Giovanni Panerai founded his first workshop, shop, and school of watchmaking in Florence, Italy, in 1860. For decades, Panerai became a trusted supplier of precision instruments for the Italian Navy's elite diving corps. Designed to endure the depths of the ocean, Panerai watches are renowned for their exceptional legibility and luminous capabilities, even in the darkest underwater environments.

In 1997, the brand was acquired by the Richemont Group, marking the beginning of its expansion onto the international stage. Today, Panerai continues to combine its rich Italian heritage with Swiss watchmaking expertise, developing and crafting its own movements and timepieces at its state-of-the-art facility in Neuchâtel. This fusion of Italian design flair and Swiss precision ensures that each Panerai watch is a masterpiece of both form and function.