AD :
Authorized Dealer
AFTERMARKET :
design any part of a watch ( strap, tube, screw, bracelet ) which is not oem
COSC :
Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres. The COSC means that the movement has been tested and certified as able tu run into the COSC specifications ( -4 +6 seconds per day ), the test is before the installation in the case. Only the movements with the seconds hand are cosced.
DLC :
Diamond Like Carbon : it is a type of ( coating ) PVD application.
EDITIONS :
SE: for Special Edition, they are watches made as a one shot and in a limited quantity. They are available trough the authorized dealers and the boutiques ( ie of SE : Pam 127 )
LE: for Limited Edition, they are watches made as a one shot especially for one b>AD and available only trough his shop ( ie of LE : Pam 239 ).
BE : for Boutique Edition, they are special edition watches but available only trough the boutiques ( ie of BE : Pam 390 ).
GHOST :
They are watches which have all the usual engraving : OP, BB ( or PB ) and the millesimation with the letter. Simply they do not appear in the catalogs or price-lists. Examples of ghosts : Pam 57D, Pam 237H ...
GPF. Mod. Dep:
Combined stand for Guido Panerai e Figlio Modello Depositato
LUMINOR :
The name has been patented in 1949. The name Luminor comes from the luminous substance based on tritium which replaced the previous radiomium.
Now, Luminor is know as a case style ... a Luminor must have a crown-guard.
MARINA :
They are panerai watches with a Luminor case, they are called marina when they have a small seconds function, without the seconds hands, the Luminor watches are called Base.
MILLESIMATION :
It is the engraving on the back of your watch ( with the letter before some numbers ) which simbolizes the year of production and the produced quantity. The numbers do not bring out in the order as 1-2-3 .... a model with the #350 can have been made before the #30. The indicated produced quantity; ex : B 222/500 does not mean that 500 models were made, the last number ( B 222/500 ) can have been shared between various models, in example Pam 22 and pam 26 or Pam 23 and Pam 29 ... The same indicated quantity is only the planned quantity, nothing indicate that it was really produced. The letter placed before the numbers; ex E1922/1950, indicate the year of production or planning of the watch ( A = 1998, B = 1999, C = 2000 etc ... ). It is evident that for certain models as the Pam 127, they were not all made in the only year indicated by this letter, 2002 for the 127E.
NOS :
New Old Stock, an old or discontinued item sold in new condition from an authorized dealer.
OEM :
Original Equipment Manufacturer, any part of a watch produced or released by the brand.
OOR :
Out Of Range, in the first case these watches are at the start one shadow which served in shows and displays ... the factory reuses these watches by adding them a caseback with a special engraving : the letter of the millesimation is replaced by OOR. There is no OOR who is a specific watch : they were all made from already existing models, neverthless some have some differences regard to the benchmark model; ex : Pam 02 and 61 OOR has the movement which was then put in the Pam 112 and the 118 in the E serie ( The new OP XI instead the OP II ), the pam 194 OOR has an improved bezel ...
In the second option we can considere that the factory uses some available parts and make a few more models.
OP :
Officine Panerai
OPUS FACERE:
From the latin opus stands for work, labor, to work and facere is the present active infinitive of facio which transleted wants to say to make
PAM :
PAnerai Modello.
PIG :
Or maiale in Italian, the story says that after an operation one frogman said to his partner « posteggi questo maiale » talking about their torpedo, which translated wants to say « park this pig »
Pré-A :
1997 is the first year of the Richemont era, in this year the watches were produced and released with a millesimation but without letter before the numbers. The Pré-A models have a T-swiss-T dial, at the A serie ( 1998 ) the hyphen disappeared.
Pré-V :
Stand for Pré-Vendôme. Vendôme ( now Richemont ) was the name of the group who bought the brand Panerai. The watches produced before 1997 ( or between 1993 and 1996 ) are so called Pré-V.
PVD :
Physical Vapor Deposition; it is a process of coating the stainless steel with a thin layer of titanium. PVD is a process.
RADIOMIR :
They are the 1st Panerai wrist-watches produced in 1938 ( 1936 as a prototype ). Radiomir takes its name from the Radium, luminous substance used on the dial and the hands.
REG.T.M. :
Combined stand for Registered TradeMark
SIHH:
Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The first was in 1990, Panerai is an exposant since 1997.
SHADOW :
They are watches with only two engraving of the three usual, OP an BB ( or PB ) are there but miss the millesimation with the letter. Before years 2006/2007 it was possible to find them with their box and all their papers .... it's almost impossible since.
It is watches which are of use to displays, exhibitions and professional shows ... although not that they be never found on the market some were accidentally ... any model can be in shadow version, you can see above at oor that they also have a second life.
S.L.C :
From the italian Silure a Lenta Corsa which translated is torpedo with a slow course
SLOB :
Sérial of ten prototypes Luminor Marina made in 1998 with a bronze case with a PVD coating,a domed plexi and a titanium caseback. Their diameter was of 43mm. At this time we don't know what the letters S.L.O.B are standing for for.
TESTIMONIAL :
They are watches made without the intention of a profit. They are usually made for a charity auction and don't appears in any catalog ( ie of testimonial : Pam 037 )
TRANSITIONAL :
They are watches which have an engraving of one year but have clearly the attributes and the materials used the previous year ... The models the easiest to track down are the watches of the B serie with the tritium dial.
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Authorized Dealer
AFTERMARKET :
design any part of a watch ( strap, tube, screw, bracelet ) which is not oem
COSC :
Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres. The COSC means that the movement has been tested and certified as able tu run into the COSC specifications ( -4 +6 seconds per day ), the test is before the installation in the case. Only the movements with the seconds hand are cosced.
DLC :
Diamond Like Carbon : it is a type of ( coating ) PVD application.
EDITIONS :
SE: for Special Edition, they are watches made as a one shot and in a limited quantity. They are available trough the authorized dealers and the boutiques ( ie of SE : Pam 127 )
LE: for Limited Edition, they are watches made as a one shot especially for one b>AD and available only trough his shop ( ie of LE : Pam 239 ).
BE : for Boutique Edition, they are special edition watches but available only trough the boutiques ( ie of BE : Pam 390 ).
GHOST :
They are watches which have all the usual engraving : OP, BB ( or PB ) and the millesimation with the letter. Simply they do not appear in the catalogs or price-lists. Examples of ghosts : Pam 57D, Pam 237H ...
GPF. Mod. Dep:
Combined stand for Guido Panerai e Figlio Modello Depositato
LUMINOR :
The name has been patented in 1949. The name Luminor comes from the luminous substance based on tritium which replaced the previous radiomium.
Now, Luminor is know as a case style ... a Luminor must have a crown-guard.
MARINA :
They are panerai watches with a Luminor case, they are called marina when they have a small seconds function, without the seconds hands, the Luminor watches are called Base.
MILLESIMATION :
It is the engraving on the back of your watch ( with the letter before some numbers ) which simbolizes the year of production and the produced quantity. The numbers do not bring out in the order as 1-2-3 .... a model with the #350 can have been made before the #30. The indicated produced quantity; ex : B 222/500 does not mean that 500 models were made, the last number ( B 222/500 ) can have been shared between various models, in example Pam 22 and pam 26 or Pam 23 and Pam 29 ... The same indicated quantity is only the planned quantity, nothing indicate that it was really produced. The letter placed before the numbers; ex E1922/1950, indicate the year of production or planning of the watch ( A = 1998, B = 1999, C = 2000 etc ... ). It is evident that for certain models as the Pam 127, they were not all made in the only year indicated by this letter, 2002 for the 127E.
NOS :
New Old Stock, an old or discontinued item sold in new condition from an authorized dealer.
OEM :
Original Equipment Manufacturer, any part of a watch produced or released by the brand.
OOR :
Out Of Range, in the first case these watches are at the start one shadow which served in shows and displays ... the factory reuses these watches by adding them a caseback with a special engraving : the letter of the millesimation is replaced by OOR. There is no OOR who is a specific watch : they were all made from already existing models, neverthless some have some differences regard to the benchmark model; ex : Pam 02 and 61 OOR has the movement which was then put in the Pam 112 and the 118 in the E serie ( The new OP XI instead the OP II ), the pam 194 OOR has an improved bezel ...
In the second option we can considere that the factory uses some available parts and make a few more models.
OP :
Officine Panerai
OPUS FACERE:
From the latin opus stands for work, labor, to work and facere is the present active infinitive of facio which transleted wants to say to make
PAM :
PAnerai Modello.
PIG :
Or maiale in Italian, the story says that after an operation one frogman said to his partner « posteggi questo maiale » talking about their torpedo, which translated wants to say « park this pig »
Pré-A :
1997 is the first year of the Richemont era, in this year the watches were produced and released with a millesimation but without letter before the numbers. The Pré-A models have a T-swiss-T dial, at the A serie ( 1998 ) the hyphen disappeared.
Pré-V :
Stand for Pré-Vendôme. Vendôme ( now Richemont ) was the name of the group who bought the brand Panerai. The watches produced before 1997 ( or between 1993 and 1996 ) are so called Pré-V.
PVD :
Physical Vapor Deposition; it is a process of coating the stainless steel with a thin layer of titanium. PVD is a process.
RADIOMIR :
They are the 1st Panerai wrist-watches produced in 1938 ( 1936 as a prototype ). Radiomir takes its name from the Radium, luminous substance used on the dial and the hands.
REG.T.M. :
Combined stand for Registered TradeMark
SIHH:
Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The first was in 1990, Panerai is an exposant since 1997.
SHADOW :
They are watches with only two engraving of the three usual, OP an BB ( or PB ) are there but miss the millesimation with the letter. Before years 2006/2007 it was possible to find them with their box and all their papers .... it's almost impossible since.
It is watches which are of use to displays, exhibitions and professional shows ... although not that they be never found on the market some were accidentally ... any model can be in shadow version, you can see above at oor that they also have a second life.
S.L.C :
From the italian Silure a Lenta Corsa which translated is torpedo with a slow course
SLOB :
Sérial of ten prototypes Luminor Marina made in 1998 with a bronze case with a PVD coating,a domed plexi and a titanium caseback. Their diameter was of 43mm. At this time we don't know what the letters S.L.O.B are standing for for.
TESTIMONIAL :
They are watches made without the intention of a profit. They are usually made for a charity auction and don't appears in any catalog ( ie of testimonial : Pam 037 )
TRANSITIONAL :
They are watches which have an engraving of one year but have clearly the attributes and the materials used the previous year ... The models the easiest to track down are the watches of the B serie with the tritium dial.
Stor takk til J-F / www.paneristi.com
