Officine Panerai Radiomir PAM00627 I recently visited the Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel. You can read about my Panerai manufacture visit in this article. It changed my view on Officine Panerai quite drastically. No longer I see them as manufacturer of large watches that happen to look good (slightly exaggerated statement), as I’ve witnessed how much effort they […]
James Purdey & Sons is a British maker of handmade sporting guns that cost as much as a nice car; US$100,000 gets you a pretty basic rifle. A corporate sibling of Panerai in Swiss luxury conglomerate Richemont, Purdey has teamed up with the watchmaker several times on the Luminor Sealand watches, distinguished by hinged lids covered with gun engraving. […]
The Panerai PAM000 is the most basic Panerai, but with so much hidden personality. It is often also referred to as the ‘zero’ or base logo, and to me, is an illustration of the importance of simplicity and style. A watch that you can wear, no matter the situation.…
SIHH 2017 is just two months away and Panerai is offering a taste of what it has in store. The brand is persisting with its strengths, and delving into its archives once again. The pair of Radiomir 3 Days Acciaio historical remakes (PAM00685 and PAM00687) are based on the 1930s Radiomir ref. 3646 prototypes produced for trials conducted by the […]
Melbourne: a place I’ve called home for almost 9 years – that’s a third of my lifetime spent in this beautiful city. Here, the best coffees can be found in alleyway hole-in-the-wall cafes while eateries set in warehouse-styled spaces serve the most eclectic food in the country. All year long, world-level sporting events, art exhibitions…
Panerai Manufacture A few weeks ago, we were invited to visit the Officine Panerai Manufacture in Neuchâtel. This manufacture was opened in 2014, but only few media have been invited to have a look in the actual production facility. Officine Panerai has a total of 600 employees world wide, of which 260 are located in […]
Today is… Friday! So not only it means that weekend is coming, but it also means that our 5 Cool Finds are online. To follow with last week’s article, we continue our “Cool Finds” selections, still with our trustful partner Chronext. What about the “5 Cool Finds”? Simple: 5 watches, not new, not vintage, most of the time young-timers (that we believe are the new trend) that we selected for you. Today, we go for one of the most sought-after categories, a type of watches that must be in every collection: dive watches. Here are 5 divers that look good now, that will look good in 10 years, that will look good everywhere and forever.
Benjamin Laukis is a 33 year old international tattoo artist and avid watch collector based in Melbourne, Australia. He specialises in realistic and portrait style tattooing while adding a personal, almost painterly touch to each piece and has gained worldwide recognition in the industry. Spending most of his time between Australia and Europe,…
Panerai returns to its roots with the pleasingly traditional Luminor 1950 3 Days PAM00673, a limited edition of 1000 watches modelled on the ref. 6152/1, complete with retro-style gilded pencil hands. It’s been a hyperactive year for Panerai, having introduced new models at SIHH 2016, followed by a half dozen more just a few months later, […]
The use of bronze dates way back to the 5th Millennium BCE, with the oldest artefacts coming from the Iranian plateau during that era. Known for its durability at that time, bronze was widely used for a variety of items, including tools, weapons, and even ornamental products.…