subject: The development of Panerai [print this page] 1860: Panerai was founded in Florence, Italy1860: Panerai was founded in Florence, Italy. Panerai was known by its precision machinery and excellent quality,which was first produced for the Italian Royal Navy, precision instruments and watches. Today Panerai has become a world-renowned high-level sports watch brand. Replica Watches
1860: The founder Giovanni Panerai opened the first watch shop in Florence.
1890/1900 year: the brand's great-grandson of founder Giovanni Panerai expanded the family business with injecting new momentum into the field of high precision mechanical engineering, and later become the Italian Royal Navy's official supplier.
1915-1918 year: during World War I Italy,Italy Nacy used precision instruments, including a night attack gun sight of the luminous device, timing device, depth gauge, and to help high-speed torpedo boats (MAS ) launched torpedo mechanical calculator.
Radiomir1900 years: dawn of a new century, the shop moved to Florence, Panerai Giovanni Square, Panerai is now in the store between Florence.
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 the Rolex watch with manual winding mechanical movement.
1934: Gisele (Giuseppe) and Maria (Maria) inheritance (Guido Panerai) of the father. Maria is responsible for operating "Orologeria Svizzera" Watch Workshop, Gisele will continue to cooperate with the Italian Royal Navy, to provide specialized underwater equipment, flashlight, wrist, wrist compass and depth measurement between instruments. Radiomir and Luminor series watch the birth of the future, efforts should be attributed to Gisele.
1938: Panerai Radiomir the official watch for the production of the Italian Navy, cushion-shaped case is particularly large (diameter 47 mm), and the case welded strap loop connected with screw crown, luminous dial in the dark Underwater clear time, with hands 1940 Rolex: launch Luminor watch. Case the lever locking device to 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: launch of the first Panerai watch exclusive only prototype models Mare Nostrum, is specially designed for the Navy officer watches. Excellent work only reason for war, only in the prototype models, and have not officially come out. Radiomir The crown protection device has a good fixed effects, so watch to dive 200 meters deep in the invention was very outstanding.
