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As an eminent manufacturer of custom rubber watch straps, the team at Rubber B often likes to know a great deal of detail about the watches for which these rubber watch bands are made. And whenever the opportunity arises to do so, we will often pass this information along to our clients in the form of an in-depth review, which is exactly what this article will set out to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the Rubber B blogs have focused on European watchmakers, though the area of focus has primarily been on watches made in either Switzerland or the United Kingdom.  As a result of this, we have decided to focus on another highly respected European watchmaker that we haven\u2019t previously spent a lot of time with \u2013 Panerai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will specifically focus on the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic, or the PAM 328. This is the newest entry in Panerai\u2019s long-established Luminor line of products, which is, arguably speaking, their flagship line of watches. Therefore, we thought it would be appropriate to not only review the watch itself but to explain a little bit about the history of Panerai as a whole, to place the watch review in a more fully established context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Was Panerai Initially Founded?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having initially been founded in Florence, Italy in 1860, Panerai is one of the oldest watchmaking companies in the world. It was initially founded by Giovanni Panerai, a well-respected local craftsman who specialized in making watches. However, the company would truly begin to expand under the direction of his grandson, Guido Panerai. Guido took over the \u201cOrologeria Svizzera\u201d that his grandfather had begun and also became involved in his wife\u2019s family business, which was a mechanical workshop, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1915, Guido would go on to invent gun sights that were made luminescent by using a radium\/zinc sulfide combination, which was then enclosed in small, hermetically sealed vessels. Radiomir, which is the proprietary substance that Panerai uses to make its watch dials luminescent, takes its name from \u201cradio mire,\u201d which is translated into English as \u201cradium sights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After this invention was successfully introduced to the market, Panerai would become the official instrument supplier to the Royal Italian Navy, for whom they would develop a wide variety of watches and other precision instruments. It should be noted that they helped introduce waterproof watches to the Italian Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, they did not undertake this task on their own. During their early years, all of Panerai\u2019s watches were designed and manufactured by Hans Wilsdorf and his team over at Rolex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the two countries share a land border and have maintained excellent diplomatic relations for hundreds of years, it stands to reason that the Swiss and the Italians would work together in this fashion. Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that these two titans of the watchmaking world have a collaborative history, as they manufacturer two very different styles of timepieces as of now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Important to Know About the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Initially released in 2012, the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days is the newest entry in Panerai\u2019s Luminor line of watches. Because this product line is arguably the one they are most well-known for, it was important to them to make sure that this watch maintained the long-held quality and style that Panerai aficionados around the world have come to know and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, it is worth noting that like a lot of Panerai\u2019s other timepieces, the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days is a very masculine<\/em> watch.\u00a0 The case measures 44 mm and comes on a stainless steel bracelet, and it is a very hefty timepiece with a lot of weight to it.\u00a0 Because of the heft of the timepiece, it is unlikely that this is a watch that you would want, or need, to wear every day. It is more likely that, if you were to purchase this timepiece, you would find yourself using it on more formal occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n