The 20th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2010 sets the scene for two Panerai watches, even if one of them was first produced in 1943. One of Officine Panerai’s ‘special editions’ for this year, just revealed at this exclusive exhibition in Geneva, is their Mare Nostrum; a redesigned version of their classic Radiomir Mare Nostrum that was first released…
Our regular readers here will by now know that Panerai watches are closely associated with classic yachting. From 2010 the ninth British Classic Yacht Club Cowes Regatta is to form part of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge Circuit as part of a three year sponsorship programme. In 2009 the circuit included eight of the World’s leading Classic Yacht Regattas, including…
In 1997 what was then the Vendôme Group took over the Florentine watch company Officine Panerai. Today Panerai is owned by Richemont, a company that owns several of the world’s leading producers of jewellery, watches, writing instruments, leather and accessories, and clothing. In acquiring this range of producers of luxury goods, Richemont has ensured that each of its individual companies…
In 1860 Giovanni Panerai (1825-1897) opened the first watchmaker’s shop in the Italian city of Florence. He also made contact with some of the most prestigious and established of Swiss watch manufacturers. The family business grew from strength to strength and today Panerai watches bring together the best of Swiss technology and Italian design. Over the years Panerai have produced…
Eilean is a yacht, not Officine Panerai’s latest watch. More specifically, the Eilean is a 22-metre Bermudian ketch, designed and built in 1936 by the legendary Scottish boatyard in Fife. Officine Panerai found the yacht in Antigua in 2006 in quite a poor state. The Eilean was then taken back to Italy on a cargo ship in February 2007, where…