A Taste Of What's Next

This one Goes out to a good friend of mine in NYC who has been dying to see a picture of this watch because I have been talking about it for like over a year now. He is a huge fan of watches and only buys the best sound investments and has no time for bullshit! So last year if you were a Panerai dealer in the US, a select few from each dealer were invited to this Panerai training in NYC last August, for most it was really informative, helpful and a great resource, which for me was not as challenging because I know the brand backwards and forwards because of my passion for the brand. At the same time I do have to say if it weren't for that training I wouldn't be writing this particular article because I learned something new.

There is no secret that the stainless steel Radiomir Case inspired by original early designs have evoked that vintage spirit and is the reason why it has been the hot watch for Panerai of late, especially in the stainless steel 47 mm case. They have proven to be reasonably priced when officially released and hanging onto them and watching them grow quickly in price almost double of their original price is just incredibly exciting. I will have to admit that this years SIHH was a bit disappointing and boring especially with Panerai, with the exception of the 322,309 and the 26 of course. Now that SIHH is rocking out in January instead of April, I think there is definately some things in the pipeline to get the blood flowing like wine to get that much needed Panerai Bonner.

One of the pictures shown last year in NYC at the Panerai training, has been permanently tattooed in my mind was this early 47 mm radiomir with a very unique dial,this dial of course being the original was that cool vintage grey with hash marks and dots as hour indicators which looks really cool because it looks like a sandwich dial as the dots and markers are luminescent. The watch was equipped with a mechanical movement and finished with a really cool cashmir calf strap that you could tell had like been through war because it was distressed at that time. Even though Panerai has not confirmed or denied that this will be produced I am pretty sure that they were giving us a taste of what to expect next!

pic courtesy of wwww.paneristi.com