June might be just around the corner, but the last two months have been an absolute blur in the wake of Watches and Wonders – at least it has been for us here at T+T. It’s always a busy time of year, but I feel as if we’ve barely been able to come up for air! But sometimes you’ve just got to keep on swimming, which is exactly what we did when we hosted Panerai in our Melbourne Discovery Studio last night, to give our readers the chance to get up close and personal with the Italian brand’s 2025 novelties as well as hear from the brand themselves.
I teamed up with Panerai’s global CCO Guillermo Del Nogal (who, by the way, is one of the nicest guys in the watch biz) to talk about Panerai’s latest releases, including the overhauled Luminor Marina collection, the heavy-hitting Luminor Perpetual Calendar GMT Platinumtech ref. PAM01575, as well as share some exclusive looks at some yet-to-be-unveiled, embargoed releases coming out later in the year… This is why you’ve got to come to our events, people – for the scoops!
It was great to see so many familiar faces, die-hard Paneristi as well as a few new faces too, which is always a pleasure. It was also great hearing from Guillermo about how Panerai really does listen to its fans and takes community feedback on board when designing new watches. He explained to me that it’s both a blessing and a curse having such a dedicated audience: Paneristi have high expectations, but at the same time, the fact that Panerai has this very organic, passionate community is an enormous boon for the brand.
Thanks again to Guillermo, Panerai Managing Director for SEAO Lesley Co and the rest of the Panerai team for joining us in Melbourne last night. And if you missed out, don’t stress – we’ll have plenty more events throughout the year in Melbourne (and London), so stay tuned. Have a wonderful weekend!
Jamie and the Time+Tide Team
Watch meme of the week: financial (ir)responsibility
You can’t lose all your money if you’ve already spent all your money on watches. Chess not checkers.
Wristshot of the week: a very desirable destro
Not technically a wristshot, but one of the highlights of our Panerai event for me was getting to hold a rare Panerai Luminor ‘Destro’ ref. 22A, owned by one of our long-standing community members, Tim Siragusa. Limited to only 200 pieces, it was the only full-series plain steel destro model with tritium in the Vendôme era, and the tritium on Tim’s example has aged very gracefully. There were more than a few cool watches in the room last night, but this one was my favourite. Thanks Tim!
Time+Tide shop pick of the week: Serica 5303 PLD
Designed in collaboration with the French Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, the Serica 5303 PLD is a mechanical diving chronometer designed to meet the demanding standards of underwater explosive ordnance disposal experts. Powered by a COSC-certified Soprod M100 automatic movement, water-resistant to 300 metres and featuring a no-decompression limit timing scale rather than a typical timing bezel, this Serica – a limited edition of 350 pieces – stands out within the range.
The highlights from Geneva’s 2025 watch auction season, from on the ground
“Geneva hits differently for the auctions! Slower pace and enough time to properly see the watches. The stunning pieces up for grabs made it a worthwhile trip already, but the incredible weather sealed the deal this time. Being the man on the ground has quite some perks…” Pietro reports from Geneva with some of the highlights (and biggest results) of 2025’s particularly stacked Geneva auction season here.
G-Crocs? Casio and Crocs team up on a pair of clogs you can mount a CasiOak to
Forget ring watches or time-telling sautoirs: ever wish your shoes had a watch? Me neither, but Crocs and G-Shock have seen fit to change that with their latest collab, which pushes ‘ugly-chic’ to the extreme. Read my write-up on this unexpected team-up here.
Beaubleu, Briston, and Herbelin – the ideal French watch ménage à trois?
Let’s play a game. The rules are: you must assemble the most interesting three-watch collection, under the proviso that they’re all French brands and cost €3,000 or less. Our trio covers quite a few bases: let Borna explain what inspired our selection here.
