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I went to the Imperial War Museum in London today, and learned something about Pigs
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Was this some kind of kamakazi sort of thing or were they used as a tiny sub? Also whats the PAM relation aside from the Italian navy connection? Just curious not being rude 
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No, they placed mines and GTFO.
The connection with PAM is that Panerai began as an instrument maker and built depth gauges for the navy frogmen.
This progressed into making watches for several navies including the Italians, Germans and Egyptians.
The connection with PAM is that Panerai began as an instrument maker and built depth gauges for the navy frogmen.
This progressed into making watches for several navies including the Italians, Germans and Egyptians.
That's really pretty cool to think that there was an actual pilot sneaking up and placing a mine. The courage of men in battle never fails to amaze me.
Too bad he didn't have a bronzo on to match the instrument panel lol
Too bad he didn't have a bronzo on to match the instrument panel lol
Well, I think they had the "trittico" (depth gauge, a 6152/1 watch and a compass), a pretty cool set made by Panerai
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Some info extracted from PAM GUIDE about PANERAI story and Vintage models including the "Trittico"
OFFICINE PANERAI TODAY
OOfficine Panerai Marketing e Communicazioni Srl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., designs, manufactures, markets and sells watches under the Officine Panerai brand through authorized dealers and company-owned boutiques worldwide.
Richemont group owns the following watch brands: Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Dunhill, IWC, Jaeger LeCoultre, Lange, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and Van Cleef & Arpels.
Officine Panerai maintains its headquarters in Florence but manufactures watches inNeuchâtel, Switzerland using both movement manufactured in-house (“Manifatturaâ€) movements and manufactured by other movement makers. See Section 3-PANERAI MOVEMENTS.
THE ORIGIN OF PANERAI
Giovanni Panerai (1825–1897) founded Officine 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.
In 1960 Panerai presented the patent of the typical Panerai Crown Lock system, a characteristic element in a Luminor Paneari watch.
http://www.paneristi.com/archives/patent/index.html
In 1993, the company ceased to provide watches to the Marina Militare, as they were neither cost-effective nor met the naval specifications. It then moved to launch its products to the civilian market.
The actor Sylvester Stallone spotted and bought a Panerai Luminor in a jewellers in Rome in 1995 to wear during shooting of the film Daylight. Stallone ordered a small batch of such watches with his signature on the case back, called Slytech, offering some as gifts to friends.
The brands rising popularity caught the attention of the Vendôme group (now Richemont), which acquired Officine Panerai in 1997. At auction and in the collectors market, some of these older models, particularly those produced in the 1940s and '50s have sold for high prices.
For more information visit the Official Panerai site web:
http://www.panerai.com/s_storia.xpd?mode=read_item&id_lingua=2&id_sezione=2&id_item=53&anno=1860
VINTAGE MODELS
The Paneari Vintage watches are the models produced from 1936 to 1993.
Really, from 1956 to 1993, merely a few prototypes were made.
It is not the target of this Thread to deal with the complete Panerai history. Therefore we will send you to:
http://paneristi.com/reference/vintage.html
http://rolexblog.blogspot.com.es/2008/09/book-review-100-superlative-rolex_431.html
http://www.vintagepanerai.com/
Enjoy the reading
ALE
OFFICINE PANERAI TODAY
OOfficine Panerai Marketing e Communicazioni Srl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., designs, manufactures, markets and sells watches under the Officine Panerai brand through authorized dealers and company-owned boutiques worldwide.
Richemont group owns the following watch brands: Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Dunhill, IWC, Jaeger LeCoultre, Lange, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and Van Cleef & Arpels.
Officine Panerai maintains its headquarters in Florence but manufactures watches inNeuchâtel, Switzerland using both movement manufactured in-house (“Manifatturaâ€) movements and manufactured by other movement makers. See Section 3-PANERAI MOVEMENTS.
THE ORIGIN OF PANERAI
Giovanni Panerai (1825–1897) founded Officine 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.
In 1960 Panerai presented the patent of the typical Panerai Crown Lock system, a characteristic element in a Luminor Paneari watch.
http://www.paneristi.com/archives/patent/index.html
In 1993, the company ceased to provide watches to the Marina Militare, as they were neither cost-effective nor met the naval specifications. It then moved to launch its products to the civilian market.
The actor Sylvester Stallone spotted and bought a Panerai Luminor in a jewellers in Rome in 1995 to wear during shooting of the film Daylight. Stallone ordered a small batch of such watches with his signature on the case back, called Slytech, offering some as gifts to friends.
The brands rising popularity caught the attention of the Vendôme group (now Richemont), which acquired Officine Panerai in 1997. At auction and in the collectors market, some of these older models, particularly those produced in the 1940s and '50s have sold for high prices.
For more information visit the Official Panerai site web:
http://www.panerai.com/s_storia.xpd?mode=read_item&id_lingua=2&id_sezione=2&id_item=53&anno=1860
VINTAGE MODELS
The Paneari Vintage watches are the models produced from 1936 to 1993.
Really, from 1956 to 1993, merely a few prototypes were made.
It is not the target of this Thread to deal with the complete Panerai history. Therefore we will send you to:
http://paneristi.com/reference/vintage.html
http://rolexblog.blogspot.com.es/2008/09/book-review-100-superlative-rolex_431.html
http://www.vintagepanerai.com/
Enjoy the reading
ALE
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The Aussies did a bit of it as well but they prefered canvas covered folding kayaks called Foldboats.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Jaywick
Once again the balls it must have taken to go sneaking up on a warship in a canvass covered kayak. It's amazing. If you got noticed there would be no chance of escape or cover.