The Club Panerai, first site in the world dedicated to the Panerai’s watches and for the organization of the meetings for the collectors-passionates, has been published on the net, the 1st May 2000 with the certificate no. 1 "ad honorem" released to the webmaster Marco Mancini from Viareggio (Tuscany), Italy, while the Shinystat web visits counter has been created in the following 5th May. The 25th May 2000 have been released the two certificates no. 2 with photos, to the international public relations’ man and to the creator of the site Piero Lapiana and Ricciardo Canova from Viareggio, respective for the Luminor Marina and Luminor 1998 models, references Pam 1 and 2 - matriculation OP6502 BB976135 and OP6502 BB972762 - individual numbers A0324/1500 and A0652/1000. The first "true" certificate released, is the no. 4 with photo, from Italy, of Francesco Ferretti from Montecatini Terme, relative to the Radiomir 1937, prototype, ref. 2533 - 116272. The 28th June 2000 has been released the first certificate abroad, the no. 7 with photo, of Peters F. from the Netherlands, relative to the Luminor 2000 model, ref. Pam 55, matr. OP6535 BB1003394 and ind. no. C1341/1500. The 21st February 2001 certificate no. 000/S.L.C., from Princ. of Monaco, is the card with photos by Franco Gazzentini from Viareggio, relative to the 1942 (?) Stroke Slow Torpedo "Pig", while the 9th March 2001 no. 000/M.A.S., from Italy, is the card with photos by Emanuele Bravin from Cesena, relative to the 1940 (?) Radiomir Autobright Path.
Solo la storia. Al polso - Only the history. On the wrist
The maximum number of daily direct visits (i. e. only by the home page) is relative to the 26th April 2004 with 529 visits (on 1,001 total), while at the moment we have an average of 250 visits per day and a mailing list with more than 1,300 e-mail addresses. From the 5th May 2000 up to today (1st November 2004), i. e. in 1,641 days, we have had altogether 169,941 visits, with a daily average of about 104 visits. The certificate no. 100 of the 6th February 2001, has been released to R. T., Usa, for the Luminor Marina, 2000 model, ref. Pam 61 - matr. OP6535 BB1004336. The certificate no. 200 of the 2nd January 2002, has been released to G. R., Italy, for the Luminor Marina, 1997 model, ref. Pam 1 - matr. OP6502 BB971040 and ind. no. 0640/1000. The certificate no. 300 of the 13th September 2002, has been released to V. W., Germany, for the Luminor Marina Militare, 1999 model, ref. Pam 36 and ind. no. 192/200. The certificate no. 400 of the 8th May 2003, has been released to F. B., Italy, for the Luminor, 1993 model, ref. 5218-201/a - matr. 58. The certificate no. 500 of the 5th March 2004, has been released to P. D. J., Belgium, for the Luminor 1950, 2003 model, ref. Pam 127 - matr. OP6576 BB1066416 and ind. No. E0249/1950. Finally, the certificate no. 600 of the 1st November 2004, has been released to A. M., Italy, for the Luminor Marina-L. H., 2001 model, ref. Pam 22 - matr. OP6522 BB992706.
In the 21st and in the 22nd April 2001,in the 27th and in the 28th April 2002, from the 1st to the 4th May 2003 and from the 14th to the 16th May 2004, we have held, care of the Hotel "Club I Pini" in Lido di Camaiore (Tuscany), in collaboration with the Scuba Divers Society "Teseo Tesei" of Viareggio and the International Artiglio Award of Viareggio, respectively the I-II-III and IV Meeting of the Club Panerai (see Events and Meetings section).
Analyse the information obtained from the first 600 certificates released
How many, among the first 600 certificates released, those with the photos and how are divided into the three editions? Among the first 600 certificates released (not included the no. 1 for the Webmaster), we have released 199 with photos (33.17%), divided as follows: a) 42 (7%) certificates for the Vintage Panerai original edition watches (whose 36, i. e. the 85.72%, with photos); b) 61 (10.17%) certificates for the Replica Panerai first re-edition watches (whose 35, i. e. the 57.38%, with photos); c) 496 (82.67%) certificates for the Vendome-Richemont Panerai second re-edition watches (whose 129, i. e. the 26.01%, with photos).
Which are, among the first 600 certificates released, the watches with the nearest individual number? Among the Vintage Panerai (1936/8 - 1992), the certificates with photos no. 86 and 379, from Italy, Venice, belong to the 1942 Radiomir mod., ref. 3646 and matr. no. 260701 and 260718; Among the Replica Panerai (1993 - 1997), the certificates with photos no. 49 and 80, from Italy, Mantova and Reggio nell'Emilia, belong to the 1993 Luminor mod., ref. 5218-201/a and matr. no. 62 and 61, such as the certificates with photos no. 221 and 223, from Italy, Montecatini Terme (Pt) and from Spain, belong to the 1993 Luminor Marina Militare mod., ref. 5218-202/a and matr. no. P005 and P006, such as the certificates with photos no. 166 and 167, from Belgium, belong to the 1994 Luminor Marina mod., ref. 5218-203/a and matr. no. 11 and 12; i. e. there are three references with two watches of a following number!; Among the Vendome-Richemont Panerai (from 1997), present production, the certificates no. 374 and 196 from Italy, belong to the 1997 Luminor mod., matr. OP6500 BB970509 and BB970510, the no. 453 and 98, respectively from Usa and Italy, belong to the 2000 Luminor Marina mod., matr. OP6535 BB1003077 and BB1003078, the certificates no. 353 and 332, respectly from Usa and Canada, belong to the 2002 Luminor Marina mod., ref. Pam 111 - matr. OP6567 BB1060073 and OP6567 BB1060074; i. e. there is a reference with two watches of a following number!
Which are, among the first 600 certificates released, the people registered from Italy and abroad, with the largest number of certificates? The 14 certificates no. 223, 224, 235, 239, 240, 271, 279, 344, 360, 361, 396, 398, 426 and 427, belong alls to B. B. (Spain); The 13 certificates no. 4, 19, 29, 35, 37, 47, 51, 63, 221, 237, 290, 309 and 392 belong to F. F. (Italy); The 10 certificates no. 50, 58, 230, 249, 262, 333, 336, 383, 384 and 385, belong to J. B. (Mexico).
Which are, among the first 600 certificates released, those with the most interesting, not only of watches, photos? The certificates no. 59/, 96/ and 102/M. Equip., from Italy, Udine - San Remo and Cesena, with the photos of the individual equipment of the (Royal) Italian Navy; The certificate no. 92/ETA, from Switzerland, with the photos of the mechanical movement UT6497/Eta placed on the present 44-45-47mm hand wound Luminor and Radiomir models; The certificate no. 186, from Italy, Livorno, with the photo of the 1944 italian poster of the X MAS Flotilla; The certificate no. 273, from Italy, Udine, with the photos of the emblems of the X MAS Flotilla and of the San Marco.
Which are, among the first 600 certificates released, those with the photos of the originals Radiomir and Luminor Panerai? The certificates no. 4, 35, 37, 86, 87, 102/M.Equip., 126, 227, 379 and 494 from Italy, no. 67 and 425 from Germany, no. 106 from Switzerland, no. 219 and 229 from Singapore, no. 234 from Indonesia and the no. 239, 240 and 271 from Spain, with the photos of the originals Radiomir; The certificates no. 11, 29, 59/, 96/M.Equip., 210 and 250 from Italy, no. 204 from Usa, no. 220 from Singapore and no. 396, 426 and 427 from Spain, with the photos of the originals Luminor.
Which are, among the first 600 certificates released, the "Special Editions", registrables to the site, present collection models shown? a) The Luminor Marina Militare, Pam 36, OP6513 from BB980298 to BB980497, produced in the 1998 "A" in 200 units, is shown in the following certificates: Certificate no. 26, with photo, from Usa, ind. no. 001/200 (The first!); Certificate no. 513, from Hong Kong, ind. no. 138/200; Certificate no. 76, from Germany, ind. no. 033/200; Certificate no. 20, from Italy, ind. no. 077/200; Certificate no. 138, from France, ind. no. 100/200; Certificate no. 177, from Italy, ind. no. 138/200; Certificate no. 579, with photo, from Italy, ind. no. 169/200; Certificate no. 109, from Italy, ind. no. 173/200; Certificate no. 46, with photo, from Usa, ind. no. 184/200; Certificate no. 300, with photo, from Usa, ind. no. 192/200; Up to today, we have registred 10 Luminor Marina Militare, whose 4 (40%) with photo. b) The Luminor Marina Militare "A. Vespucci", Pam 82, OP6535 from BB1012122 to BB1012421, produced in the 2000 "C" in 300 units, is shown in the following certificates: Certificate no. 261, with photo, from England, ind. no. 024/300; Certificate no. 391, with photo, from Usa, ind. no. 051/300; Certificate no. 88, from Italy, ind. no. 117/300; Certificate no. 83, from Italy, ind. no. 119/300; Certificate no. 192, from Usa, ind. no. 128/300; Certificate no. 218, from Italy, ind. no. 230/300; Certificate no. 162, from Belgium, ind. no. 238/300; Up to today, we have registred 7 Luminor Marina Militare "A. Vespucci", whose 2 (28.58%) with photo. c) The Luminor 1950, Pam 127, OP6576 from BB1066167 on, produced from 2002 "E" to the 2004 "G", is shown in the following certificates: Certificate no. 369, with photo, from Hong Kong, ind. no. E0030/1950; Certificate no. 397, from Usa, ind. no. E0127/1950; Certificate no. 339, from Italy, ind. no. E0171/1950; Certificate no. 359, from Usa, ind. no. E0176/1950; Certificate no. 330, from Italy, ind. no. E0204/1950; Certificate no. 328, with photo, from Germany, ind. no. E0236/1950; Certificate no. 334, with photo, from Germany, ind. no. E0240/1950; Certificate no. 500, with photo, from Belgium, ind. no. E0249/1950; Certificate no. 336, with photo, from Mexico, ind. no. E0254/1950; Certificate no. 344, with photo, from Spain, ind. no. E0271/1950; Certificate no. 386, from Usa, ind. no. E0297/1950; Certificate no. 341, from Italy, ind. no. E0330/1950; Certificate no. 415, from the Netherlands, ind. no. E0348/1950; Certificate no. 383, from Mexico, ind. no. E0428/1950; Certificate no. 403, from Ecuador, ind. no. E0446/1950; Certificate no. 440, with photo, from Brazil, ind. no. E0498/1950; Certificate no. 563, with photo, from Denmark, ind. no. E0806/1950; Certificate no. 483, from Usa, ind. no. E0875/1950; Certificate no. 534, with photo, from Germany, ind. no. E0882/1950; Certificate no. 515, from England, ind. no. E0903/1950; Certificate no. 446, from England, ind. no. E0914/1950; Certificate no. 421, from Italy, ind. no. E1050/1950; Certificate no. 490, with photo, from Italy, ind. no. E1072/1950; Certificate no. 517, from Italy, ind. no. E1073/1950; Certificate no. 470, from Australia, ind. no. E1204/1950; Certificate no. 415, from Singapore, ind. no. E1212/1950; Certificate no. 573, with photo, from Italy, ind. no. E1275/1950; Certificate no. 407, with photo, from Italy, ind. no. E1318/1950; Certificate no. 469, from Italy, ind. no. E1326/1950; Certificate no. 433, from the Netherlands, ind. no. E1349/1950; Certificate no. 558, from Italy, ind. no. E1379/1950; Certificate no. 535, with photo, from Macau, ind. no. E1471/1950; Certificate no. 560, from Italy, ind. no. E1626/1950; Certificate no. 590, with photo, from Canada, ind. no. E1655/1950; Certificate no. 572, with photo, from Italy, ind. no. E1781/1950; Certificate no. 457, from Usa, ind. no. Exxxx/1950. Up to today, we have registered 36 Luminor 1950, whose 15 (41.67%) with photo.
d) The Luminor Marina Tantalium, Pam 172, OP6598, produced from 2003 “E” to the 2005 “H” in 300 units, is shown in the following certificate: Certificate no. 578, from Israel, BB1103434 and ind. no. F055/300; Up to today, we have registered only 1 Luminor Marina Tantalium.
e) The Luminor Marina Logo OP, Pam 195, dedicated to the Fans Panerai, OP6519, produced in the 2003 “E” in 200 units, not individually numbered, is shown in the following certificates: Certificate no. 474, with photo, from Usa, BB1112360; Certificate no. 507, with photo, from Denmark, BB1112608; Certificate no. 485, with photo, from Australia, BB1112611; Certificate no. 477, from the Netherlands, BB1112614; Certificate no. 570, from Italy, BB1112616; Certificate no. 497, from Usa, BB1112643; Certificate no. 532, from Denmark, BB1112650; Certificate no. 509, from Belgium, BB1112678; Certificate no. 538, with photo, from Usa, BB1112690; Certificate no. 550, with photo, from Brazil, BB1112739; Certificate no. 568, from Usa, BB1112743; Up to today, we have registered only 11 Luminor Marina Logo OP-Fans Panerai, whose 5 (45.46%) with photo.
How are shared, for States and Continents, the first 600 certificates released? 258 certificates (of 600) from Italy (i. e. the 43%); 105 from Usa (17.50%); 27 from Germany (4.50%); 21 from France (3.50%); 21 from Spain (3.50%); 19 from England (3.17%); 19 from Singapore (3.17%); 16 from Belgium (2.67%); 16 from the Netherlands (2.67%); 15 from Hong Kong-China (2.50%); 11 from Denmark (1.84%); 10 from Mexico (1.67%); 8 from Brasil (1.34%); 7 from Switzerland (1.17%); 6 from Canada (1%); 5 from Macau-China (0.84%); 4 from Israel (0.67%); 4 from Malaysia (0.67%); 3 from Australia (0.50%); 3 from Indonesia (0.50%); 3 from Sweden (1.50%); 3 from Taiwan-China (0.50%); 2 from Chile (0.34%); 2 from Pakistan (0.34%); 2 from Portugal (0.34%); 2 from Scotland (0.34%); 2 from Thailand (0.34%); 1 from Cyprus (0.50%). 1 from Ecuador (0.50%); 1 from Japan (0.50%); 1 from New Zealand (0.50%); 1 from Saudi Arabia (0.17%); 1 from South Africa (0.17%), i. e. just from the State of the family Rupert, the owner of the Richemont Group. Instead, for Continents, have been released 405 certificates (of 600) from Europe (67.50%), 132 from America (22%), 59 from Asia (9.84%) and 4 from Oceania (0.67%).
Viareggio-Italy, 1st November 2004. The Editorial Staff. Marco Mancini-webmaster, Ricciardo Canova-creator and Piero Lapiana-int. publ. rel.
From the left to the right: Marco Mancini, Ricciardo Canova and Piero Lapiana (See Panerai Style Book II ed.)