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Panerai

Officine Panerai is a European luxury watch brand. Panerai was launched in 1860. Today, Panerai watches are produced in Switzerland while headquarters is based in Italy. Some of the Panerai watches feature in-house calibers while others and have ETA calibers.

The frogmen of the Italian military division Decima Flottiglia MAS used Panerai watches in World War II. Among the more popular Panerai watches are the Panerai Luminor, Panerai Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm, Tuttonero Luminor 1950 3 days GMT Automatic Ceramica, Panerai Luminor Marina. Many Panerai fans (Paneristi) engage in Panerai forums and often look for custom Panerai watch straps.

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Time for the Movies: 10 Times a Watch Stole the Spotlight from the Actors

This article is from the WatchTime Archives. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Watches in movies have fascinated watch fans since collecting timepieces became (at least) as interesting as getting an autograph from your favorite actor. From Steve McQueen’s Monaco in Le Mans (1971), Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Seiko Giugario in Aliens (1986), Christian Bale’s Datejust in American Psycho...

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Sep 26, 2023 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: CODE41 Unveils Latest NB24 with the Impressive Stratom Case

CODE41 has unveiled its latest iteration of the NB24, a chronograph watch that has become a legendary part of the brand’s history. This third edition of the NB24 brings with it not only a captivating new color, but also introduces a fresh case design known as the Stratom. The NB24 – A Growing Legacy The...

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Sep 20, 2023 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Double Time: Eight GMT Watches For Travelers at Work and Play

A second time zone can be shown in many ways, offering a wide range of options for watch designers. As the summer travel season winds down, we showcase some notable timepieces with second-time-zone (GMT) displays in this article from our 2019 Special Design Issue.

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Aug 6, 2023 by Jens Koch

Downsizing: Six Watches Under 40-mm from Top Brands

In this article from the WatchTime Archives, we revisit six watches released in recent times capitalizing upon the growing interest in smaller diameter watches, including timepieces from Tudor, Panerai, Omega, and more. Enjoy! Over the past several years, we’ve seen an influx of modestly-sized timepieces from the dominant industry players. Even the leaders of the “wrist-saucer”...

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Jul 22, 2023 by WatchTime

WatchTime New York 2023 Tickets on Sale Now

Following what was one of WatchTime New York’s biggest shows to-date in 2022, the esteemed collector’s event returns to Manhattan once again this year from October 20th to 22nd. WatchTime New York 2023 will bring together many of the world’s most impressive watchmakers and timepieces alongside countless enthusiasts, collectors, and industry experts. The multi-day event...

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Jun 16, 2023 by WatchTime

PORTFOLIO

Splash! A Plunge Into the Colorful World of Watersports Watches

Take the plunge with us into the colorful world of water sports in our latest dip into the WatchTime Archives! Here you can find professional instruments with appealing technologies, styles, and prices. In this article, we present divers’ watches without complex additional functions (e.g., chronographs) because the watches listed here are designed to focus your...

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Jul 16, 2023 by Alexander Krupp

The Great Watch Climb: Mountaineering Watches

This article was originally written by watch journalist Roberta Naas and published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In the past decade, we have witnessed more and more professional climbers and explorers tackle the world’s tallest and most treacherous mountains wearing rugged timepieces designed to withstand unfathomable extremes. It is a phenomenon, though,...

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Jun 27, 2023 by WatchTime

Sporty Sophistication: Panerai Drops 40mm Radiomir Quaranta Collection

Panerai presents five new timepieces in its Radiomir Quaranta Collection. Four of them are steel executions, while the remaining one is clad in yellow gold. As is typical for this watch icon that was first introduced in 1935, the debutantes feature a luminous sandwich dial with two bold Arabic numerals and hour markers. Within a...

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Jun 15, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Panerai Delves Into Pastels with New Luminor Due 38mm

Panerai is known for being conservative when it comes to color. That makes its three new additions to the Luminor Due 38mm collection are all the more refreshing. The timepieces feature the brand’s signature sandwich dials in modern pastel light blue, green, and powdery pink, with the subsidiary seconds at 9 o’clock and the date...

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Jun 6, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Four Sports Watches that are Great in Gold

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. While stainless steel is, for many, the preferred material for luxury sports watches, gold still has its fans. In fact, after a decade or two of pink gold being on the rise, it is now yellow gold that is making a...

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May 29, 2023 by Martin Green

Davide Cerrato Appointed CEO of Bremont

Today, Britain’s largest manufacturer of luxury watches, Bremont, announced the appointment of seasoned veteran Davide Cerrato as their new CEO and Board member. Bremont has been run by Nick and Giles English since the siblings founded the company, which is best known for their pilot’s watches, in 2002. The appointment comes after the £48.4M ($59M)...

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May 2, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Green Rambles: Being Sustainable Ain’t Easy

The environment is a hot topic. Quite literally, as life for us will become far less sustainable as the earth is heating up. It will make the oceans rise, the weather far more unpredictable and volatile, accelerates desertification, and the list goes on. To turn the tide, a change is needed, fast and quite radical....

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Apr 29, 2023 by Martin Green

California Dreaming: Panerai Drops New Radiomir With Special Dial

Panerai returns to its origins with the new Radiomir California, which was unveiled during this year’s Watches and Wonders. Developed in 1935, the Radiomir was Panerai’s first wristwatch and laid the design foundation for contemporary Radiomir models. The newcomer comes with a dark green dial and is the first 45mm watch with a signature California...

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Apr 18, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches and Wonders 2023: Panerai Radiomir Otto Giorni

Panerai returns to its origins with the new Radiomir Otto Giorni, ref. PAM01347. The Radiomir was Panerai’s first wristwatch, developed in 1935, and provided the foundation for the design of today’s Radiomir models. The 45mm, three-hand timepiece features a sandwich dial typical of Panerai, here in a gradient brown with beige Superluminova that glows green...

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Apr 2, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches and Wonder 2023: Panerai Unveils Its First Annual Calendar

“Calendario Annuale,” the phrase written on the new Radiomir Annual Calendar says it all: PAM01363 is Panerai’s first annual calendar. The indications of this calendar form, which only requires a correction at the end of February, fit harmoniously into the typical design of the sandwich dial – here with a blue color gradient and sunburst...

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Mar 28, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Green Rambles: Make All Watches Unisex

This article was originally published in April 2022. One of the things that have always struck me as very weird is watch brands telling us for which gender, specific models are. While this very well may help the marketing department target its efforts, why would you voluntarily limit to who you are selling your product...

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Mar 4, 2023 by Martin Green

FEATURE:

First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

WatchTime shares, in this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches, what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives, such as Lincoln's Waltham pocketwatch, JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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Feb 20, 2023 by WatchTime

Going for Gold: Panerai Debuts Luminor Due TuttoOro

With the new Luminor Due TuttoOro collection, Panerai presents its first two timepieces featuring a gold bracelet. The 38-mm cushion-shaped case with the signature crown guard as well as the bracelet are forged from Panerai’s Goldtech, a gold alloy which contains platinum in addition to a high copper content. The copper lends the metal its...

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Nov 29, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

THE WATCH LIST

Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco

Art Deco, as a descriptor, has become a little overused in the luxe-focused world of watch marketing. Too often, in the absence of a better term, the style is used as a catch-all word for any blend of geometric forms and vintage air. While the verbiage has no doubt worn away its welcome for many,...

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Nov 22, 2022 by WatchTime

Complicated Synergy: The Panerai Luminor Goldtech Calendario Pertpetuo

With the exception of an occasional second timezone or chronograph, Panerai is not a brand that often experiments with complications. The brand is instead known for its rugged timepieces, making it a challenge to integrate certain complications without compromising the brand’s strong DNA. However, that doesn’t mean that it cannot be done, as is proven...

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Nov 9, 2022 by Martin Green

Photo Recap: WatchTime Collector Event at South Coast Plaza

WatchTime’s in-person collector events returned to Southern California this past Friday, September 23 at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. Over 250 guests came to join the 13 participating brands for an evening of socializing with fellow enthusiasts and brand VIPs, participating in watchmaking events and demonstrations, and of course, an eventful boutique crawl...

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Sep 30, 2022 by Minda Larsen

Introducing the New Panerai Luminor BiTempo

Perhaps the most iconic release from watchmaker Panerai in the history of the brand is the Luminor. Now, the luxury manufacture expands this family with a new GMT model whose Italian name, the Luminor BiTempo, might just make the hearts of Paneristi beat faster. Two colorways of the watch join the collection, a blue sun-brushed...

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Sep 21, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler
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