3 Dec 2010

Top Sport Watch Brand - Panerai

Brand Watch News Report: Panerai was founded in 1860, using precision machinery and is known for excellent quality. Was first produced for the Italian Royal Navy precision instruments and watches. Today Panerai has become a world-renowned advanced sports watch brand. With design inspiration from the sea, Panerai brand for the sports, leisure areas of high-grade watch. Italian and Swiss design expertise, making the Panerai each have a distinctive brand watch style and excellent quality.

Back Panerai history, founder of Guido Panerai been showing off as early as 1860 Tau Kok, specializes in manufacturing, providing the Italian Navy with precision instruments, precision compass-based; the early 20th century, Guido Panerai opened a watch in Florence shop, and get an official Rolex and PATEK PHILIPPE authorized distribution.

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Torpedo launchers in the long term production of specific auto-light mechanical calculators, aiming devices, depth gauge, compass, timer or underwater detonation devices and other precision instruments under the cumulative experience, Panerai in 1936 officially launched the first watch, which wristwatch with Rolex movement, by the Italian Navy Contract Manufacturing. In 1938, Panerai Radiomir Panerai watch produced by the Royal Navy became a permanent exclusive Italian products, this watch of the Italian Navy and the altar watch are the world's far-reaching impact, because it was wearing the Italian Navy is the only watch with Germany Allied joint blow, a These special waterproof performance, leading legible dial lock and waterproof design of military diving watch was born.

Early in 1950, Panerai Panerai Luminor watches introduced to supplement the Radiomir Panerai functional deficiencies in a waterproof function, Panerai leader on the chain can close with a special lever device case, can significantly reduce water vapor penetration case, and has registered trademarks; use in fluorescence in the function to provide the tritium, radium paint is no longer needed. As for the Italian Navy, Panerai watch has been exclusively enjoyed by the average consumer is difficult to see style, but if Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other Hollywood stars are very large surface of the watch love, where Xi Weisi Stallone commissioned in 1995 and more to design a limited edition Panerai Panerai Luminor Marina watch, called Slytech, watch carve Stallone's signature back, and in the movie "Daylight Urgent" in the wearing, so Panerai fame.

In 1997, Panerai by the Richemont Group acquired the international market, in the control of production and marketing positioning strategy, Panerai immediately swept the world; now, Panerai watch unique the status of other brands can no longer replace, but also to "large surface" leading the current watch trends in the occasion of their quality, but also follow the traditional characteristics, can be said that no one can match his.

In 2002, Panerai to open boutiques in Hong Kong. Store set up in the prosperous shopping area in Central, brand-name stores in the world gathered at the Prince's Building, first floor. Panerai boutique customers from different countries, including the watch enthusiasts and collectors, the general store sold not only products, but also offers a special series of limited production each year watch.

1860: Panerai was founded in Florence, Italy. Panerai precision machinery and excellent quality Panerai known, was first produced for the Italian Royal Navy, precision instruments and watches. Today Panerai has become a world-renowned advanced sports watch brand.

1860: founder of the family business Panerai Giovanni Panerai in Florence opened its first watch store.

1890/1900 year: the brand's great-grandson of founder Giovanni Panerai expand the family business, and for injecting new momentum into the field of high precision mechanical engineering, and the Italian Royal Navy's official supplier.

1915-1918 year: the Royal Navy during World War I Italy, Panerai produced using precision instruments, including the gun sight of the luminous night raid device, timing device, depth gauge, and to assist high-speed torpedo boats (MAS ) launched torpedo mechanical calculator.


Radiomir
1900: dawn of a new century, the shop moved to Florence, Panerai Giovanni Square, Panerai is now in place in Florence store.

1938: production of Radiomir watches for the Italian Navy. Large pillow case (diameter 47 mm), fixed strap lugs, screw-in crown, and dark in the bottom of the dial is still clearly visible. Supplied by Rolex watch with manual winding mechanical movement.

1934: Gisele (Giuseppe) and Maria inherited Guido Panerai of the father. Maria responsible for the operation "Orologeria Svizzera" Watch Workshop, Gisele will continue to cooperate with the Italian Royal Navy, to provide specialized underwater equipment, flashlight, compass and wrist, wrist depth of measurement instruments. Radiomir and Luminor watches the birth of the future, should be attributed to the efforts of Gisele.

1938: Panerai Radiomir the official watch for the production of the Italian Navy, cushion-shaped case is particularly large (diameter 47 mm), welded strap loop connected with the case, with screw-down crown, luminous dial in the dark bottom clearly displays the time, with a Rolex hands

1940: Launch of the Luminor watch. Case lever locking device on the watch water resistant to 200 meters, was called a major achievement. The devices were in 1956 and 1960 in Italy and the United States patent.
1943: Panerai launched the first prototype of an exclusive watch models Mare Nostrum, is specially designed for the Navy officer watches. Excellent work only reason for the war, only in the prototype models, and have not officially come out. Radiomir The crown protection device has a good fixed effect, so watch to dive into the deep sea 200 meters, was the most amazing invention.


Luminor Marina
1949: Panerai Luminor patented to, Luminor quality is mainly tritium luminous material, taken from the representative plant in 1910 to 1915 developed Radiomir. Radiomir and Luminor watches in the name of two, it is from these two inventions.

1956: Panerai commission accepted the Egyptian Navy, launched the movement with Angelus Radiomir watch. 8 watch with power reserve, and the 5-minute timer for the interval scale used to calculate dive time.

1980: Titanium diving prototypes available, compression is designed to provide up to 1,000 meters water depth.

1997: Vendome Group (now Richemont Group) will be included in Panerai's, take over the watch factory of watch, compass, flashlight and depth gauge production. watch Factory launched a new product started, once again raise the quality of production, originally earmarked for the Italian naval forces of the watch, since the launch of the global market has become increasingly important international status to show.

2000: Panerai Luminor Submersible 1000meter design professional diving watch, in full compliance with the Swiss watch industry standard (NIHS) dive watchs norms, can withstand pressure of 1,000 meters of seabed. The surface of the 5.1 mm thick sapphire crystal, case thickness of 3 mm, with a special helium decompression valve.
2001: Giovanni in Florence's historic plaza opened the first Panerai boutique site.

2002: Panerai in 2002 to open boutiques in Hong Kong, for the first time to establish a foothold in Asia. Store set up in the prosperous shopping area in Central, brand-name stores in the world gathered at the first floor of Prince's Building in Hong Kong. Panerai boutique customers from different countries, including the watch enthusiasts and collectors, the store sold not only the general products, also offers a special series of limited production each year watch.

2003: Panerai Nuofen Nuo set up shop in Portugal.

2004: Radiomir 8 Days watch series because of the more prominent.
This watch very retro atmosphere, re-use of modern mechanical watch is key - tested successfully through Officine Panerai manual winding movement, power reserve 8. Four years on behalf of models with Angelus movement, and the latest Zeyi Jaeger-LeCoultre watch movements based, case diameter 45 mm, with the brand and the sophisticated patent case lugs and the outer arc of each other, screw watchs back and the crown to ensure water depth of 100 meters.

2005: P.2002 movement is the first Panerai developed in-house movement. 8 days power reserve watch design, the use of this manual represents the latest technology, mechanical movement. Movement contains 245 parts (191 parts which are not the same), the main power storage device is designed in a completely new, including three travel leadscrew (Panerai patent) and a frequency of 4 Hz in the free induction balance swing, vibration frequency of 28,800 times per hour. Horizontal power reserve display (Panerai patent) at 6 o'clock position. P. 2002 GMT movement also has a GMT time display, where more than 12 hours time display, as well as morning and afternoon, hours, minutes, seconds and date display. Conditioning system with zero installation time, when the crown is pulled out, placed Tuo stop, second hand auto-zero to ensure the watch is extremely accurate with the standard time adjustment. Due to technical complexity, the brand took four years to complete the development of this movement.

2006: Panerai in the "SIHH Watch Fair in Geneva," published in 2006, the new Ferrari Panerai watches and watch series. Following the 2005 launch of the first proprietary movement - P .2002-type movement, and the use of this self-movement whole RADIOMIR 8-day power storage GMT paragraph after the two schedules, make persistent efforts to launch the second year Panerai models made of 100% Panerai Luminor 8-day power movement between storage GMT schedule, and match to create the first movement of the watch made the whole series - Manifattura Collection. Manifattura Panerai watch collection is absolutely loyal to the quality standards, quality sound, fusion of the sophisticated technical performance and unique style of watch.

In addition to the new Panerai watches, the other profile series created specifically for the depot Ferrari Ferrari series watches. Ferrari watch shape design, careful reference to the vehicles engine machinery, and the body lines and other details of the distinctive style of the Ferrari sports car revealed. Ferrari Scuderia and Granturismo watch is divided into two series. Granturismo series filled with elegant and sporty; Scuderia series will highlight the strong and strong and with the racing element. Watch the two series are complete showing the movement of refined style and sophisticated technical content.

2007: Following the successful launch of ten years ago Panerai brand, introduced in 2005 P.2002 cum-type movement, the Panerai once again proud to announce the launch of three entirely by their own Panerai watch factory design, planning, production of movement, future work for the Panerai brand to power.

Panerai opened in Hong Kong in recent years, other than the first store in Italy, which is the brand since 2001, reopened the shop in Florence, the family opened the first store, the store is located in Prince's Building Central, Hong Kong locations, covering 45 square meters. Store design by the famous Italian architect responsible for the Italian headquarters in the Panerai under the supervision of the idea of art from the designer to retain an important element of the brand, combined with ancient and modern features to integrate into the new environment.

Article Source: http://www.mywatchnews.com
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