Big, bold, basic, beautiful – if this is the perfect Panerai replica watches you picture, a VIP visit to the About Time watch fair in September might have you changing your mind about the venerable brand.
Top UK Panerai fake watches began life as a family business in Florence in 1860, supplying instruments to the Italian navy, and by 1935 Giuseppe Panerai was casing up a Rolex pocket-watch movement in a waterproof case of his own design.
The prototype looked like no other diving Swiss made replica watches, emerging in 1940 as a massive 47mm cushion-shaped piece with a “sandwich dial” (stencilled indexes over a luminous disc) that we associate with the brand today.
Early high quality copy watches remained true to their tool-watch roots; modifications in the 50s, 60s and 70s concentrated on technical advances and innovations tailored to naval needs. Fast-forward to the 1990s and Sylvester Stallone stepped into the role of early influencer, ordering cheap replica Panerai watches to wear in the film Daylight. Enthusiasts took note, and the brand launched to the broader watch community at Geneva’s 1998 watch fair.
It was soon the covetable collectable. Models came in two basic guises: the luxury fake Panerai Radiomir watches with cushion case and wire lugs; and the Luminor with its huge semi-circular crown guard (patented in 1956).
While both have a look that will always distinguish the brand, behind their recognisable dials lurk myriad changes resulting in a timepiece that today is a far cry from the original. Gone are third-party movements and manufacture/assembly in Italy, replaced by an ever-growing range of in-house calibres crafted in Swiss movements Panerai replica watches‘ workshops in Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Recent introductions include exotic creations such as the Lo Scienziato-Luminor Tourbillon GMT with a 3D-printed titanium case; the L’Astronomo-Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation of Time GMT, the first Panerai super clone watches wholesale to feature a moon phase indication with a clever twist – it uses a polarised crystal to indicate the date; and the Submersible eLab-ID, a concept watch with the highest percentage of recycled-based material yet found in a timepiece.
And for everyday wearing? There are numerous models to suit the smaller wrist, along with a rainbow of dial and strap colour options.
