Question 5·Put in order
Order these Panerai milestones by year, earliest first.
Correct order
- 1Radiomir, Panerai's radium-based luminous powder, is created
- 2The Luminor name is registered for a new luminous substance
- 3The GPF 2/56 'Egiziano' is made for the Egyptian Navy
- 4Panerai first offers its watches to the public
The story behind it
Panerai was a military supplier for decades before any civilian could buy one; public sales only began in 1993. Four years later, in 1997, the Vendôme Group (now Richemont) bought the company.