Horological Meandering

i was surfing Panerai's for sale and saw this..

i think the case is superb, but are the company any good. i've read the history, but are they really 'the original panerai factory' or like lots of companies are they using history to their own advantage to sell low quality goods at upper mid range prices?

any help would be great.

Graham

They claim they purchased parts of Panerai's original factory.  I don't know if it's true or not but that's one of the big points they've pushed when they first rolled out their watches several years ago.

They're a little cheaper than most Panerai's and the quality justifies it IMO.  If you want to get the real thing, just buy a Panerai

Cheers,
Anthony

i dont like panerai's that much. i love the size, but i think they are very expensive for what they are especially as there is so much else i want to buy

thankz again

Graham

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and I agree with Anthony. But I had a chance to look at current production samples in June, and I have to say, their case quality has improved, and their new designs are pretty slick.

If you like the designs, and feel their price reasonable in your value set, I'd seriously consider it.

TM

... in the self-styled Panerai 'homage' brand, which is extremely similar in style to the PAM Luminor Marina model but sits at a much lower price point. In so saying, I believe that I am talking about an established brand as opposed to a 'fake' or counterfeit watch, but if I am wrong, mods, please feel free to delete. I don't remember the brand though: anyone able to point to it?

Cheers,

pplater.

The question of the legacy is quite interesting, and it is also interesting to understand how it is interpreted: Who has the "right" to represent a brand, the brand or the people that worked for the brand?

As far as I know, when Panerai was bought by Vendome, the people working for Panerai in Firenze (Florence) did not want to relocate. (If you know a little about Italians and Florentines in particular, this comes at no surprise at all.)

That is how a CEO of Ferragamo, when creating Anonino, found its manpower. At the top, Dino Zei, the latest CEO of Panerai, is now working with Anonimo, designing his own line of watches. So maybe there is a lot of  Panerai within Anonimo and less of Panerai within Panerai?

Since I will spend Christmas back home (Firenze) I am planning to visit their manufacture to learn more.  Any questions you think it is worth asking?

....you're ahead of me already!

Understand your point (and hence the suggestion). Glycine then? U-Boat? Just how big?

 

Cheers,

pplater.

out of there whole collection, the one i listed.

i like that for the case, but the dial is a bit 'casio'(can i say that?)

just bought something else which i'll reveal shortly so lets close this thread.

Graham