====== Panerai ======
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**Officine Panerai** is an Italian watch manufacturer, currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]].

===== Foundation of the company =====
[[Panerai, Guido|Guido Panerai]] founds in [[1860]] in Florence the company **Guido Panerai & Figlio**. The family enterprise for precision engineering, later renamed to **Officine Panerai**, is initially concerned with the production of nautical precision instruments, but over the years also develops numerous patents in the area of optics and watches. From [[1913]] many kinds of equipment for the Royal Italian Navy are manufactured, including night aiming devices, time bombs, depth gauges and mechanical calculators. Due to an important invention of Guido Panerai, which is patented in [[1915]], the instruments can be read even in complete darkness. It is the [[luminous]] substance "Radiomir".

===== The legendary diver's watch "Radiomir" =====
[[1935]] Officine Panerai extends the cooperation with the Italian Navy and supplies precision pocket stopwatches specifically designed for military use. In [[1936]] a prototype for the first diving watch is commissioned by the Italian Navy, which is designed to withstand even the toughest of tough. From [[1938]] the model is produced in series. The "[[Panerai Radiomir]]", equipped with a [[Rolex]] movement, thanks to the mentioned [[luminous]] material //Radiomir// (later //Luminor//) is easy to read under water and in low light conditions. It is exclusively worn by the Italian frogmen force "Gamma" and for a long time is subject to special maintenance of military secrecy. A total of only 350 pieces is produced.

With this functional [[dive watch]] Panerai writes watch history, when in [[1993]] as first re-edition of the legendary watch a total of 1,000 pieces of the models [[Panerai Luminor Base|Luminor]] and [[Panerai Luminor Marina|Luminor Marina]] are produced for free sale and soon, to the amazement of many who had judged these watches as rather exotic exceptions, advance as highly regarded luxurious cult objects.

Back to company history In [[1943]] the diver [[chronograph]] "Mare Nostrum" is developed - destined as a model for certain board officers, but so far only remaining in the prototype status.

In [[1956]] a model of the [[Panerai Radiomir|Radiomir]] with oversized, full 60 mm case measure is developed for the Egyptian Navy, which in addition features a rotating [[diver bezel]]. Of this watch only a few dozen pieces are produced. The nickname "Egiziano" refers to "Egyptian". With the [[Panerai Radiomir Egiziano 60mm|Radiomir Egiziano 60mm]] there is now a reissue of the earlier model, this time with current [[manufacture]] movement.

In [[1980]] Panerai developes a prototype of a diving watch with [[titanium]] case, which is [[waterproof]] to 1,000 m. In [[1993]] the brand first enters the public sale market with limited edition models of the [[Panerai Luminor Marina|Luminor Marina]] and [[Panerai Mare Nostrum|Mare Nostrum]]. Its reputation is growing, when the Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone orders limited editions of both watches, which are provided with the nickname "[[Slytech]]" (according to "Sly", the nickname of the star). The autograph of the actor is engraved in the caseback of these pieces.

===== With Richemont Panerai becomes a trend brand =====
After Panerai had been taken over by the [[Vendôme]] Group in [[1997]], which later merged into the luxury goods group [[Richemont]], the brand has become one of the leaders in the sporty luxury segment. With their oversized cases it is also one of the very first to push the trend toward oversized watches.

===== The ''Paneristi'' =====
Noteworthy is the high degree of enthusiasm, with which the aficionados of the Panerai watches care for their timepieces and also maintain active exchange. For this group of enthusiasts, a separate term was coined the //Paneristi//. Comparable to the aficionados of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, you can meet and maintain social interaction across multiple platforms and in Internet forums.

===== New in-house movements =====
  *See [[Panerai calibres]] for a complete list

Panerai invests steadily in the development and manufacturing of in-house [[movement]]s. First the calibre family [[P.2000]] with [[manual winding]] movements and the high power reserve of eight days is presented first in [[2005]] the [[P.2002]] calibre as the base, followed in [[2007]] by the [[P.2003]] with second timezone ([[GMT]]), the [[P.2004]] with a [[chronograph]] movement with GMT function and [[power reserve indicator]] as well as the [[P.2005]] with [[tourbillon]]. In [[2009]] the new [[self-winding]] calibre series [[P.9000]] with a [[power reserve]] of three days is added basic calibre [[P.9000]], [[P.9001]] with [[GMT]] function and [[P.9002]] with GMT function and [[power reserve indicator]].

===== Model survey =====
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=== Historical ===
  * [[Panerai Mare Nostrum|Mare Nostrum]] ([[1993]]), [[Panerai Mare Nostrum Slytech|Mare Nostrum Slytech]] ([[1995]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor Base|Luminor Base]] ([[1997]]), [[Panerai Luminor Base Logo|Luminor Base Logo]] ([[2004]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor Base Left-Handed|Luminor Base Left-Handed]], left-handed model
  * [[Panerai Luminor Marina|Luminor Marina]] ([[1997]]), [[Panerai Luminor Marina Logo|Luminor Marina Logo]] ([[2004]])
  * [[Panerai Radiomir|Radiomir]] ([[2005]]), [[Panerai Radiomir Black Seal|Radiomir Black Seal]] ([[2004]])

=== Contemporary ===
  * [[Panerai Luminor Marina Automatic|Luminor Marina Automatic]] ([[1999]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor Submersible|Luminor Submersible]] ([[1998]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Submersible 1000M|Luminor 1950 Submersible 1000M]], professional [[dive watch]] ([[2001]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor GMT|Luminor GMT]], with [[second time-zone]] ([[2000]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor Power Reserve|Luminor Power Reserve]], with [[power reserve indicator]] ([[2001]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor Chrono Daylight|Luminor Chrono Daylight]] ([[2004]]), [[Panerai Luminor Chronograph|Luminor Chronograph]] ([[2008]])
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Flyback|Luminor 1950 Flyback]], [[flyback]] chronograph
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Rattrapante|Luminor 1950 Rattrapante]], [[double chronograph]]
  * [[Panerai Radiomir Black Seal Automatic|Radiomir Black Seal Automatic]]
  * [[Panerai Radiomir Chronograph|Radiomir Chronograph]]

=== The series Manufattura ===
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As the name already suggests, these models are equipped with the new in-house [[manufacture]] movements.

//47 mm //

  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Marina 3 Days Automatic|Luminor 1950 Marina 3 Days Automatic]]
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Submersible 3 Days Automatic|Luminor 1950 Submersible 3 Days Automatic]]

//44 mm //

  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic|Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic]] ([[2009]]), with [[second time-zone]]
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Power Reserve Automatic|Luminor 1950 3 Days Power Reserve Automatic]], with [[second time-zone]] and [[power reserve indicator]]
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 8 Days GMT|Luminor 1950 8 Days GMT]] ([[2007]]), with [[second time-zone]] and [[power reserve indicator]]

//45 mm //

  * [[Panerai Radiomir 8 Days|Radiomir 8 Days]] ([[2007]]), with [[power reserve indicator]]

//44 mm //

  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT|Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT]], with [[second time-zone]] and [[power reserve indicator]]
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante 8 Days GMT|Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante 8 Days GMT]], Monodrücker [[chronograph]] with [[second time-zone]] and [[power reserve indicator]]
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Titanium 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT|Luminor 1950 Titanium 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT]], Monodrücker [[chronograph]] with [[second time-zone]] and [[power reserve indicator]]
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 Ceramic 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT|Luminor 1950 Ceramic 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT]], monopusher [[chronograph]] with [[second time-zone]] and [[power reserve indicator]]

=== Limited special editions ===
  * [[Panerai Luminor Power Reserve 44mm|Luminor Power Reserve 44mm]] , with [[DLC]] coating
  * [[Panerai Radiomir Egiziano 60mm|Radiomir Egiziano 60mm]], oversized case
  * [[Panerai Luminor 1950 regatta Rattrapante 44mm DLC|Luminor 1950 regatta Rattrapante 44mm DLC]], [[regatta countdown|regatta]]-[[Doppelchronograph]] with [[DLC]] coating
  * [[Panerai Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48mm|Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48mm]] ([[2009]]), with [[tourbillon]] and [[second time-zone]]

===== Adress =====
Officine Panerai Branch of Richemont International SA\\ rue de la Balance 4\\ CH-2000 [[Neuchâtel]]

Tel. +41 (0) 32 723 28 00\\ Fax +41 (0) 32 723 28 40

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[http://www.officinepanerai.com|Officine Panerai]]
  * [[http://www.paneristi.com/|paneristi.com]]
  * [[http://www.paneristi.de/|paneristi.de]]
  * [[http://www.thaipaneristi.com/|thaipaneristi.com]]


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