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T he reason why Panerai appears here, it's that the earliest Panerai is used by the Italy Navy diving forces, the good waterproof performance has also been extended down. Panerai was founded in 1860, is famous for its excellent quality and precision machinery, now Panerai has become the famous senior sports watch brand around the world . Panerai-LUMINOR series PAM00561 machine's Panerai are different from common "Sterculia", the dial is particularly small fresh, moreover this luminous dots feel like Bauhaus style. The watch features a spectacular 8 day long moving storage, powered by a  twin barrels geared box equipped with the homemade P.5000 model of the lake. The inscription on the crown bridge is no longer engraved with the original "Reg.tm" inscription, and the bridge itself appears closer to the square, echoing the 30s watch. Skype: gavinma9620@outlook.com WhatsApp:  +86-15631181926 Wechat: 11001486

【A traveller’s twin-set 】Panerai’s Radiomir 1940 3 Days GMT PAM 628 and PAM 657 PAM 628 and PAM 657 Over the last few years, Panerai has gone to a lot of effort to evolve their offering. The foundation pieces are still there – aggressively simple dive watches that make little effort to belie their military origins, but these days the brand has so much more to offer, from hi-tech tourbillons to slender dress options. These two GMTs, released last year, are the kind of watches that bridge old and new. They’re undeniably Panerai, with the large 45mm Radiomir 1940 case and instantly recognisable combination of super-stylised Arabics and hash marks, but look closer and the changes are obvious too. The dial, for starters. No longer a simple matt sandwich, Panerai has added texture to the mix, with subtle Clous de Paris and vertical stripe finishes to keep things interesting. Likewise, the iconic luminous sandwich construction hasn’t been used here, with the ecru-c...

Panerai Case Types and Shapes Panerai Case Types At first glance, there appears to only be two case shapes of Panerai, though this is not really the case (no pun intended). I write this article because I think that many beginners to the Panerai brand (as I was initially) may not be aware of the variations available. In reality there are four basic case styles, and several sizes of each:Luminor, Luminor 1950, Radiomir and Ferrari. Luminor  Probably the most popular of the case styles, the Panerai Luminor case is also the most contemporary looking of all the Panerai watches. With relatively speaking more straight edges the Luminor case style is found in two sizes: 40mm and 44mm. The Luminor case has the Device Protecting the Crown which has become one of the most recognizable Panerai trademarks. Luminor 1950  My personal favourite. The Luminor 1950 case style is similar to the standard Luminor from the front, but when viewed from the side and the back, the...

PANERAI LUMINOR 1950 REGATTA 3 DAYS (PAM00526) I am often attracted to watches which confer functions I am seldom likely to use. For example, I adore diver’s watches, yet rarely venture into deep waters. Furthermore, I have purchased watches which feature the marque of a particular prestigious car company, even though I don’t own said car.  Ultimately, I suspect I am not alone. It is invariably the aesthetics of a watch that results in my cooing as I stand over a handsome horological creation. I become besotted with subtle design details, illustrated by a cradling hand resting on a beautiful form.   The raison d’être for this particular model is to assist a competitive crew member in their pursuit of regatta glory. Officine Panerai has a long association with the sea, harking back to the days it supplied the Royal Italian Navy with its über masculine Radiomir divers watches in 1936. This particular model features some ingenious functions which make it a must...

Panerai PAM745 Harrods Limited Edition Blue Dial Luminor Marina Last year we were all amazed with a beautiful green dialed PAM693 Limited Edition created exclusively for Harrods. Fast forward to this past month where Harrods announced their second Limited edition in collaboration with Officine Panerai. The latest edition to their Limited Edition collection is the PAM745 Luminor Marina Titanium. This Limited Edition watch features a 44m titanium case which houses a beautiful deep blue dial with full Arabic numerals around. They opted to go with gold hands which contrast nicely against the blue dial. It features the date at the 3 o’clock position while a sub second dial is on the opposite 9 o’clock side. The layout is very much like the classic PAM359 that has been a staple in the Panerai family. The PAM745 is draped nicely with a matching titanium bracelet with a deployant clasp. As an added bonus they have a matching blue leather strap with a titanium buckle as well as the first e...

I really like it as a camp / sailing / fishing watch – Panerai’s fat luminous markers applied on a dial are known to be the longest glowing Tritium-free markers in the industry. When charged in the evening they glow for the whole night till sunrise, so if I wake up in the middle of a night, or when I’m fishing before sunrise, I always know the time without alerting the surrounding with a flashlight. It really works so well. It’s particularly useful when I’m practicing astrophotography and don’t want to compromise my low light vision capabilities with any illumination tools. Panerai has always been a true combat tool, it’s in the Panerai’s DNA, so yeah… we both like to feel a bit of recoil from a decent boomstick, from time to time. My Zero smelled gun powder not just once or twice… but always at a proper shooting range of course. And that includes pistols, carbines, and even full-auto assault rifles. Add to the equation a well-made ammo strap, especially with gunpowder s...

Panerai I’ve been a long time Paneristi and I can still remember my first one (PAM 112). During more than last 12 years I’ve played with couple of different models (including such icons as the 243 or 372) but still the one that I decided to keep and use was PAM000, known also just as ‘Zero’ or ‘Logo Base’. For those of you who are not familiar with Panerai, here’s a short history lesson. Officine Panerai (official name, which means ‘workshop Panerai’) was founded in 1860 by Giovanni Panerai. For decades, led later by founder’s grandson Guido Panerai, it supplied precision instruments to the Italian Royal Navy. Officine Panerai as a true watch brand started life in 1936 by delivering the first ever purpose-built military diving watches to the Italian Navy. The watch was oversized (47mm case, which was considered a behemoth watch in 30’s), equipped with simple dial of extremely good underwater visibility both day and night (thanks to Radium-based radioactive glowing markers) and...

Top 8 Panerai watches After you have decided on Buying First Panerai watch, it comes natural that you want to see what are other options you can have. I have decided to highlight top 8 Panerai watches that should be considered as the next PAM in your (ever growing) collection. I will exclude vintage and discontinued Panerai models to focus on pieces that you can acquire today through an authorised dealer. I have also excluded special edition models which are really hard to get. For sure, there are some incredible older models that you might like to own, but we’ll stick to current models today. We’ll take a look at some typically PANERAI pieces as well as some PAM models that offer something really different. Are you ready? Let’s dig in! PAM351 Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Titanio 44mm Top 8 Panerai watches PAM351 It is very likely (if you read previous article: Buying first Panerai watch) that your first Panerai watch was a nice, basic PAM111 or PAM112. So...