For the branded Panerai Radiomir they were extracted from the Italian Navy in 1944 From the book 'Junio Valerio Borghese' writen by Sergi Nesi 'La X Flottiglia aveva ordinato e pagato degli orologii da sommozzatore in contruzione presso la ditta Panarai di Firenze. Per facilitare il ritiro era stato incaricato il tenente di vascello Schomberg che, recatosi a Firenze, aveva ritirato gli orologi e li aveva incamerati per la Marina Tedesca, sottraendoli cosi a quella Italiana' The X Flottiglia had ordered and paid for diving watches diver under construction at the company Panarai Florence. To facilitate their withdrawal they missioned the lieutenant in charge of Schomberg che, who went to Florence to withdrawn the watches and had forfeited to the German Navy, extracting them to the Italian. 
