Panerai, a family business founded in Florence in 1860, initially dedicated itself to the manufacture of precision instruments for nautical applications. The outstanding legibility and reliability of these instruments prompted the Italian navy to commission Panerai in 1938 to construct a diver’s watch that could resist even the toughest stresses. Since 1997, Panerai has steadily advanced to become one of the leading brands in the sport-luxury sector. The same clear values and principles, innovation, exclusivity and quality that have always inspired the Panerai family continue to serve as the credo for the further evolution of legendary marine chronometers.