Panerai is owned by Richemont (Switzerland, SIX: CFR), which acquired the brand on 1 January 1997.[1][2] Panerai was founded in 1860 in Florence and was independent until 1997.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Panerai was founded in Florence in 1860 and made instruments and luminous dials for the Italian Navy, including watches for combat divers. It sold only to the military until 1993, and its large cushion cases became widely imitated after Richemont acquired it in 1997.
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Richemont acquired Panerai, which had supplied luminous diving instruments to the Italian navy and sold no watches to the public until 1993. Its oversized cushion cases became one of the defining watch shapes of the following decade. Only the year is documented here.
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The parent company of Panerai is Richemont, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Panerai originated in Italy in 1860, but it is owned today by Richemont, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Panerai is an Italian-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Richemont completed its acquisition of Panerai on 1 January 1997, after announcing the deal on 1 January 1997.
Panerai was an independent company from its founding in 1860 in Florence until Richemont acquired it in 1997.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Panerai is still owned by Richemont. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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