The Club Panerai, first site in the world dedicated to the Panerai’s watches and for the organization of the meetings (GTG/P-DAY) 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, respectively to the international public relations’ man and to the creator of the site, that is to Piero Lapiana and to Ricciardo Canova from Viareggio, respectively 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 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.
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Solo la storia. Al polso - Only the history. On the wrist
The maximum number of the daily visits was happened on the 26th April 2004 with 1,001 visits, while at the moment we have an average of 350 visits per day, i. e. about 10,500 visits per month and a mailing list with 2,480 e-mail addresses registered. From the 5th May 2000 up to today (18th January 2012, h. 11,35 Gmt +1), i. e. in 4,276 days, we have had altogether 784,028 visits with 2,518,979 pages view, with a daily average of about 183 visits and of about 3.2 pages view.
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. 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. The certificate no. 700 of the 2nd August 2005, has been released to P. D. J., Belgium, for the Radiomir Black Seal, 2004 model, ref. Pam 183 - matr. OP 6603 BB1122341. The certificate no. 800 of the 24th April 2006, has been released to F. B., Italy, for the Luminor 1950, 2002 model, ref. Pam 127 - matr. OP6576 BB1066182 and ind. no. E0015/1950. The certificate no. 900 of the 31st December 2006, has been released to A. Z., Italy, for the Luminor, 2002 model, ref. Pam 112 - matr. OP6568 BB1060768. The certificate no. 1,000 of the 27th June 2007, has been released to F. B., Italy, for the Luminor Marina, 1997 model, ref. Pam 1 - matr. OP6502 BB971835 and ind. no. 0835/1000. The certificate no. 1,100 of the 31st January 2008, has been released to A. Z., Italy, for the Luminor Marina, 1998 model, ref. Pam 1 - matr. OP6502 BB971662. The certificate no. 1,200 of the 2nd August 2008, has been released to F. B., Italy, for the Luminor Marina Militare, 1999 model, ref. Pam 36 - matr. OP6513 BB980333 and ind. no. 036/200. The certificate no. 1,300 of the 7th December 2008, has been released to R. A., Italy, for the Luminor Marina, 1998 model, ref. Pam 1 - matr. OP6502 BB978128. The certificate no. 1.400 of the 8th September 2009, has been released to L.N.P. , Hong Kong-China , for the Radiomir 1936, 2007 model, ref. Pam 249 - matr. OP6675 BB1217325. The certificate no. 1,500 of the 30th September 2010, has been released to F. B., Italy, for the Radiomir 1938, 2006 model, ref. Pam 232 - matr. OP6659 BB1225196 and ind. no. I0839/1938. Finally, the certificate no. 1,600 of the 18th January 2012, has been released to A. Q., Italy, for the Radiomir Black Seal -Logo OP-, 2011 model, ref. Pam 380 - matr. OP6826 BB1442733.
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, from the 14th to the 16th May 2004, the 3rd and the 4th June 2005, the 19th and the 20th May 2006, the 18th and the 19th May 2007, the 16th and the 17th May 2008, the 15th and the 16th May 2009, the 14th and the 15th May 2010 and, finally, the 6th and the 7th May 2011, we have held, care of the Hotel "I Pini" in Lido di Camaiore (Lucca, Tuscany), in collaboration with the Scuba Divers Society -Teseo Tesei- of Viareggio and the International Artiglio Award of Viareggio, respectively the I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII-VIII-IX-X and the XI Meeting of the Club Panerai (see Events and Meetings Section-Meetings Club Panerai).
The Certificates issued has been 1,600 (the no. 1 to the Webmaster), whose 618 (44%) with photos:
a)84 Certificates for watches Vintage mod. (5%), whose 74 (88%) with photos;
b) 106 Certificates for watches Replica mod. (7%), whose 67 (63%) with photos;
c)1,409 Certificates for watches Vendome-Richemont mod. (88%), whose 597 (42%) with photos.
(1 - OP 6752) (Luminor + L. Marina, Pam 176-177, Ed. 2008-K)
(1 - OP 6795) (Radiomir -Egiziano- 60mm, Pam 341)
(4 - OP 6806) (Radiomir -M. Militare- 8 Days Composite 47mm, Pam 339)
(2 - OP 6812) (Luminor -10th Paneristi- 44mm, Pam 360)
(2 - OP 6826) (Radiomir -Black Seal Logo OP-, Pam 380)
(1 - OP 6829) (Luminor -1950- 8 Days L.H./Destro 47mm, Pam 368)
(10 - OP 6834) (4 Luminor -Logo OP-, Pam 000 + 1 L. Marina -Logo OP-, Pam 005 + 5 L. Marina -Bout. FI-, Pam 411)
(2 - OP 6835) (Luminor -1950- 3 Days 47mm, Pam 372)
The person with the most number of Certificates issued is A. P., Italy, with 16 Certificates!
The 1,600 Certificates issued, has been released to the following Countries:
ITALY 927 (57.94%);
USA 170 (10.62%);
GERMANY 48 (3%);
FRANCE 42 (2.62%);
SPAIN 39 (2,44%);
THE NETHERLANDS 36 (2.25%);
HONG KONG-CHINA 34 (2.12%);
ENGLAND 33 (2.06%);
SINGAPORE 30 (1.87%);
BELGIUM 25 (1.79%);
DENMARK 21 (1.31%);
ISRAEL 17 (1.06%);
SWITZERLAND 16 (1%);
JAPAN14 (0.87%);
BRASIL 13 (0.81%);
CANADA 11 (0.68%);
MEXICO 11 (0.68%);
AUSTRALIA 10 (0.62%);
THAILAND 10 (0.62%);
CHINA 9 (0.56%);
FILIPPINES 8 (0.48%);
INDONESIA 8 (0.48%);
MALAYSIA 8 (0.48%);
TAIWAN-CHINA 8 (0.48%);
MACAU-CHINA 6 (0.36%);
SWEDEN 6 (0.36%);
PORTUGAL 3 (0.18%);
SCOTLAND 3 (0.18%);
SOUTH AFRICA 3 (0.18%);
CHILE 2 (0.12%);
GREECE 2 (0.12%);
LEBANON 2 (0.12%);
LUXEMBOURG 2 (0.14%);
NEW SOUTH WALES 2 (0.12%);
PAKISTAN 2 (0.12%);
RUSSIA 2 (0.12%);
SLOVENIJA 2 (0.12%);
ARGENTINA 1 (0.06%);
ARUBA 1 (0.06%);
AUSTRIA 1 (0.06%);
CYPRUS 1 (0.06%);
ECUADOR 1 (0.06%);
FINLAND 1 (0.06%);
KENYA 1 (0.06%);
NEW ZELAND 1 (0.06%);
NORWAY 1 (0.06%)
PUERTO RICO 1 (0.06%);
ROMANIA 1 (0.06%);
SAN MARINO 1 (0.06%);
SAUDI ARABIA 1 (0.06%);
SERBIA 1 (0.06%)
TURKEY 1 (0.06%);
VENEZUELA 1 (0.06%).
While, divided for Continents, we have the following situation:
EUROPE 1,216 (76%);
AMERICA 211 (13.18%);
ASIA 158 (9.88%);
OCEANIA 11 (0.69%);
AFRICA 4 (0.25%).
Viareggio-Italy, 18th January 2012. Club Panerai, The Editorial Staff. Marco Mancini-Webmaster, Ricciardo Canova-Ideator and Piero Lapiana-Int. Publ. Rel.
From the left to the right: Marco Mancini, Ricciardo Canova and Piero Lapiana.