“History2 – making of” – the wedding!
by Volker on Mai.21, 2013, under Allgemein, General
Today one of the final steps of the book production took progress. During the so called “wedding”, the content with 480 pages and hardcover have been united.
The book “History2″ in the size 26 x 26 cm is weighting 3130 gramms without its slipcase. The production of the slipcase – the very last production step - can be started from now on, because the exact thickness of the finished book is needed to produce the slipcase to match with the book perfectly.
Please visit us on facebook to see a photo report of the “wedding” with many photos: www.facebook.com/VintagePanerai
Stay tuned for updates of the production here. Thanks for being patient. You can pre-order our new book “History2″ already in our bookstore. [Ralf Ehlers & Volker Wiegmann]
“History2 – making of” – embossing of the cover (video)
by Volker on Mai.17, 2013, under General
Joined the embossing process of the hardcovers today. After the plain hardcovers arrived from their production (grey canvas and brown leather constructed on 3 mm cardboard core), it was able for us to take a look over the shoulders of the master embosser Mr. Fiedler. This production step needs a lot of experience, the accurate position setups of the brass embossing tools are done by hand. Each embossing section (on canvas or on leather) needs different pressure and temperature of the embossing plate to get the best results.
You can watch a little video of the embossing run here (click on link): embossing_run
Stay tuned for updates of the production here. Thanks for being patient. You can pre-order our new book “History2″ already in our bookstore. [Ralf Ehlers & Volker Wiegmann]
XIII Meeting Club Panerai 2013
by Volker on Mai.14, 2013, under General
Joined the XIII Meeting Club Panerai in Viareggio/Italy, hosted by www.clubpanerai.com
Another great weekend in Tuscany with many Panerai collectors and friends.
Find my detailled reports posted in the public forum at www.paneristi.com below:
Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
Our new book “History2″ can be pre-ordered!
by Volker on Mai.12, 2013, under General
Our new book “History2″ is in the last stage of the production process. The printing, folding, fathom stitching of the 480 pages, the embossing of the hardcover and the “wedding” between cover and content is completed. Finally the handmade slipcase is in progress. The new book “History2″ can be pre-ordered already in our bookstore. We will keep readers, website visitors and followers on facebook updated about the last production step (tagged “History2 – making of”) until the books are in stock and ready for being shipped (ETD = June).
“History2″ comes in a solid slipcase just like “History1″ which has been constructed to protect the hardcover book and keep it in perfect shape when stored in a bookshelf upright. Both together, the hardcover book with 480 pages and the slipcase, are weighing more than 3 kilos. Further photos will be available in our bookstore’s gallery soon.
The five chapters of our book “History2″ are introduced below:
Chapter V / Chapter VI / Chapter VII / Chapter VIII / Chapter IX
The watches featured in the book “History2″ can be found here:
“The Köneke Radiomir” / “The Kaufhold Radiomir” / “The Lewandowski Radiomir” / “The Rösel Radiomir”
Further details will be published soon. Thanks for being patient.
[Ralf Ehlers & Volker Wiegmann]
Just because… Radiomir Panerai
by Volker on Mai.11, 2013, under General
Close look at a “Radiomir Panerai” dial of a Vintage Panerai Ref. 6152 watch. The surface of the sandwich dial with the milled letters is showing pure Panerai DNA above the double pencil hands.
This dial version, using the famous “Radiomir” luminous material, can be found across all Vintage Panerai References: 3646, 6152, 6154, 6152/1 and GPF 2/56 and also in the prototype of the “Mare Nostrum” chronograph. The self-iluminating substance “Radiomir” was patented by Guido Panerai already in 1915, which enabled the use of instruments even in complete darkness.
Close view on a Rolex Cal. 618 / Type 1
by Volker on Mai.10, 2013, under General
Used in Ref. 3646 watches from Type A to Type G, the Rolex Cal. 618 movement comes without Incabloc shock protection. Typical for the non-incabloc version is the serif font for the letters A-R (French) and F-S (English) engraved on the regulation device (later versions show “+/-” symbols – see also Type 4).
The central bridge shows the “ROLEX 17 RUBIS” engraving on the left side. This engraving is used only in Ref. 3646 watches from Type A to Type D, as the Ref. 3646 watches from Type E to Type G bear “17 RUBIS FAB. SUISSE”.
“History1″ is in stock!
by Volker on Mai.02, 2013, under General
Our book “History1″ is in stock. It can be ordered directly at our bookstore.
It comes in a solid slipcase (on the right in the photo) which has been constructed to protect the hardcover book and keep it in perfect shape when stored in a bookshelf upright. Both together, the hardcover book with 420 pages and the slipcase, are weighing more than 3 kilos. Further photos can be found in our bookstore’s gallery.
The four chapters of our book “History1″ are introduced below:
Chapter I / Chapter II / Chapter III / Chapter IV
The four watches featured in the book “History1″ can be found here:
The Lehmann Radiomir / The Pape Radiomir / The Kiefer Radiomir / The Arillo Luminor
Enjoy reading!
[Ralf Ehlers & Volker Wiegmann]
Photo series “Vintage Panerai instrument of the week”
by Volker on Mai.01, 2013, under General
Detail views of a 16 meter depth gauge. The meter hand on the left ofthe photo is made of transparent Plexiglas, which has a chamber in its tip, holding the luminous material to point out the actual depth. Gauges with Radiomir usually have a white Plexiglas hand.
By taking a close look at the dial of this instrument, one can see that it is made in the same “sandwich method” than the dials of the Vintage Panerai watches (example: “Luminor Panerai” dial of a Ref. 6152/1) can be compared here.
The center of the dial bears “Luminor Panerai” and below “Metri” is engraved. You can find more details of the tool’s dial here. The luminous material on hands, numbers, markers and dots is still reacting very quickly and bright when a light source is beamed onto the numbers and markers.
An overview of seven different aimed depth gauges (Radiomir and Luminor) can be found here.
Upcoming auction in May @ Dr. Crott
by Volker on Apr.29, 2013, under General
The 2nd weekend of may will be interesting to follow the auction at Frankfurt’s Hotel Sheraton (saturday, may 11th). German auctioneer Dr. Crott will have their 87th auction with more than 600 lots. Earlier this year it was possible for us to see the Panerai lots in advance for our review. A Ref. 3646 / Type B, a Ref. 3646 / Type D, a GPF lathe and a very rare Ref. 6152 watch will be up for sale. You can find the reviews in this blog by using the tag function for “Dr. Crott”. Detailled information can also be found at the auctioneers website.
We hope that the watches and the lathe find good new homes and that they remain surfaced in the Vintage Panerai collectors world.
Just because… Luminor Panerai
by Volker on Apr.27, 2013, under General
Close look at the “Luminor Panerai” dial of a Ref. 6152/1 watch. The surface of the sandwich dial with the milled letters is showing pure Panerai DNA behind the double pencil hands.
This Vintage Panerai watch is featured in our book “History1″. You can read more about its first owner Mario Arillo in chapter IV, page 227-391.