New Old Stock: strap for Panerai instruments
by Volker on Jun.24, 2011, under General
Rare find by a friend of us: new old stock spare strap for Panerai instruments like compasses or depth gauges, used by the italian navy as replacement. Typical for this kind of straps are the huge brass buckles, of which plain and numbered versions exist.
Just because… 6152/1 caseback engraving
by Volker on Jun.12, 2011, under General
Tried to catch a nice view of the engraved caseback of the 6152/1 “Luminor Panerai”…
Features of the watch:
Reference: 6152/1
Dial: “Luminor Panerai” (sandwich, engraved)
Case number: 124537
Movement: Rolex Cal. 618 / Type 4
Photo series “Vintage Panerai instrument of the week”
by Volker on Jun.09, 2011, under General
Color signal extension (rotating head, made of aluminium) with four colors (red, orange, green and white/clear), mounted on a “VIDOR” torch (made in Britain), which is equipped with Panerai patented mechanism, signed “Brevet IT 563039″.
[photo by Ralf Ehlers]
Just because… 3646 caseback engraving
by Volker on Jun.01, 2011, under General
Tried to catcha nice view of the engraved caseback of the 3646 / Type D “Kampfschwimmer”…
Features of the watch:
Reference: 3646 / Type D
Dial: “Kampfschwimmer” (sandwich, anonymous)
Case number: 260554
Movement: Rolex Cal. 618 / Type 1
3646 / Type E watch on auction
by Volker on May.11, 2011, under Watch Point
A Vintage Panerai Ref. 3646 / Type E will be auctioned at Sotheby’s.
The inner caseback embossing is corresponding with the movement version of the Rolex Cal. 618 / Type 1 mod., typical for a 3646 / Type E watch – hopefully this “California Dial” will find a good new home on may 15th…
XI Meeting Club Panerai 2011
by Volker on May.11, 2011, under General
Joined the XI Meeting Club Panerai in Viareggio/Italy, hosted by www.clubpanerai.com
Another fantastic long weekend in Tuscany with many Panerai collectors and friends.
Find my detailled reports posted in the public forum at www.paneristi.com below:
Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4
Thanks to Piero and his crew for making another great meeting in Italy, home of Panerai!
[Volker Wiegmann]
3646 / Type D “Kampfschwimmer” on auction
by Volker on Apr.29, 2011, under Watch Point
A Vintage Panerai “Kampfschwimmer” watch will be auctioned at Christies on may 16th in Geneva. The watch is matching our database, being a “clean” 3646 / Type D watch with case number 260628 and correct Rolex Cal. 618 / Type 1 movement.
The caseback is individually engraved with two initials of the previous owners – together with the anonymous sandwich dial its a typical “Kampfschwimmer”.
3646 caseback classification (Type D – Type G)
by Volker on Apr.27, 2011, under General
An example of our classification work: The reference 3646 is divided into seven production groups (Type A – Type G), different caseback markings and numbers are important indicators.
The illustration shows the following caseback versions:
Ref. 3646 / Type D Brevetee Rolex S.A.
Ref. 3646 / Type E (plain / only number)
Ref. 3646 / Type F Brevetee Rolex S.A.
Ref. 3646 / Type G (plain / only number)
You can read and see more about the different versions of Ref. 3646 watches in our book “The References” 1930’s-1940’s. Find the illustrations of ref. 3646 / Type A – Type C casebacks here.
XI Meeting Club Panerai: countdown T-2 weeks
by Volker on Apr.25, 2011, under Allgemein
Still two weeks to go, but already “in the mood” for the XI Meeting Club Panerai in Viareggio/Italy, meeting collectors and passionated friends from Italy, Europe and Overseas. Piero Lapiana and his friends will prepare another great event for sure. Radiomirs and Luminors at its best! A presto!
Find my 2010 meeting report in the public forum at www.paneristi.com. Enjoy reading part 1 / part 2 / part 3. Fellow paneristi mates published their personal reports in 2010 as well: Ron (Isle of Man) at www.paneristi.com published a nice random photo galore. Ralf (Germany) has published a nice report at www.paneraiforum.de with several batches of photos. Find a line-up of my earlier travel reports (2005 to 2010) published at paneristi.com here.
Wishing all attendees safe travels and a great time – a presto!
[Volker Wiegmann]
Just because… april sun meets 6152/1
by Volker on Apr.23, 2011, under General
Pretty nice weather conditions during the easter weekend in Germany… I just had to take out the “Arillo Luminor” Ref. 6152/1 and tried to catch nice lights and shadows on the dial…
Happy Easter!
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