In 1936 Panerai carried out tests on precision instruments that would equip the Italian Royal Navy’s new underwater assault vehicles and operators under a secret programme. Ref 2533 outperformed the other prototypes and later its successor Ref 3646, illuminated by a radium paste, became known as the Radiomir military watch.
Eilean, a beautiful yatch that would later belong to Panerai, was also built in 1936 by William Fife III of Fife boatyard in Fairlie, Scotland.
Hallmark features of the historic timepiece and aesthetic lineage of the 22m ketch come together in Radiomir Eilean, available in only 449 pieces per year as a reference to the sail…
