Panerai Face of Time Exhibition

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Its not don't like (most of the time I have seen one, is on a lady wrist)...maybe just playing it safe (think resell value)...

For me, its nice to look at but I won't buy one...maybe because Panerai being heavily connected to its history roots, there's no historic Panerai reference with a white dial...

Typical historic Panerais are black and some due to age, dial becomes brown...So my ideal Panerais are black or tobacco brown...only once did I had a blue dial Panerai..and it doesn't stick around for long...

No wonder hard to see white because no historic roots. Is it the set it self or just the white, the numerical numbering part of Inspired by italian navy clock on their ship, sadly no brevettato stamp, what else not historic roots. Please advise, casing outlooks, 8days, bezel, the trademark.

[Ryuden]

No wonder hard to see white because no historic roots. Is it the set it self or just the white, the numerical numbering part of Inspired by italian navy clock on their ship, sadly no brevettato stamp, what else not historic roots. Please advise, casing outlooks, 8days, bezel, the trademark.

Well...most of the Panerais are a modern rendition anyway...Only as of late Panerai have been meddling more with its vintage pieces (341,372 etc etc...) and introducing 8 days power reserve surely indicate that Panerai are tapping on their heritage being one of the few watch companies which provide long power reserve back in those days (although they literally took 3rd party movement and place inside their own case) using Angelus Cal. 240 SF.

Casing for the newer 8 days are the same Bettarini case except it slightly thinner than previous ones. But the Bettarini case (which was designed by Alessandro Bettarini) are not taken from vintage Panerais. They are created during the "rebirth" of Panerai (which is around early 1980s). Vintage Panerai are all 47mm and 1950 casing.

I won't bother much about how close to the roots a particular model is, cause most, if not, all of Panerai models have a certain cue from the vintage Panerais one way or the other. Just that from my observation, white Panerais (though have its own fans) are typically less "popular".

If you want modern Panerai which is full of DNA, close to its history roots and tick most boxes of Vintage Panerai ...372.

[Ryuden]

Interesting trivia...


Mr Alessandro Bettarini was then the head of Panerai design of mechanical department. He was very interested in reproducing watches which were made for the Navy use, back in the oldern days.
He was in charge of reinventing Panerai through some old designs to introduce some legendary Panerais which we now know today as the 5218-201/A, 202/A, 203/A. Even till today, we still see many models of the Historic range to carry this similar Panerai case, which many people regard as the "Bettarini" case.

Unfortunately, at that time, Panerai was a very small company and these watches never made it into regular production. Later on in the late 1990s, Officine Panerai was then sold to a Vendome Luxury Group (today known as Richemont). Panerai was then moved to Switzerland, leaving behind the legacy of Fiorentine watch making.

Mr Bettarini stayed on for a few more years, but later on resigned to work on his passion for the Mille Metri project.
He & Mr Luchiano Nincheri then started out Ennebi watches.
Hence, the beginning of Ennebi watches & legacy of Italian watch making continues.

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Interesting trivia...


Mr Alessandro Bettarini was then the head of Panerai design of mechanical department. He was very interested in reproducing watches which were made for the Navy use, back in the oldern days.
He was in charge of reinventing Panerai through some old designs to introduce some legendary Panerais which we now know today as the 5218-201/A, 202/A, 203/A. Even till today, we still see many models of the Historic range to carry this similar Panerai case, which many people regard as the "Bettarini" case.

Unfortunately, at that time, Panerai was a very small company and these watches never made it into regular production. Later on in the late 1990s, Officine Panerai was then sold to a Vendome Luxury Group (today known as Richemont). Panerai was then moved to Switzerland, leaving behind the legacy of Fiorentine watch making.

Mr Bettarini stayed on for a few more years, but later on resigned to work on his passion for the Mille Metri project.
He & Mr Luchiano Nincheri then started out Ennebi watches.
Hence, the beginning of Ennebi watches & legacy of Italian watch making continues.

Thanks for the info Broz. This not easy to pull a trigger, need a bigger gun to end the war, but rare fan of white might pull a tank hehe..

[Ryuden]

No need tank bro...9mm beretta enough....

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White anyone

I guess one in the million go for white yeah..

[roguehog]

Speaking of ennebi Thry are pretty underrated watches imho

[Ryuden]

I guess one in the million go for white yeah..

I guess so bro...

[Ryuden]

Speaking of ennebi Thry are pretty underrated watches imho

Agreed.

But for its price, with stock undecorated movt and mineral glass...I think they are banging too much on the fact that their cofounder was an ex Panerai head designer...


Still...they do make nice watches...especially the Bronze...





p.s. just like Anonimo...

[roguehog]

Yeah their bronzes are nice especially the 47mm's but I'd take them rather then the other brands drawing on their panerai links.

I believe ennebi is celebrating their 10th anniversary in Florence his month.

After I got my 46mm's my 44mm's bronzes have effectively settld into semi-retirement. Haha

[Ryuden]

After I got my 46mm's my 44mm's bronzes have effectively settld into semi-retirement. Haha

Now...now...don't be so bad...share a bit more of those excellent looking machines...

Awesome pieces bro.