although it wasn't called California yet.The dial had already been used to Rolex, when they made it available to Panerai (it was their product) They "agreed" to produce 1 special model (only for Panerai) with the reference: 3646. Technicallly though, it n

From left to right: GPF 2/56 from 1956 with mid 1960s Luminor dial, Rolex-Panerai Ref. 3646 anonymous 'Kampfschwimmer' from 1943 (delivered in 1944) with later added Rolex print, Rolex-Panerai Ref. 6154 'Little Egiziano' from 1954 (never went to Egypt ),

Hello Yves, the story of how our Tuscan amico came into possession of dozens of anonymous Kampfschwimmer dials is quite interesting. They were found at the old Arturo Junghans watch factory in La Giudecca, Venice in the early 1990s . At the time, the old

it should be all 3646 Types D, E. F. and G including those fitted with the celebrated California dials by Stern and the "ugly" Brass dials presumably made by Junghans that were all delivered to the KS in the same way. The Type E 3646 with California dials

" It used to be 60yrs, between the real vintage & remake (or should I say hommage?) (3646 vs. PAM21, 6152/1 vs. PAM127) then it shrunk to ~10yrs? (5201/201A vs. PAM0000, PAM21 vs PAM232) then it went further below 10yrs (26A,B vs. 26K, 28A/B/C vs 28L,

I've always thought the submersible is a bit under appreciated but in my mind, it represents the DNA of Panerai the best. Having seen various after-market PVD/DLC'ed out PAM24/25, I didn't think it looks half bad. It's only a matter of time before OP came

A big thanks to Anthony, PuristS and Panerai for hosting such a fun event. All of the the 47mm LEs and the 372 are so nice. I was most surprised by the 368 in person. If I had to choose between a 217 and 368 I would have to take both ) because to me they

After spending sometimes hunting, finally I got my PAM232, another historic Radiomir model in my collection.. I would like to thank a friend who helped me during the process of acquiring this watch. You know who you are, and I'm really grateful to have yo

First, the watch for dude... The historical pieces. At last i try great Egyptianno, it's pure show off piece, 8 inch wrist and i can't wear it... The finition is really good, titanium case and finish of the dial approch perfection. Too much lugs... How ca

Re: The definition of hommage, frankenwatch, etc Concerning the 3646 dial that sparked this question: What is to be done with this orphaned 3646 dial? Does one track down it's original case, movement, hands? An improbable task impossible to verify. Does o