Panerai Watches

Craftsmanship and Quality from the Italian Industrial Revolution

Panerai watches are, it is arguable, the number one selling watch in the world. For the past several years, Panerai has been the only watch company to sell through their entire annual inventory. This company began as a manufacturer of tactical instruments to evolve into the worlds leading maker of fine men’s and women’s luxury watches. Today the company continues to lead the industry trends in design and presentation, accumulating an awesome collection of commemorative lines and themes. Other industry leaders have been taking their cues from Panerai for many years. These watches are sought after all over the globe because of their craftsmanship and quality.

Giovanni Panerai started as a watch maker in Florence, Italy in the mid-eighteen hundreds and quickly established a reputation as a skilled craftsman. After his death in 1897, his son Leon Francesco took over the business of creating the revered timepieces. Eventually the company’s name was changed to Officine Panerai. This early history is still evidenced in watches today as they continue using the same exacting standards that forged the company’s earlier reputation. A working knowledge of constantly evolving tastes and styles has enabled this company to successfully satisfy the consumer’s insatiable desire for the new and wonderful for several generations now. Panerai watch makers’ special attention to color combinations, sense of size, and the flow of symmetrically perfect contours- Incorporated into the beauty of design has kept this most famous of brands at the top of the industry.

Two Popular Panerai Luxury Watch Lines - Luminor Base and Ferrari

Panerai Luminor Base is an example of a classic line from the Panerai catalogue. A long time favorite that features hand wound mechanical movements housed in stainless steel or brushed titanium. These 17 jewels, anti-shock time pieces are water resistant to 300 hundred meters. Its see through sapphire crystal is 3.5 mm thick. The watch is mounted by leather or alligator strap with a personalized Panerai buckle.

A Panerai Ferrari watch displays technical excellence with Italian design. This watch has a 42 hour power reserve, anti-shock device with automatic mechanical movement. The crystal is sapphire- 1.9 mm thick and it is water resistant up to 100 meters. The Panerai watch band is of alligator and supplied with a personalized adjustable buckle. Value and craftsmanship are exemplified in these two lines of Panerai watches as they are in every one of the watches sold and designed by the Panerai watch company.

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