In 1993, Panerai boss Dino Zei decided that the brand should be relaunched as a watch company. The re-launch was based upon faithfully reimagined Luminors or Marinas. To the delight of many, the company then produced a limited number of the almost mythical Mare Nostrum. It was based completely on the original drawings.
The wartime conditions were the reason why the watch didn't make it to market in the 1940s when it was first created. Although the Mare Nostrum was originally commissioned by the company as its first chronograph,it was probably intended for deck officers. However, events such as Italy's surrender led to its stillbirth. Instead,Best Replica Watches the resulting reissue was a 42mm realization of drawings from the few archives that survived Florence's devastating 1966 flood.
It was identified as Ref. 5218-301/A. The inside contained a manual wound ETA 2801 movement with Dubois–Depraz module. The distinctive dial featured two sub-dials, and the heavy case had two pushers.roger dubuis replica I believe the actual production numbers of preRichemont Panerais have the fluidity and flexibility of the sea. Paneristi, who are known for their near-psychotic pedantry, and typical inter-collector rivalry argue it to the day. However, there is evidence to suggest that pre-Richemont Mare nostrum produced fewer than 500 copies of all variants.
Panerai could issue first-generation Mare Nostrums from drawings only, rather than reissued models after the discovery of a prototype. The models had dark blue, black, or white dials. At least two bezel styles – engraved and smooth – were possible. However, the Sylvester Stallone models, which have Slytech identification on the dial and caseback,Richard Mille Replica Watches are the most sought-after. However, the most popular first-gen Mare Nostrum had a dark blue dial with an engraved tachymeter bezel that was marked in kilometers.
Today, the values of the pre-Richemont Mare Nostrum are subject to fluctuation as well as those of various 21st-century reissues. Mine was purchased in 1997 in Milan, for the then-terrifying PS900. This was one of my best watch purchases ....
