Panerai watches were always produced in small quantities; indeed it has been calculated that only about 300 pieces of the earlier models were made from the very start until 1992, and these were produced exclusively for two navies in the Mediterranean.

So for many years the watches have been sought after by collectors all over the world, and at specialist auctions it is not unusual to see great battles being fought to win the best pieces. Watches have been found in collections in countries as far afield as Russia, Japan and the United States, where they were probably brought by allied troops on their return from the Second World War. These watches are often in exceptional state of preservation, proof of the care with which they have been looked after and a testimony to their technical and historic value.

Please visit our West Hartford or our Boston location to see this collection.