- 7/1/25
- 74
- 99
- 18
Hello everyone, for the sake of fairness, I wanted to report that what is written in the thread "Reference PAM REVIEW-GUIDE" is wrong.
"Giovanni Panerai (1825–1897) foundedOfficine Panerai in Florence, Italy in 1860. By 1900, under the leadership of the founder's grandson Guido Panerai (1873–1934), Officine Panerai had become an official supplier to the Regia Marina (the Royal Italian Navy), supplying watches and precision instruments.
Panerai watches of this time consisted of a cases designed and manufactured by Panerai and movement made by Swiss manufacturers including Rolex S.A.
The Florence-based watchmaker produced wrist worn diving instruments and about 300 watches, all for the Italian Marina Militare, between 1938 and 1993. Panerai watches played a role in assisting the frogmen of the Decima Flottiglia MAS in their operations during World War II."
1: The original name with which the business was started was simply "Orologeria Svizzera".
2: None of the great Gs (Giovanni, Guido, Giuseppe) designed the cases for the Royal Navy from scratch, which were supplied by Rolex and modified several times by Panerai's.
3: The calibers supplied by Rolex were not Rolex made but were rebranded Cortebert.
To be fair, it would be better to correct some of these steps, even though I think we all know how things are by now
"Giovanni Panerai (1825–1897) founded
The Florence-based watchmaker produced wrist worn diving instruments and about 300 watches, all for the Italian Marina Militare, between 1938 and 1993. Panerai watches played a role in assisting the frogmen of the Decima Flottiglia MAS in their operations during World War II."
1: The original name with which the business was started was simply "Orologeria Svizzera".
2: None of the great Gs (Giovanni, Guido, Giuseppe) designed the cases for the Royal Navy from scratch, which were supplied by Rolex and modified several times by Panerai's.
3: The calibers supplied by Rolex were not Rolex made but were rebranded Cortebert.
To be fair, it would be better to correct some of these steps, even though I think we all know how things are by now
