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46 CLASSIC BOAT MAY 2015

Objects of desire

New Panerai watches

These two new watches from Panerai will make collectors

tick. On the left is the Mare Nostrum, an attractive reworking

of the watch the firm made in 1943 for deck officers of the

Italian Navy. It has a brushed titanium, 30m waterproof case,

52mm face and hand-wound movement with 55-hour reserve.

Only 150 are being made. The watch on the right is the

Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech with a smaller, 47mm

face. It is inspired by a 1956 watch made for the Egyptian

Navy and is waterproof to 300m, with a 72-hour reserve. No

official prices have been released, but we found the Mare

Rostrum for £25,000 and the Carbotech for £11,000 online.

panerai.com

Stormglass

Arthur Beale stocks a satisfyingly heavy and

well-polished brass storm glass, the kind of thing

you may buy for someone who already has a

barometer and barograph. Those scientifically-

minded people might not accept that gazing into

crystals can forecast weather, even though recent

research suggests that there might be something

in it. Either way, they look rather splendid.

£97.66 inc VAT + £20.27 for hanging bracket

arthurbeale.co.uk

For more Objects of Desire, go to classicboat.co.uk/objects

Candelabra

This is a minimalist,

modern piece from

Flensburg silver-maker,

boatbuilder and regatta

organiser Robbe and

Berking. It’s called the

Grande Composition after

the way in which you can

change its shape, as seen

in the photos below. It’s

designed by Brett Payne

and available in silver

plate (¤1,300/£950ea)

or solid silver

(¤2,600/£1,900ea).

robbeberking.com

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