Storied Italian watch brand Officine Panerai makes some of the world’s most stylish timepieces.
Panerai’s 72-ft. flagship Eilean was built in Scotland in 1936
They also own one of the world’s most stylish classic yachts – the Eilean.
Eilean is an alluring two-masted 72-ft. Bermudian ketch originally designed and built in 1936, the same year the first true Panerai watch was created, by the legendary Fife boatyard in Scotland.
Photo © Gilles Martin Raget, courtesy of Flammarion; click to enlarge
Panerai CEO and avid yachtsman Angelo Bonati lovingly restored the beautiful boat over two-and-a-half years.
A new book on the yacht from Flammarion due out in September
The achievement is celebrated in an equally appealing new book from Flammarion, Eilean: A Classic Yacht, being published in September.
The book, by May Fife Kohn and François Chevalier, is illustrated with archival documents, historical plans, and specially commissioned photos.
Photo © Gilles Martin Raget, courtesy of Flammarion; click to enlarge
Panerai has long been associated with the sea and sailing; early on they made instruments for the Marina Militare, aka the Royal Italian Navy.
Panerai made watches for the Marina Militare, the Italian navy
These days they sponsor the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, an incredible series of events bringing together beautiful yachts around the world.
The next one in the series, the Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta, takes place this weekend in Newport, RI.
Photo © Gilles Martin Raget, courtesy of Flammarion; click to enlarge
The Eilean, which serves as the watchmaker’s flagship at some of the events, features a bespoke set of Panerai sailing instruments.
We bet plenty of Paneristi would kill for those….
- Posted August 29, 2011
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