Hearing that Sylvester Stallone is selling a film-worn Panerai replica from his personal collection is the kind of news that perks up your ears. A few weeks ago, we reported that the black dial replica Panerai Luminor “Pre-Vendôme” 5218-201A worn by Stallone in 1996’s Daylight would be hitting the block as part of the Phillips New York “Racing Pulse” auction. The watch was estimated to sell for between $40,000 and $80,000 (no small sum), but it more than outperformed expectations. When the hammer fell after after more than four minutes of bidding and 18 bids, the watch brought in $214,200. But even that still feels like a deal.
“I wanted to wear a best copy watch that no one had ever seen,” said Stallone about the Luminor in question. “I strapped this on my wrist that day and didn’t take it off until the end of filming.” Famously sentimental, Stallone kept the stainless steel case replica Panerai watch in his possession until he consigned it for this sale, nearly 30 years after filming. It might sound weird to think of Panerai as a brand no one had ever seen, but, at the time, that was very much the case. Today’s result shows just how far Panerai has come since then.
Many actually attribute Stallone’s affinity for Panerai as the reason the brand was able to achieve such success over the last three decades. Stallone not only made this watch look good on screen, but started a Panerai craze in the process – with fellow stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger soon picking up on the trend. In a way, this best replica watch did for modern Panerai what Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Daytona did for vintage Rolex collecting. With this in mind, one could argue that the winning bidder of Stallone’s Panerai just took home the deal of the sale. We’re still not even halfway through today’s auction. Click here for the full lot listing and be sure to check out the rest of our “Racing Pulse” coverage.
Swsiss made replica Panerai presents quality replica Luminor Luna Rossa GMT – 42 mm (PAM01096), a special edition watch to celebrate its role as the Official Sponsor of the Luna Rossa Team. The Italian sailing team is a prominent contestant in the upcoming Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series, scheduled between January and February 2021 in waters off Auckland, New Zealand.
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The Luminor Luna Rossa GMT – 42 mm (PAM01096) brings in a new material to the iconic Luminor collection: ScafotechTM. The innovative and sustainable composite is made from carbon fiber residue collected from the hull and hydrofoils of the Italian team’s AC75 yacht. It has been recycled and forged into a high-tech polymer for use as the watch dial.
ScafotechTM endows each watch dial with a singular appearance resulting from its variegated texture. The same quality is shared with CarbotechTM, the substance that composes the bezel, an advanced formula developed within the creative incubator of the Panerai Laboratorio di Idee. This material is light weight and extremely resistant to stress and corrosion.
The model recalls Luna Rossa with a dedicated inscription affixed to the dial and a personalized engraving present on the titanium caseback. Just as Team Luna Rossa is associated with the red Prada logo, the signature color highlights both the small seconds and triangular GMT hands of the Luminor Luna Rossa GMT – 42 mm.
It engine, the Caliber P.9010/GMT has been designed and developed entirely by the Panerai Manufacture in Neuchâtel. The self-winding movement is equipped with two barrels to store the energy required for a three-day power reserve and a rapid time adjustment system automatically connected to the date indicator.
The Luminor Luna Rossa GMT – 42 mm, which is water-resistant up to 10 bar (about 100 meters deep), features a black alligator leather strap with tone-ontone stitching and a titanium trapezoidal pin buckle. A second black rubber strap is also included, along with a tool to change the straps, a screwdriver for removing the buckle and a box wrapped in personalized Panerai and Luna Rossa sailcloth.
It is not often that a watch introduction and an auction intersect, but that is exactly what is happening with the latest release from Panerai. Earlier this year, Swiss made replica Panerai released the 70 Years of Luminor collection, kicking off its 70th Anniversary celebration. Well, before this anniversary year comes to a close, Panerai has one more trick up its sleeve, and it is partnering with Phillips to show it off.
That trick is the quality fake Panerai LAB ID PAM1700 watch, the latest in the brand’s LAB ID effort. The watch takes elements from both the 2017 LAB ID PAM700, as well as the aforementioned “70 years of Luminor” watches from this year, to create a watch that upholds the brand’s design tradition, while being a full-throttle technical achievement in its own right – sporting an oil-free, lubricant-free movement. Oh, not to mention the fact that it comes with a 70-year guarantee – fitting for the anniversary.
Panerai announced today that this next generation LAB ID watch, PAM1700, will be offered for sale as a lot in the Phillips “Racing Pulse” auction to be held in New York on December 12. It is the first (and, so far, only watch produced) in what Panerai says will be a 70-piece collection.
Initial Thoughts
Three years ago, replica Panerai released the perfect replica Panerai LAB ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech, a 49mm, lubricant-free watch that offered buyers a whopping 50-year guarantee. The new LAB ID PAM1700 innovates on the technology introduced in 2017. With this new release, Panerai has found ways to improve the lubricant-free movement technology to the point where it is now offering a 70-year guarantee on the watch. That’s right, 70 years of ostensibly worry-free use.
This best fake watch (and its predecessor) was developed in the “Laboratorio de Idee,” the research and development arm of Panerai focused on technical innovation. It took two years to develop the first LAB ID model, and its main draw was the use of components made of a completely new, low friction composite which integrates a tantalum-based ceramic.
The LAB ID PAM1700 is an evolution of the brand’s focus on research and development. The watch features Super-LumiNova Grade X1 – a luminescent material engineered to look like the original neon green Pantone 802-C color of early Panerai watches. The brand states that this X1 lume is brighter in deep-water environs. More than that, this new material is applied on almost every nook and cranny of the watch, from the inner bezel, logo, bridge, lever, and crown all the way to the strap stitching.
For a brand that often relies – heavily – on a very specific vintage aesthetic, this is an entirely modern endeavor. Instead of a standard steel case, we have a Carbotech material case. According to Panerai, Carbotech is a highly resilient, carbon fiber-based material, used in motorsports, and the aeronautical and bio-medical industries. It is reportedly 14% lighter than titanium and 36% lighter than steel. In terms of finishing, the case gives off a matte black appearance. The dial, also black, and bearing the words LAB ID above six o’clock, is covered with carbon nanotubes.
The movement in this watch, hand-wound caliber P. 3001/C, features a three-day power reserve, and just like the LAB ID Luminor 1950, it will never require any oil or lubricants. The movement also sports dry lubricated mainspring barrels, a silicon escapement, and self-lubricating plates and bridges. This movement, with its double barrels, is viewable through the caseback of the watch. It too sports an almost matching black look due to the use of carbon fiber composites. The 16 1/2 lignes (roughly 37mm) movement diameter is large, as is the watch itself (49mm), but I think that might be a draw with this piece. Panerai is known for producing large watches, after all.
AAA fake Panerai is a brand that brings to mind images of those vintage, patinated Italian dive watches of yore. Somehow, in leaning so far into the technological side of things, the brand has maintained its design foundation. You look at this watch, and you know what it is. With the PAM1700, there is also the massive perk that the watch will function for a lifetime, without the added cost for service. Bear in mind that, with this guarantee, Panerai is not suggesting that the watch will function without the need for service for 70 years. That would truly be something.
You might be wondering why this is being released through Phillips. Well, these are the final months of the 70th Anniversary celebration, and, as noted, this watch is number one of a slated 70-piece limited edition collection. According to the brand, the other 69 pieces have not even been manufactured yet. This watch is (for the time being) something of a unique piece, so offering it through Phillips only heightens the overall gravity of the occasion.
Panerai replica is a much-maligned brand, and it has certainly tried to revamp itself in the past few years to bring the brand back to its former glory. The rose gold case fake Panerai Luminor Yachts Challenge PAM00764 – is a good example of Panerai moving on the right track.
The 44mm Panerai Luminor replica watch has all the hallmarks of a Panerai watch. It features a gigantic Luminor case in titanium, with the instantly recognisable crown guard and dial design (in terms of the indices and numerals). This particular piece, with reference to the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge (PCYC), also comes with blue accents and a flyback chronograph function.
We like how the Swiss made fake watch is functional, and yet retains legibility and cleanliness in its design cues. It is also rather comfortable as well despite its size, all thanks to the case material.
Fitted with an in-house Calibre P.9100, the self-winding movement boasts a power reserve of around 72 hours. With a price of S$19,000, the Panerai PAM00764 copy with brown dial is a robust and well-priced timepiece for what it is. In fact, with the additional flyback function, it can be potentially useful for many other situations as well.
Despite being one of the most well-known and regarded watchmakers in Switzerland, Hublot replica is a relatively young brand when compared to its 18th and 19th century peers. Hublot was founded in 1980, a mere four decades ago. In celebration of this milestone, the brand is marking its 40th birthday with the all-new 2020 cheap fake Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary collection, which pays appropriate tribute to the first perfect replica watch to ever have Hublot on a dial.
The black lacquer dials Hublot Classic Fusion fake watch comprises three limited edition references, with 100 available in yellow gold, 200 in titanium and another 200 in black ceramic. Compared to the micro-mechanical marvels that Hublot are well known for producing in 2020, this collection is reserved, expressing a distillation of the core Hublot aesthetic that was established by founder Carlo Crocco. The crucial aspects of this aesthetic include the precious metal watch on a rubber strap (a world first in 1980), as well as the exposed case and bezel screws that are still present in many Hublot designs today.
45 mm copy Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary collection price and availability The Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary in yellow gold is AUD$35,100 and limited to 100 pieces. The Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary in black ceramic is AUD$14,600 and limited to 200 pieces. The Hublot Classic Fusion 40 Years Anniversary in titanium is AUD$11,600 and limited to 200 pieces.