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A deft blend of Italian styling and Swiss technology, Panerai has been a consistent leader in the world of professional timing instruments for more than 140 years.
Indeed, when Guido Panerai founded his company in Florence in 1860, it was with the commitment to build professional timekeepers more so than pocket watches.
His early work led to many patents in the timekeeping and optics fields. In the early 1930s, Panerai established a close relationship with the Royal Italian Navy and began supplying the soldiers with precision pocket watches and aiming sights for torpedoes.
During World War II, Panerai supplied Radiomir watches to the Royal Italian Navy—firmly establishing itself as a leader in precision timing. In 1993, after 50 years of creating watches...
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