Panerai has moved out of italy since it was sold in 1999 to Vendom and then to Richmod.
Panerais are being made at Neuschatel ,at an old police station converted just for this purpose! see tour here :
http://www.watchtalk...forum/28617.htm
At least they remain limited production ,part hand made!
Richomd is a luxurious product group and as with all its other brands (IWC,JLC,Cartier) wants to have all its brads at a high level.
Panerai was a tool watch and richmond transformed it to a luxurious brand,to achieve a higher status as with all premier swiss brands thay had to be a
manifacture ,build all their own movements.So the P series movements were made.Some are really good ,specialy the 8 day ones!
Some were original desings from Minerva ,the legendary movement maker,also part
of Richmond now.Basicly Richmond bought from Panerai ,their name,history and original desings.
Panerai is a world unique example.........Swiss copies of an Italian brand!
Actualy it would have cost cheaper to have the factory remain in Italy....labor is more expensive in Switzerland but then again it wouldnt be a
Swiss watch and thats waht they wanted.
Movements were made at a Piaget movent factory VAL FLEUIER,now they are integrating this all together to one building!
Marketing and design remains in Milano Italy and this is propably just to have some roots there!
Anonimo is the actual child or the old Penarai ,the renain workers in Italy ,even the same factory in Florence on the other hand moved along and made new
inovative designs.The quality of Anonimo is amazing !Their cases which is their strong point is pure work of art ,yet so durable !Specialy the Drass line which is also a patended metal process!