Panerai

Contemporary Watches

The Panerai Contemporary family is the widest Panerai collection, it has some of the most exciting models such as the Daylight Chronograph. The family includes both Luminor and Radiomir cases. Legendary models like the Pam00088 GMT and the Pam00441 continue to keep the family extremely relevant. To keep the top level of quality, in early 2014 Officine Panerai started its fresh Manufacture in Neuchâtel, at the centre of the region with one of the best watchmaking histories in the planet, a much larger structure with better resources than the last Manufacture which started way back in 2002. A totally new structure with over 10,000 square metres of area with about 250 people doing out their unique work. This new place pulls together all the top operations and engineering skills necessary to make a watch of top quality and it is the setting for the technical and ingenious spirit of the company to be best shown, made better by the centuries of Swiss history in horological pursuit. Since it began to create timepieces, Panerai has used the term “Laboratorio di Idee” to show its dedication to the constant quest for ingenious technical ideas that will increase the quality and beauty of its watches. The word “laboratorio” comes from the Latin term evoking the ability of the Panerai family. From the Tuscan city of Florence, they did not only found the very first horological workshop in the city in 1860, but who also made a family activity into a forward looking brand able to create innovative and exciting products that have been made into icons in the long story of watchmaking. The Laboratorio di Idee is above all shown in the Research & Development Department where all the knowledgeable projects are made and perfected by the abilities of the craftsmen and engineers who add to the knowledge and perfection of design needed by the top specifications in the area. These 50 highly skilled workers perform tasks linked to the design department, still based in Italy. This takes inspiration from the stories of the company’s past, therefore making sure that every new creation here falls in line with the unmistakable Panerai aesthetic. In putting together Panerai watches, total accuracy and a high level of technicality are necessary. The best type of this is to be found in the brand’s Atelier Haute Horlogerie, the area of the factory where the best of all Master Watchmakers are able to see the most complex, esteemed calibres to existence. The stage of creating and changing the movements is extremely vital in ensuring the peak level of accuracy of the timepiece. It is carried out by hand and, in terms of the most complex calibres, it takes the top skills of a Master Watchmaker using only the tools of the Atelier Haute Horlogerie. Indeed, this area of the Panerai Manufacture is home to the creation of top movements that are created with the most amazing, complex complications. Here, everything is created and tweaked by hand. All in all, the Panerai Contemporary collection is one founded on the brand’s core principles of quality, dedication and innovation. Combining classical aesthetic concepts with engineering ingenuity of the highest order, Panerai timepieces are some of the most complete on the planet. When it comes to the Panerai Contemporary family, enthusiasts across the world continue to remain true to this most venerated and esteemed of collections due to its extremely high standards of quality and design.