Officine Panerai history dated back the 1800′s when a respected craftsman in Florence, named Giovanni Panerai opened a small watch shop on the Ponte alle Grazie. Later on, after his death, his son Leon Francesco Panerai took over and continued his legacy in making the most precise and the most elegant watch in the present day. His successors found its ways of improving the business in time and made it into one of the most well loved watch today. Watches made today still fits the exact high standard of the earlier times. It is a watch that was initially built for the Italian Navy so you can never go wrong when you purchase one.
In the first half of the 20th century, Panerai started inventing and developing luminous materials in an effort to make the watch visible in the dark. Giuseppe Panerai later on perfected the prototype around 1938, the prestigious “Panerai Radiomir” which was used by an elite team of Italian naval officers in the field. In the 1950′s Panerai Radiomir was replaced by “Panerai Luminor”. Its wristwatches were only given to its military clients until the end of 1980′s that Panerai started to sell well crafted masterpieces to the public.
Panerai gained more prestige internationally after it was acquired by Richemont in 1997. Taking advantage of the brands enormous potential, Richemount reintroduced the historical Panerai Radiomir and Panerai Luminor and launched the contemporary collection of watches based on its classic lineage.
Panerai has four major lines of designs. They are the Historic collection, Manual collection, Contemporary collection which is automatic and Special Editions which they usually issue yearly.
Modern Panerai replica watches also represent high quality timepieces which relinquishes the standard of the reputable brand. It is easily available owing to the popularity of the authentic brand itself. When purchasing Panerai replica watches, make sure you get it from a trustworthy manufacturer that is known to recreate the original’s look, feel and durability.
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