But after having a loyal if not fanatical fan base they made a few too many errors of judgement that really rubbed their fans up the wrong way. As already mentioned above my post the Pam 318 Brooklyn Bridge issues really left a bad taste in many people's

This is a sad time for family and loved ones. May you all find peace and solace in your loss. However, let us remember that Bonati took the brand to both heights and lows (318-Brooklyn Bridge). He had a love hate relationship with the brand he was entrust

Some old pictures from a small part of what was my Panerai collection, I was browsing some older pictures this morning. Below are the 372, 448, 190 and 318. The 372, the last Panerai I purchased. This was the first run, with the Plexi. Very cool watch, ju

After years of publicizing through its dealers and online that raw 6497 Unitas movements were the easiest way to spot a fake Pam, they decide to do just that, presumably to save a few bucks. When caught, he's pronouncement to the faithful was simply that

but the gravest "ingenuity" committed by Panerai, is to have been able to alienate a grassroot base, that didn't LOOK INSIDE THE WATCH. A grassroot base that bought a Panerai for the way it made them feel, when strapping one on the wrist, regardless of wh

there are companies and company managements that would not...ignore...the possibility of maximizing profit. Also, we're talking about a L.E. with a relative low cost and not a PAM21 I'm not justifying Panerai's actions by any stretch of the imagination, I

is an L.E. with the Brooklyn bridge engraved on the back. One of the owners, having experienced some problems with his piece, brought it to the N.Y.C. distributor and to his chagrin found this nice movement inside Image obtained on the Web. Big stink, Pan

...that Panerai made to the collector group and the group took Panerai at its word. The suggestion that the Cali 249 would not be repeated was one of the greatest disappointments when the 448 came out. I understand the frustration as Panerai overpromised