Officine Panerai announce the Exhibition, to celebrate the 10 years (1997-2007) of the Richemont Group acquisition of the Officine Panerai, presented in Florence and titled -L'orologio Panerai-, from friday, 9th to sunday, 18th March 2007*, housed in the Museo delle Pagliere, Porta Romana, Viale Machiavelli no. 24, Florence-ITALY.
The Exhibition will point out the most important moments of the watchmaking history of Panerai, starting from its beginnings to the latest creations of the Manifattura Collection.
Some unique watches, already part of Panerai’s watchmaking history, will be displayed alongside the creations of the past ten years, together with some new models of the collection 2007 will be exclusively previewed at this time, like the new, among Luminor and Radiomir, 4 new models with the new 3 in-house movements (Manifattura Collection).
- Friday, 9th March 2007, 10-18 opening hours: Press Conference and official opening of the Exhibition. The day is strictly reserved for the press;
- Saturday, 10th March 2007, 10-18 opening hours: This day is dedicated only to the Collectors and the Enthusiasts of high watchmaking.
In order to visit the exhibition during the day dedicated to Collectors, was necessary to register in the official web-site, www.panerai.com, within thursday, 15th February 2007 and be accredited;
- Sunday, 11th and Monday, 12th March 2007, 10-18 opening hours: These days, the Exhibition are reserved for the Panerai Dealers and are open also to the public.
*The Exhibition, considering the success, has been postponed until Sunday, 18th March 2007, 12-20 opening hours and free entrance.
Click here (italian language) for seeing the official invitation, received also from the Club Panerai, valid both for the Exhibition and both for the following cocktail of saturday 10th March 2007, at 18.30, followed by the gala dinner care of the Restaurant -Rossini-, ever in Florence.
The poster of the Exhibition
Some Panerai compasses
Some Panerai torches
Instruments Cockpit of the S.L.C. (Maiale/Pig)
Luminor M. Militare Left Handed 47mm, end of 1940's, Grimoldi's collection, bought by Panerai
Mare Nostrum (Radiomir) Prototype 52mm, 1943, bought by Panerai
News 2007. Luminor 1950 Submersible Titanium with (Quartz) Depth-Gauge 47mm
Euro 11,000.00
News 2007. Radiomir Black Seal Ceramic 45mm Euro 4,900.00
News 2007. Luminor 1950 Chrono Rattrapante -Regatta 2007- 44mm in 500 units
News 2007. Luminor 1950 10 Days Gmt 44mm Euro 10,900.00
Viareggio's view taken from the aeroplane (by Volker Wiegmann "Blitzkrieg no. 2 of 3/2007")
Comment: The Exhibition has been excellent, well managed and with several objects exhibited, both historics and both actuals. Beautiful are the new three calibres, even if in the tourbillon, i'd like a better finishing. The new 2007 models, like the L. Tourbillon and the L. Chrono Monopulsante are beautiful and interesting, as weel as the L. Chrono Rattrapante -Regatta 2007- , alls with the 44mm 1950 styled case that is the most beautiful (together with it of 47mm). The L. Submersible 47mm with the depth-gauge is interesting, a pity only for the quartz in a Panerai...,while for the Radiomir Black Seal 45mm ceramic i have some doubts only for the ceramic case because i don't like it, even if, equipped with the black strap, makes the watch very militar, a pity only for the maiale/pig on the dial with the two operators that, also this one, i don't like. The following cocktail, housed in a 1300's historic building in Florence (at that time location of the guild of the wool) has been magnific, so congratulations from the Club Panerai to the CEO A. Bonati and to his collaborators for the Exhibition.
News 2007. Manifattura Collection. The new three Calibres Panerai
Calibre P.2003
281 parts
13 3/4 lignes
Automatic calibre with 10 days of power reserve
3 barrels
Second reset and GMT function
Linear power reserve indicator
28,800 a/h and 25 jewels
Calibre P.2004
333 parts
13 ¾ lignes
Hand-wound calibre with 8 days of power reserve
3 barrels
Second reset and GMT function
Linear power reserve indicator
Single button column wheel chronograph
Calibre P.2005
243 parts
16 ¾ lignes
Hand-wound calibre with 6 days of power reserve
3 barrels
GMT function
Tourbillon escapement
Power-reserve indicator on the back of the movement
First sight of the tourbillon
Pam 235 Radiomir 10 Days Gmt White Gold
45 mm white gold case with the calibre P.2003 and 100 metres of water resistance
Black sandwich dial with alligator strap and white gold buckle personalised Panerai
Available in 250 units at Euro 23,000.00 from August 2007
Pam 273 Radiomir 10 Days Gmt Pink Gold
45 mm pink gold case with the calibre P.2003 and 100 metres of water resistance
Black sandwich dial with alligator strap and pink gold buckle personalised Panerai
Available in 250 units at Euro 22,000.00 from August 2007
Pam 274 Radiomir 10 Days Gmt Platinum
45 mm platinum case with the calibre P.2003 and 100 metres of water resistance
Brown sandwich dial with alligator strap and white gold buckle personalised Panerai
Available in 50 units at Euro 39,000.00 from September 2007
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