Officine Panerai

True Panerai DNA, brutal and sexy. Best, Nicolas ...  

And small seconds

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from a table or alarm clock. These models had swords hand originally. Amazing dial though. Where is this watch now? Cheers Jose

Vintage watch collecting can be a minefield. It’s part of the reason why I stay away from it. Too dangerous and I don’t want to get burned.

Wrong dial for this type of watch plus all hands are fake. 4-liner dials were only used in mod. 3646s with welded lugs and 6152/1s without crown guard, both from the mid 1960s. These watches were made to introduce and showcase the new tritium-based Lumino...  

Do you know about the sword hands and why they were used?

The same hands can also be found in Angelus alarm and table clocks from the era. Some time ago, Richemont bought the old Panerai premises where the workshop was located (Villino Panerai) and the other day they found a bunch of Angelus 240 parts, a NOS Ang... 

I have a naive question, how did you become so good at spotting the fakes? Many many years ago I did a post on Vintage Panerais, their differences, which seamed real to me and those which were not, I did my best at the time because I was tired of the dram... 

..I'll throw in this one. I'm sure it's real ...  

this one? Cheers Jose ...  

why are the numerals white and not have aging of the tritium? Same on the hands

remained quite white. Cheers Jose ...  

and had it with me for about 6 months. The watch is now in a great collection. Cheers Jose

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it's nicely done. You can feel real enthusiasts were behind the project. Here is Manuel's 1080 next to my non-matching Logo. Cheers Jose ...  

And yes I totally agree. Panerai wouldn’t be capable to design such a beauty. That brownish dial provides a nice vintage look depending on the light and the strap …

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