Officine Panerai

Here's to our love for vintage and a taste of the old world.  Rad dial, 1950's, burned, brown and ugly, just the way they ought to be!!  Makes the geiger go crazy!

Scott

Yes, exactly the way it has to be!

Happy 4th!

Best,

Nicolas, who wants to see the rest of the watch!

 

This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-07-03 22:35:41

Where is the rest of the watch though?!

Or do you only own the dial!?

Cheers

Stephen

But, it's a nice piece of salvage!  I've got a couple people interested in putting it to use.  Wish I had my own case for this one. 

Scott

Nolw you need to find a nice Vintage Panerai...

That's not the esaier thing, really.

Best, and good luck.

Nicolas

Well, here's hoping you will get your good one soon!

Stephen

I've got my fair share of vintage Panerai.  Yep, they are next to impossible now to get hold of.  15 years ago was a different story. 

These dials are quite interesting and I'm always amazed at the craftsmanship that has long since been lost.  The brown, splotchy dial was once jet black.  It lost it's light fastness long ago.  These dials were inferior with regard to the pigment composition.  Yet still, the plexi is intact, cracked, but intact.

 

 

This message has been edited by scotthicks61 on 2009-07-04 16:06:23

Here's one with less flash. 

 

Well, would you care to share some of your other vintages with us here?

I'V only seen one vintage so far, and it is indeed awesome!

Although if i really did manage to get one, i don't think the skin on my wrist would agree very much ( i'V got highly sensitive skin, and gets rashes easily from "dirty" things, one of the reasons why i don't do vintages myself)

Cheers!

Stephen

but it's good fun.

 

".......the watch to be totally different, visible in day and night like a beautiful woman. Contrary to what people may say, an intelligent man looks at a woman's face first and then at the rest of her. So with Panerai the dial is the star."

Dr. Franco Cologni

To me, it is very hard not to think of putting such a beautiful dial on a shrine on your wrist.

like an ugly duckling.....

Very nice

Cheers