Panerai Watches Ⅰ

Founder: Giovanni Panerai (1825 -1897)

 

Country: Italy

 

Creation time: 1860

 

Founding location: Florence, in Italy

 

Product categories: high-end watches in the field of sports, leisure.

 

Attached to company: Richemont group

 

PANERAI was founded in 1860 and was famous for precision machinery and excellent quality. In the beginning it for Italy Royal Navy produced precision instruments and watches. Now Panerai has become world famous advanced sports watch brand. By virtue of design inspiration from the sea, Panerai was targeted for high-end watches brand in the field of the sport, leisure. Design style of Italy and the Swiss professional technology make every watch having a distinctive brand style and excellent quality.

 

1860 Giovanni Panerai (1825 - 1897) was founder of family enterprise. He in Ponte Alle Grazie of Florence set up a watch workshop and established interactive relationship with the Swiss respected well-known watch factory. After Giovanni Panerai died, his son Leon Francesco inherited his father's business.

 

From 1890 to 1900 Giovanni Panerai’s grandson Guido Panerai (1873 - 1934) expanded the family business scope, joined the production of precision instruments, and became designated supplier of Italy Royal Navy.

 

In 1900 Panerai moved watch workshop to San Giovanni square in Florence; this workshop now is still watch factory shop. "Orologeria Svizzera" on signboard of the entrance so far could be made out, which so obviously emphasizes honorable Swiss blood of Panerai brand. In addition, watch factory started for the Italy Defense Ministry to provide optic and machinery tools.

 

In 1910 watch factory begun to R & D luminous material to be used in the instrument dial, sight and telescope device, finally it successfully combined zinc sulfide and radioactive bromine, developed”Radiomir” having luminous effect. If the mixture is placed in a small glass tube, which can effectively make life longer. Guido Panerai, with the success of this invention, obtained patents in Italy and other countries.