...Welcome to PaneraiMagazine.com Home of Jake's Panerai World...: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

Jason Priestley With Shenae Grimes from Beverly Hills 90210

...Panerai Coolness...

Jason Priestley

With Shenae Grimes from Beverly Hills 90210

44MM Luminor Panerai

Friday, March 28, 2014

Luminor Panerai: Reference 372

...Panerai Studio Shot Of The Day...

Luminor Panerai

Reference PAM372

Dan took this photo of his Luminor Panerai, and it is one of my absolute favorite Panerai photos. Not only is the Panerai 372 my favorite model, but this photo perfectly captures the warmth and brilliance of the 372.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Italian Royal Navy Panerai

...Vintage Panerai Coolness...

Italian Royal Navy Panerai

This is about as old-school vintage Panerai as it gets! This is a very cool image of two Italian Royal Navy commandos, and the man pictured on the right, is wearing an original vintage Rolex made Panerai. He is standing next to a fellow Italian Royal Navy commando wearing a re-breather suit.

So which Panerai model is the man wearing in the photo above? I don't know for certain, but my best guess is that he was wearing a 3646, similar to the one pictured below, which was made the late 1930s. You can always learn much more about the history of Panerai by visiting my story named The Complete History Of Panerai.

Notice the vintage Panerai pictured above has its wire lugs welded to the case. This means that if you wanted to change the strap, you would have to not only cut of the old one, but you would have to sew the new one onto the watch!

Sunday, March 23, 2014

California Dial Radiomir Panerai

...Panerai Hotness...

California Dial Radiomir Panerai

47MM PAM00249

Kirby is a photographer based out of San Francisco and he took this great photo of his girlfriend sporting a Panerai PAM249, which has a California dial, and no dial designation.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Luminor Panerai 44MM PAM00112

...Panerai Lume Shot Of The Day...

Luminor Panerai

44MM PAM00112

Claus in Denmark took this lume shot of his Luminor Panerai base PAM 112, which is a great looking watch!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Tony Robbins On Enjoying The Passage Of Time

...Time Quote Of The Day...

Tony Robbins

On Enjoying The Passage Of Time

Tony Robbins is probably the world's top motivational/life coach today, and he has written some deeply profound books on "how to awaken the giant within". Tony Robbins is pictured below wearing his Panerai Radiomir. The photo below shows Tony Robbins when he was the guest host on Piers Morgan Tonight.

Below, is the entire episode of Tony Robbins hosting the Piers Morgan Tonight show, and in this show he interviews the most interesting group of successful entrepreneur/businessmen, including Mark Cuban, Steve Wynn and T. Boone Pickens. The four men have an amazing conversation, and there is something really trippy about this video, in the sense that it is so weird to see these personalities interacting. Specifically, Tony Robbins, Mark Cuban, and Steve Wynn, are all men the have deeply inspired me with their entrepreneurial prowess, and to see them all talking together is fascinating.

Time is emotion and life is finite duration, so it's amazing how long a minute can feel, or how short it can be–and it's all based on how much enjoyment you extract from your life. –Tony Robbins

So what model Panerai is Tony Robbins wearing? I can't see enough detail to confirm the exact model, but my best guess is he is wearing a Composite Radiomir PAM 504 (47MM) which is pictured below, or 505 Radiomir Panerai Black Seal (PAM505).

Friday, March 14, 2014

Panerai PAM00233 44MM Luminor Panerai GMT 8 Days

...Panerai Studio Shot Of The Day...

Traveller's Panerai PAM00233

44MM Luminor Panerai GMT 8 Days

Traveller took these stunning photos of his Panerai PAM 233 GMT 8 Days, which is one beautiful and innovative watch. The watch has an 8 day power reserve, and I love this brown 24/24/4 strap.

The macro image below shows not only the pin hole, but if you look closely you will notice a perpendicular hole inside the lug that has a spring loaded tooth protruding into it. This is part of Panerai's Patented Quick-Change system, which is extremely innovative.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Nicole Kidman Cover Of Elle Magazine

...Panerai Hotness...

Nicole Kidman

Cover Of Elle Magazine

2003

Luminor Marina Destro

Reference PAM000056

Nicole Kidman is pictured below wearing a Panerai PAM88

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Bronzo Goes Swimming

...Panerai Underwater Wrist Shot Of The Day...

Bronzo Goes Swimming

H2 took this photo of his Bronzo while swimming underwater, and this is a great wrist shot!!!

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Panerai Egiziano

....Panerai Coolness...

Arnold Schwarzenegger

60MM Radiomir Panerai Egiziano

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most famous people who no only wears Panerai watches, but was also one of the first, and his Panerai history is intertwined with his great pal, Sylvester Stallone. Arnold is pictured below a few decades ago wearing an original Pre-V Panerai.

When Arnold Schwarzenneger was the Governor of the state of California, he started rocking a Panerai Egiziano, which is pictured below on his wrist.

In this recent video Arnold is doing shtick with some funny dudes, and he is wearing his Panerai Egiziano.

2009 Panerai [Reference PAM00341] 60MM

Radiomir Panerai Dial Designation

8 Giorni Brevettato [8 Days Patented]

500 Examples Made Available To Public

I mentioned earlier in the story that Arnold is close pals with Sly Stallone, and in the photo below we see Sylvester Stallone sporting his Radiomir Panerai Eginziano.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Panerai Luminor

...Panerai Studio Shot Of The Day...

Panerai Luminor

Reference PAM00127

Jacques Daughters Rockin' Panerai

...Panerai Cuteness...

Jacques Daughters Rockin' Panerai

Jacques took the photo below of his daughters wearing Panerai watches which is seriously cute!!!

Welcome To Jake's Panerai World

My name is Jake Ehrlich, and I am the editor and publisher of Jake's Panerai World, as well as Jake's Rolex World and Jake's Patek Philippe World. You can explore and visit all of my blogs by scrolling to the bottom of this page.

I really like Panerai watches, and in particular, I love the original Panerai vintage watches which were made by Rolex. Rolex actually made all vintage Panerai watches, from 1936 through 1956.

The original vintage Panerai watches made by Rolex were the very first Tool Watches, and Diving Watches ever made. In other words, 18 years before the advent of the Rolex Submariner diving watch in 1953, the very first Rolex diving watch ever made, was a Panerai.

I am particularly fascinated with exploring the design nexus between the iconic Rolex Submariner and the original Rolex made Panerai models. It is very subtle, but if dig deep enough you discover a great deal of similarity, hidden in design language.

The original Panerai watches are all worth a fortune today since they are so rare. There are likely less than 1000 vintage Panerai watches in existence. They were originally made exclusively by Rolex for the Italian Royal Navy, and were never available for purchase by the public.

As a designer, I really appreciate the timeless Art Deco design and simplicity of the original Panerai watches.

All the original Panerai watches made by Rolex from the 1930s through the 1950s were 47mm, and at the time they were considered to be enormous. Since then, humans beings have grown considerably in scale, and it is profoundly ironic to consider that our generation and the next are becoming comfortable with the larger size watches. This makes wearing an original 47mm Panerai today, a super cool looking experience. In other words, Panerai watches have transcended time more than any other brand, in a back-to-the future kind of way.

Panerai watches remained dormant from the mid 1950s until they were resurrected in Italy in 1993. In 1996-1997 the Panerai watch brand was purchased by the Vendôme Group, thus making all watches made between 1993 and 1996-1997 "Pre-Vendôme."

The "Pre-Vendôme" watches ranged in size between 42mm and 44mm and primarily featured the classic trademark design "Luminor" case which is distinguished by the half-crescent shaped crown guard. These "Pre-Vendôme" watches were scaled-down versions of the original Rolex made Panerai watches, and paid homage to the earlier Panerai models.

Academy Award winning actor, Sylvester Stallone had typically worn sport Rolex watches, and while shooting a movie named Daylight in Italy in 1995, happened to walk into the Panerai boutique in Florence and discovered the recently resurrected Panerai watch brand. He instantly fell in love with the brand and developed a relationship whereby Panerai made special edition Panerai watches for Stallone to give to his friends, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, and these limited edition watches carried the "Slytech" moniker designation. Stallone also wore Panerai watches in the Daylight movie.

All the "Pre-Vendôme" Panerai watches were considered to be very masculine and macho, and they all came with the similar designed "bottle opener" buckle which most of the original Rolex made Panerai watches came with.

After the Vendôme group took over in 1997, they started making all kinds of fascinating new variants based upon the original Rolex cushion case design language, and added all kinds of options like chronographs.

Today Panerai is owned by the Richmont Group which owns and controls The Vendôme Luxury Group. The Richmont Group, known formally as Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., is a Swiss luxury goods holding company which was founded in 1986-1988 by Johann Rupert, who is a South African businessman.

The Richmont Group owns many luxury goods brands including, A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, James Purdey and Sons, Montblanc, Vacheron Constantin, and Van Cleef & Arpels. The Richmont Group also makes Ralph Lauren watches as part of a joint venture with the Polo Ralph Lauren Company.

Since The Richmont Group acquired Panerai, Panerai watches have grown tremendously in popularity. Since then, Panerai has experimented like crazy, and even made special Ferrari models.

The reason I created Jake's Panerai World is to share all the knowledge and insight I have gained over my years as the world's leading Rolex historian. As a designer, I am absolutely fascinated with the original design language of Panerai watches, and invite you to explore the entire fascinating history of Panerai with me.

Warmest Regards,

Jake Ehrlich