From being a little boy I was always interested in old, especially mechanical things. I was repairing, collecting and reserving everything I got in my hands, sometime my family wasn’t very happy with. The final bug bites me when I saw a friend’s collection of vintage mechanical watches, more than a decade ago. I couldn’t buy only one at that time but I realized in a flash that all vintage mechanical watches are among the very finest pieces from the times long ago. They’re still alive, have heartbeats and in some special cases they tell stories from that days and what is the best, they’re wearable daily – so you can keep them alive and feel their soul.

When I saw my first Panerai I was fallen in love because of the plainness and simultaneous powerful design. From this first impression it took years until I saw my first vintage Panerai in real on the wrist of one of the makers of this place. Consequently the hunt began again and as many collectors out there I enjoy the hunt until today the same way like having the pieces finally.

Vintage Panerai watches, instruments and further stuff means much to me because of all the histories and military heritage. But what is at least of the same importance to me is the community of collectors here – sometimes I feel it’s a sworn crew like the first owners of our watches.