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Panerai Strap Review – Rubber B SwimSkin® Gator Strap

Swim Skin Rubber B

What’s going on everyone? It’s been a while since we sat down and talked straps. So what better way to get things started again than with a strap that is just perfect on so many levels for the Panerai owner.  We all can agree that for the most part a gator strap gives our timepieces a very luxurious look but …

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Panerai Releases 5 New Radiomir 1940’s Boutique Editions

Panerai Radiomir 1940 Blue Dial

With all of the success that the blue dial Panerai models have had over the years, Officine Panerai has just released 5 new 1940’s Radiomir models featuring a new type of blue dial. This new dial which has the same satiné soleil finish as previous blue models, now features a bit of a gradient to it with darker tones of …

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Exclusive Interview with New Panerai CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué

Panerai Jean-Marc Pontroué

I recently had the honor of sitting down and talking all thing Panerai with the newly appointed Panerai CEO, Jean-Marc Pontroué for his first ever interview in the newly renovated Beverly Hills boutique on Rodeo drive. After being spearheaded by Angelo Bonati for the past 17 years, Jean-Marc Pontroué took over for the brand around 4 months ago and it …

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PAM779 – A Revamped Panerai Luminor California Dial DLC 8 Days

Panerai PAM779

In 2015 at the Watches and Wonders show Officine Panerai released a very interesting piece which was the first California dial in a Luminor case. The PAM629 was a 47mm DLC with Cali dial that definitley took some time to get used to. I am a bit fan of the California dial but never seen it with this type of …

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Panerai Central SIHH2018 Launch Event at South Coast Plaza

Panerai Central South Coast Plaza

Panerai has recently opened a number of new boutiques around the world, as well as remodeling some of their iconic flagship stores with the direction of world renowned architect Patricia Urquiola. One of these such boutiques is located in my very own backyard here in Orange County, California. Officine Panerai has found a new home next to other iconic Richemont …

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Russell Crowe Auctioning Off His PAM063 and PAM064

Divorce. It’s become so common these days that most people don’t even blink an eye when it happens. People do tend to take notice when it’s a celebrity that is involved in the divorce because the story usually gets juicer. My wife might enjoy the details of who did what while I tend to just ignore them all together. That …

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Bonati Says Farewell With The PAM911 – “Last One For Paneristi”

For over 20 years Angelo Bonati has been paving the way for the Panerai Brand. Since he joined the brand in 1997 from Cartier, he has been the face of the the rise, adoption, and love created by the brand and some of it’s most hardcore fans. These “Paneristi” have had a special place with the brand and have had …

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If You Could Only Have One Panerai

A few days ago I changed things up on my Instagram account and asked the followers to engage in a different way. I asked a very simple but loaded question. “If they told you that you can only have one Panerai model for the rest of your life, which one would it be and why”. I was really curious to …

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Panerai Logo Dial Line Expands With A Lower Price Point

Panerai Logo Dial SIHH2018

There are a number of models within the Panerai lineup that feature the iconic logo on it’s dial. However, there are two that epitomize what the logo dial means to the brand and have lasted the test of time. Those pieces were the PAM000 Base Logo and PAM005 Luminor Marina dial. To this day they are some of the best …

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Panerai Takes You To The Moon With The PAM920

Panerai-PAM920-Moon-Phase

At SIHH2010 Panerai released the PAM365 Luminor Equation of Time Tourbillon which was one of the highest complication pieces in their collection. With that as the core, in 2018 Panerai releases the PAM920 Luminor 1950 L’Astronomo which takes over the reigns as the most complicated while introducing a few new wrinkles that push this new version over the top. The …

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