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Old 19 November 2012, 08:15 PM   #1
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Icon14 Early OP ad from 1993

saw this image on a blog (click here) of an advertisement from panerai's pre-V "rebirth" in 1993 with the then-new OP logo that i thought i'd share.






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Old 19 November 2012, 09:23 PM   #2
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nice one! thanks for posting it :)
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Old 19 November 2012, 09:27 PM   #3
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Cool ad.
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Old 19 November 2012, 10:16 PM   #4
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Very interesting - thanks for sharing. Wish I'd bought one of those then - be worth a mint now.
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Old 19 November 2012, 10:55 PM   #5
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Thanks for sharing. Cool to see these old ads.
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Old 20 November 2012, 01:11 AM   #6
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Old 20 November 2012, 06:18 AM   #7
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Cool ad thanks for sharing.
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Old 20 November 2012, 08:07 AM   #8
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Old 20 November 2012, 08:18 AM   #9
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That's a nice blast from the past, thanks

His Rolex blog is pretty good - even included a big spread on Panerai
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Old 20 November 2012, 11:17 PM   #10
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I love that mare nostrum! Looks very different to all other PAMs!

By the way, is that a 000?
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Old 20 November 2012, 11:19 PM   #11
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By the way, is that a 000?

no, it's a 5218-201A, but, you can see the inspiration for the 000.
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Old 21 November 2012, 02:26 AM   #12
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no, it's a 5218-201A, but, you can see the inspiration for the 000.
Ah yes, the pre vendome models..forgot all about that..

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