Until the end of the last century, Panerai was not a brand well known to the general public, but some watch fans may know there was a watch brand that specialized in large-size, diving military watches in faraway Italy. But gradually, its bold design and manly military style became more and more respected, all because of Panerai's original 44mm Luminor Marina(1950), big, bold and not to everyone's taste. By the end of the 19th century, Panerai had stepped up its efforts to shape its bloody manhood, sponsoring many Hollywood films: Schwarzenegger's in Eraser (1996), First Blood of Rocky (Stallone), it began to gain serious traction as a big, bold watch for big, bold men. Big is especially beautiful if it means saving your life, so visibility was always the driving preoccupation for the old Panerai in its designs. Visibility was ensured by a big dial and stripping away from it all superfluous markings, using a sandwich dial construction where the few markings are cut out to ...