Dr Bonati took the brand from the catacombs and made it all the way to...main street. So my hat off to the man. During his tenure, he had to make some decisions that turned out to be less than popular with the grassroot Paneristi. As a top executive of the company I used to work for, I would have done everything he did (oh well, maybe not everything) or worse, in order to achieve what he did. He had to get rid of a cumbersome Panerai's history in order to sell watches TODAY. All of this, as usual, represents my PERSONAL opinion.