Shortly after 2013 SIHH announced their collection, two watches I dearly loved to own, the Bronze II 507 and the Regatta 526. Anthony Tsai did a comprehensive review on both these pieces and I dreamed to own one then. Last Christmas, dream comes true, I took home the 507, and yesterday, the 526 arrived and after a detail inspection, she's home with me, making dream comes true #2. Anthony already compiled an in-depth review with beautifully captured photos and video, so I won't repeat what he already did. The only addition I would like to make is that the countdown timer "orange minute hand" can be pressed as many times as you wish, I pressed 65 times yesterday, the orange hour hand moved back one notch, which means I started a one hour and 5 minutes countdown, and that is truly amazing. I agreed in total what Anthony said about this piece, collecting chronographs for years, I have never seen, heard, or own a mechanical piece that offers this unique countdown function. I like the multi-color coded hands, button markings, 47mm brushed titanium casing to make it a lightweight watch to wear all day, and of course, a Panerai in-house movement, the P9100/R.
Enjoy my snaps with my mobile phone, nowhere near the quality in Anthony's review, 526 and 507 will remain to be my best pieces from my Panerai collection...