it in 8 weeks time. Continue reading

In the span of just two decades, Panerai has risen to become one of the most popular watch brands in the world and also a bona fide manufacture. Today, we are going to take a look at one of their more unconventional?watches, the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Acciaio watch.?The Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic [...]

To the casual observer, the addition of Panerais Marina Militare wordmark to a dial might not carry much significance-but to Paneristi die-hards, its a significant hat tip to the brands origins with Italian Navy commandos, and a subtle detail that references some of the most iconic dive watches ever made.Technically speaking, a shot-for-shot remake of the [...]

Remember that rather stunning-looking?Radiomir PAM604 with the hand-engraved case that we showed you hands-on?last April? Well, if you thought that was cool, then youll be glad to hear that Panerai is upping the ante with the new?Panerai Radiomir Firenze 3 Days PAM672, a new special edition of just 99 pieces?announced?today, that now boasts both a hand-engraved stainless steel c [...]

Among Panerais sudden heap of new models today, the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM661 stands out for its carbon case. One good thing about Panerai and their naming conventions is that you can at least get a broad sense of a watch from its model name, especially if you are already familiar w [...]

Whats next? is the?question thats been on the lips of the nation-or at least those concerned Panerai fans, who thus far had to wonder what the next frontier may be for their beloved brand. The Luminor undoubtedly is the more popular and successful among Panerai collections-arguably paling the Radiomir in comparison-and while the brand has not shied away from releasing myriads of different iterations, [...]

Panerai?has just announced the release of their most highly complicated watch featuring ?two of their brand new minute repeaters (to chime in two time zones, naturally) and a price tag starting at $400,000 and going up with customizations. Panerai wants to pay tribute to their naval history and this piece is an?homage to the significance of bell-t [...]

The majority of this article is an interview with the insightful Panerai lover Mr. Jose Pereztroika who, in addition to being an accomplished designer, is what you might call a forensic watch historian. His passion for Panerai, as well as vintage Panerai watches and the brands history, has led to some rather surprising discoveries whic [...]

First of all, a Happy Chinese New Year to all our readers! Panerai enjoys a strong following in Asia and for the past seven years have released special edition watches to commemorate the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is made up of 12 animals, corresponding to a 12-year cycle. Chinese New Year began yesterday on F [...]

Panerai can often get some flack for producing watches that are a bit too similar looking through their?model lines, which can often make it hard for a non-Paneristi to actually distinguish between many of them. This year at SIHH, Panerai debuted four new Radiomir 1940 GMT watches (Hands-on with those here), but they also released another [...]

For 2016, theres an emphasis from Panerai on growing its popular Radiomir 1940 collection. There are 4 new GMT models and, as is expected with Panerai, they all retain the classic and bold look from the brand. The 1940 line is essentially a hybrid combination of the Radiomir and Luminor watches, and is popular amongst Paneristi for this re [...]

Bearing the classic look of what most people associate with a Panerai dial, along with the simplicity of just two hands on the face indicating only the hours and minutes for many watch lovers, this Panerai Radiomir Black Seal 8 Days watch (aka PAM610) represents one of the purest Panerai designs [...]