Grow Up: The Officine Panerai Ltd. Edition Radiomir Egiziano Is Here!

"As The Classicist noted in a column on Officine Panerai, the watchmaker founded in Florence in 1860, the firm got its start by supplying timepieces (and other instrumentation) to the Royal Italian Navy or Marina Militare. However they also produced special commissions for the elite branches of other countries' armed forces. One highly collectible example of such is a model made for the Egyptian Navy in 1956, limited to only 50 examples. Panerai has now ressurected the watch, dubbed the Radiomir Egiziano (above), for a new limited run. Only 300 pieces will be available at about $30,000 each. The watch features features a large lightweight brushed titanium case, a hand-wound movement with an 8-day power reserve, and a bi-directional rotating bezel. It comes on a thick tan leather strap fitted with a titanium buckle."

Information Courtesy Of: Luxist.Com

CHRIS LIVE AKA SHAKER SAYS: Although the Panerai brand has yet to reach official "Hip Hop name drop" status and does not litter the lyrics of countless rappers, those in the know surely know how distinguished these watches are. Of course Livestyle has covered this territory before, but, new limited releases behoove me to dispense new information to the public - Y.O.U. deserve the best homie. That having been said, the Officine Panerai Ltd. Edition Radiomir Egiziano is the newest "old" kid on the block. Yes, water resistant to 300 meters with vintage looking off-yellow luminous number indicators and a tanned strap that achieves the appearance of well-worn leather, Y.O.U. might consider this the "Benjamin Button" of modern watches ... lol.

While not nearly as limited as the Titanium Radiomir featured here a few months back, Panerai - the innovator of military grade wrist worn diving instruments since 1860 - delivers yet another stellar timepiece for all of the good little watch enthusiasts around the world. Niiiiiiice.