The Panerai Effect
A List Of Many Significant Horological Firsts
The Panerai brand of watches has been one of the most influential in horological history. To begin with, the movement toward larger watches over the past 20 years was generated by Panerai. I was thinking recently about Panerai, and I realized how many firsts were achieved by Panerai, so I though I would create and share this profound list with you:
• First Diving Watch.
• First Tool Watch.
• First Oversized Watch.
• First Underwater Demolition Watch.
• First Aquatic/Swimming Watch.
• First Military Watch.
• First Special Forces Watch.
• First Special Forces Watch.
• First and only watch made for another company by Rolex.
• First Reference Watch Rolex Looked At When They Designed The Submariner In The Early 1950s (as seen below with the Radiomir Panerai Reference 3646).
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• First Reference Watch Rolex Looked At When They Designed The Submariner In The Early 1950s (as seen below with the Radiomir Panerai Reference 3646).
1936 Panerai Radiomir Reference 3646 Made By Rolex Pictured Above
• First Super Bright Dial Lume Watch (Meant for underwater viewing in the dark and increased visibility at all times).
• First Ultra-Sturdy Watch.
• First Sports Watch.
• First Wrist Watch With Jumbo Winding Crown.
• First Watch With Jumbo Bottle Opener Style Buckle (For easy removal).
• First Watch With A Tight Seal Device (Crown Lock 1954).
• First Oversized Strap (Long Tail) Designed To Be Worn Over A Diving Wet-Suit Wrist Cuff.
• First Watch To Accommodate A 26MM Wide Strap.
• First Sports Watch.
• First Wrist Watch With Jumbo Winding Crown.
• First Watch With Jumbo Bottle Opener Style Buckle (For easy removal).
• First Watch With A Tight Seal Device (Crown Lock 1954).
• First Oversized Strap (Long Tail) Designed To Be Worn Over A Diving Wet-Suit Wrist Cuff.
• First Watch To Accommodate A 26MM Wide Strap.