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With thanks to their oversize cases, extra-resistant designs, and long connection to the Italian forces, Panerai timepieces are getting to be beloved cult items, an unusual destiny for any brand exclusively made for military use until 1993. Until '93 Panerai swiss watches were created exclusively for the army (barely 301 models were generated for civilians from 1939 to 1992). In 1993 the manufacturer got into civil society with a pair of limited-edition series boasting the Luminor additionally, the Mare Nostrum chronograph (an early Nineteen forties model). Between '93 and The late nineties, in regards to what is recognized as its pre-Vendome timeframe (the Richemont organization was then called Vendome), Panerai appetites with a tantalizingly sparse output of 828 wristwatches.
In 1997 the Richement group decided to make the most the label's reputation by making officially and technically dependable replications of their original military designs. During the next few years, Officine Panerai designed beyond ninety thousand timepieces and created an international stature. Although these in-house calibers today signify only an infinitesimal component of creation, they encourage the company to properly take its place next to other Swiss watchmakers, and fuel passion among brand-new collectors happy to spend anywhere up to $100,000 to wear a Panerai which includes a tourbillon