The owner of a yet undiscovered Ref. 6152/1 “Marina Militare”, based in Italy, has contacted us recently to provide some information about his watch, which we added into our database. The case number (1247XX) of the watch is inbetween the number of today existing 6152/1 watches. So, one more “piece of the puzzle” is added – our database is permanently growing.

You can find more information about Ref. 6152/1 watches in our 2nd book “Vintage Panerai – The References” in chapter IV, pages 202-255.

The “Transitional 3646” with “Marina Militare / Luminor Panerai” dial is the 33rd watch in our book “Vintage Panerai - The References” (chapter VII.II), published in 2009.

Features of the watch:
Reference: – (prototype)
Dial: “Marina Militare / Luminor Panerai”
Case number: -
Movement: Angelus Cal. 240 SF (8 days)
[photo by Archivio Storico Panerai]  

The modified Ref. 6152/1 Panerai with “4liner” dial and Angelus movement is the 30th watch in our book “Vintage Panerai - The References” (chapter VI.II), published in 2009.

Features of the watch:
Reference: 6152/1 Angelus
Dial: “Marina Militare / Luminor Panerai”
Case number: 124657
Movement: Angelus Cal. 240 SF (8 days)
[photo by Maurits Bollen]

The modified Ref. 6152/1 Panerai with “4liner” dial and Angelus movement is the 29th watch in our book “Vintage Panerai - The References” (chapter VI.II), published in 2009.

Features of the watch:
Reference: 6152/1 Angelus
Dial: “Marina Militare / Luminor Panerai”
Case number: 124719
Movement: Angelus Cal. 240 SF (8 days)
[photo by Maurits Bollen]

The modified Ref. 6152/1 Panerai with “4liner” dial and Angelus movement is the 28th watch in our book “Vintage Panerai - The References” (chapter IV.III), published in 2009.

Features of the watch:
Reference: 6152/1 Angelus
Dial: “Luminor Panerai / Marina Militare”
Case number: -
Movement: Angelus Cal. 240 SF (8 days)
[photo by Guillermo Ceniceros]

The modified Ref. 3646 Panerai with “4liner” dial is the 26th watch in our book “Vintage Panerai - The References” (chapter VI.I), published in 2009.

Features of the watch:
Reference: 3646 Angelus
Dial: “Marina Militare / Luminor Panerai”
Case number: - (display back)
Movement: Angelus Cal. 240 SF (8 days)

The Ref. 6152/1 Panerai “Destro” version with “Marina Militare” dial is the 23rd watch in our book “Vintage Panerai - The References” (chapter IV.IV), published in 2009.

Features of the watch:
Reference: 6152/1 (modified for left hand use)
Dial: “Marina Militare” (sandwich, engraved)
Case number: -
Movement: Rolex Cal. 618
[photo by Archivio Storico Panerai] 

Since January 1st, 2010 we have received more than 40 new entries in our database, spread over all references. Most of the new entries are in the reference 6152/1.

Very interesting for our research is a “group” of three Ref. 6152/1 watches in a row: 124805, 124806 and 124807.

The first two watches have both “Luminor Panerai” dials. Watch 124805 has a crown protecting device signed “10″, while its “brother watch” 124806 has the crown protecting device signed “9″. It will be interesting to compare these two watches with close lower numbers to see if they have crown protecting devices signed with matching numbers (between “1″ and “8″) to them.

All three watches come with the -  typical for this reference – Rolex Cal. 618 / Type 4 movement (17 Rubis + Incabloc shock protection) which is one of the main features of Ref. 6152/1 watches with Rolex movements.

Both watches with “Luminor Panerai” dials have the “double pencil” hands, but they are not 100% identical: watch 124806 has the “sharp pin” versions, watch 124805 has the “dull pin” versions. Both watches, 124805 and 124806, have no matriculation number engraved on the caseback.

Watch 124807 comes with a “Marina Militare” dial and so it could be part of a different order, in case that the Italian Navy ordered watches with identical dial inscriptions from Panerai. This question can be answered in the future when we have found more watches which have close case numbers to these three here. 

Watch 124807 has the crown protecting device signed “7″ and the “BREV. ITAL.” trademark inscriptions. The caseback of this watch bears a matriculation number: “M.M. 005″. It holds also the “double pencil” hands with “sharp pins”.

You can find more information about Ref. 6152/1 watches in our 2nd book “Vintage Panerai – The References” in chapter IV, pages 202-255.

Research in vintage watches is boring? Absolutely not! This week we got three new entries in our database, so three more pieces of the puzzle added. All of them are Ref. 6152/1 watches with Rolex movements, two with “Marina Militare” dial and one with “Luminor Panerai” dial. They all match with our database structure, which confirms its functionality during our research since years.

It happens rarely, and probably only in Italy, that you can spot a Vintage Panerai on a wrist “in the wild”. So it was when we visited the Museo Technico Navale (“Arsenale”) in La Spezia during the X Meeting Club Panerai.

Our museum guide was wearing a stunning Ref. 6152/1 with “Marina Militare” dial, Rolex movement, double pencil hands (sharp heads). The caseback bears a rare S.M.Z M.M. matriculation number. Fantastic piece – one more for our database!