Panerai
11 guides. Everything you need before buying.
Luminor Chrono
The Luminor Chrono is Panerai's take on a stopwatch built into the cushion case that everyone recognizes from across the room. It keeps the crown-protecting bridge, the sandwich dial, and the 44mm pre…
Luminor GMT
The Panerai Luminor GMT is the watch that turned a 44mm Italian dive-tool silhouette into a traveler's companion, and it is one of the references we see cross our counter at 19 West 47th most often wh…
Mare Nostrum
The Mare Nostrum is the odd one out in the Panerai story, and that is exactly why serious collectors chase it. Where the Radiomir and Luminor are dive instruments built around a cushion case and a loc…
Panerai Luminor Base Logo Guide: PAM000, PAM01000 & PAM01086 Specs, History, Prices | Ultimate Watch
The Luminor Base Logo is the plainest Panerai you can buy, and that is exactly why collectors keep coming back to it. Two hands, no seconds, no date, no small-seconds subdial, just the OP logo sitting…
Luminor Due
Panerai Luminor Due
Panerai's slim reinterpretation of the Luminor, achieving a case thickness under 11mm compared to the standard Luminor's 15mm-plus. Launched at SIHH 2016 in 42mm and 45mm sizes; a 38mm (the smallest P…
Luminor Marina
Panerai Luminor Marina
The core Panerai model, combining the Luminor case with small seconds at 9, date at 3, and the crown-protecting bridge. Traces directly to instruments built for the Regia Marina's elite frogman comman…
Panerai Luminor: The Complete Collector's Guide
One of the most immediately identifiable case designs in watchmaking: 44mm, cushion-shaped, with the patented crown-protecting bridge lever mechanism developed for Italian Navy frogmen in the 1950s. P…
Panerai Radiomir Black Seal PAM 183 Guide: Specs, History, Value | Ultimate Watch
The Panerai Radiomir Black Seal is the watch that takes the brand back to where it started: a cushion-shaped case, wire loop lugs, a matte black sandwich dial, and a hand-wound movement you can wind e…
Panerai Radiomir Guide: History, References, Specs & Prices | Ultimate Watch
The Radiomir is where Panerai starts, both as a company and as the shape every collector pictures when they hear the name. It is a cushion-shaped case, wire lugs soldered or screwed to the flanks, an …
Panerai Radiomir, Submersible & Luminor Due: The Complete Family Guide
Three distinct Panerai families beyond the flagship Luminor. The Radiomir (1938) is the ancestor: cushion case, wire lugs, no crown guard, powered originally by Rolex-supplied movements for Italian Na…
Submersible
Panerai Submersible
Panerai's dedicated dive-watch collection, separated from the Luminor family in 2019. Traces lineage to the 1950s Egiziano dive watches built for the Egyptian Navy (60mm, rotating bezel). Current core…