Officine Panerai

interview with Bonati [external link removed in accordance with site guidelines] As an unsophisticated and badly informed European customer who helped the brand standing where it is today, next time I'll be thinking twice at which brand I'll spend my buck... 

european watch enthusiasts are the most well informed and sophisticated in the world. yawn. honestly, who cares? you know who you are and what you know. you don't become someone else just because of what another person says. just shrug it off.

Just like a rockband that yells ' You're the best public in the world ... Playing in France is like comming home' 24 hours later they are performing in Germany and suddenly Germany is the greatest country and has the best public This message has been edit...  

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I didn't expect that this link would be deleted. I know some rule says external links are not allowed but this was imo good to read. I know other sites where these links are deleted asap, I don't like that kind of censorship and really hope thepurists won... 

due to abuse by posters in the past. Sorry but these individuals ruined for everyone else - AT

He was talking about European luxury brand buyers in general - and he could have included Americans in that bucket also. He wasn't specifically referring to Panerai owners. And if in general Chinese luxury buyers are being more diligent about the brands a... 

Dear Patrick, For what it's worth, I don't think it was meant to insult anyone, but I would certainly always hesitate to make sweeping comparisons. Mr Bonati could have just shown some real admiration for the Chinese market without comparing them. I was a...