Panerai Pre-Vendome Models
These are the Pre-Vendome watches produced prior to Richemont Group Acquisition in 1997. These watches are very collectible and command an extremely high price on the secondary market.
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Officine Panerai is an Italian luxury watch manufacturer, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A.
Officine Panerai designs, manufactures and markets watches through authorized dealers and company-owned stores worldwide. Giovanni Panerai (1825–1897) founded Officine Panerai in Florence, Italy in 1860.
The company is headquartered in Geneva and manufactures watches in Neuchâtel, Switzerland using movements manufactured by Manufacture Horlogère ValFleurier.
Panerai watches, designed and manufactured by Rolex SA, were worn by the frogmen of the Decima Flottiglia MAS in their operations during World War II.
Panerai Serial Letters with Production Dates
Panerai case backs are very helpful providing lots of useful information that can be used to identify and age a watch. The majority of Panerai Watches will have the following…
Panerai Pre-Vendome Models
‘Pre-Vendôme’, meaning the period between 1993-1997 prior to Panerai being acquired by the Vendôme Group (now Richemont).