Bravo, Panerai! Well done at SIHH 2017

[Cru Jones]

Far too often, arm-chair internet "watch company execs" criticize the decisions of watch companies (to be fair, they usually are right to do so ), so, I thought it wortwhile to say "BRAVO!!" to Panerai for their effort at SIHH 2017.

Really a momentous year for the brand, and very exciting!




* major movement innovations (50-year gauarantee!) & interesting dial treatment (nanotubes!) combined with the recent carbotech (700)

* new & innovative case material (metallic glass!) (692)

* bronzo + gorgeous navy blue dial.... (671)

* a new range of 20% thinner subs that retain the same WR rating: 47mm with the 1305 & 1389, and 42mm (!!) with the 682 (SS) and 684 (RG...)

* 42mm mare nostrum!!

* the chrono flyback with "PCYW" on the dial

* a few other "non-official" models (such as a gorgeous white dial RG luminor, a "kampfschwimmer" dial model, the 687....)

* a welcome re-appearance of the "crown guard" style bracelet

* the America's Cup partnernship....a sign (to me) that things are going well and that Richemont is committed


I'm surely missing some things here....there's just so much! And it's all good....