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Utter cxxxs. They just lost a potential customer.
Why???
Well, depending on your viewpoint, something that appears to celebrate killing animals for fun really isn't something I'd want on my wrist, even if it wasn't hideous.Originally Posted by RJM25R
Very poor taste.
Not my thing- engraving or hunting.
Still, it sounds like an overreaction.
My point exactly.
Not really Panerai's fault, is it?
Apparently Richemont group owns them and the gunmakers..
Poor taste nonetheless
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Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Elephant!!!
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What is the problem? You are under no obligation to buy the watch. Just another marketing tool used by a manufacturer to sell their products.
Did any animals die in the making of the watch?
Plenty of people seem happy to wear copies of Luftwaffe pilots watches without thinking it's going to cause a blitzkrieg and the killing of innocent children.
I see the OP's problem, and completely agree. Having that monstrosity coming out of the factory de-values the rest of the range a little, completely and utterly snobbish behaviour but who cares, with a luxury item such as a watch - at the prices Panerai go for, we're entitled to feel that way...
Sums up Panerai in general for me.
"A man of little significance"
The Luftwaffe are no longer blitzkrieging and killing innocent children, tossers (American dentists, Spanish royalty, etc.) are still killing big game.
Not for me but there must be enough people willing to pull the trigger on that bad boy.
I think the OP managed to figure that out for himself
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The way things are going, give it 50 years - maybe only 20 - and the only place you'll see these animals is in pictures. Why anyone would want to shoot one is totally beyond my comprehension, and whilst the workmanship involved in these engravings is undoubtedly amazing, the result is garish tat
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Also AblogtoWatch should be ashamed of their review:
"If you need a shot of classy, old-timey testosterone, this seems like an good option"
What is classy about shooting wild animals for fun? Given many of the animals are the fully grown adult animals how about anyone who wants to shoot an animal has to have their own parent shot first (then they can have a licence knowing how it feels) by someone who enjoys killing people (perhaps a jailed murderer, because we lock them away)
In bad taste in my opinion . Don't see anything wrong with the association with Purdy but the dual link with these beautiful animals , calling them game basically sends a bad message .
I don't like Big game hunting , I don't think it has a place in modern society , it achieves nothing and lends itself to being a motivator for a negative impact on the tireless work spent in saving endangered species .
Modern guns are extremely powerful and remove any real skill hunters had decades ago . All to create a pose picture and feel brave and empowered , quite sad and pathetic .
Ha!
Poor American dentists:-)
Can't castigate a whole group because of one guy.
I can't see the thrill or joy in hunting and if it was upto me,I would outlaw it but as things stand,it is not illegal.
I refuse to castigate Panerai for something like this.
Really? I think they look great with driving gloves:-)
Let's not forget what purpose Panerai were first produced for...
Re the OP I do think they are hideous and are in poor taste but you can buy an elephant or other exotic animal skin strap for your Panerai so not really surprised.
Pretty shocked at this I have to say, they do seem to drop some right clangers thinking previous Brooklyn Bridge scandal.
This one though! They've gone down a route that virtually every social media outlet will castigate to gain a few customers who like shooting endangered species. It's really like 40 years behind modern society.
Just a note about watches celebrating the Luftwaffe etc. Yes there is an issue about celebrating war but we do need to remember that carpet bombing of cities was a horrendous blunt tool used by all sides (though first used by Germany during the Spanish civil war). One arguament around this does not justify the celebration of big 5 kills.
Where would wealthy people with terrible taste be without them?
You could always use the watch for target practice.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
At least in this case no animals gets harmed.
Blimey, the older I get, the more I agree with Raj. Odd.
I would never hunt on safari but I really like that engraving of the leopard. If you like Panerai, why not? If you are going to wear something that glorifies torpedoing Allied shipping...
well said
They are a luxury brand selling primarily to a luxury market and presumably there are plenty of customers out there who will buy them.
While I understand the distaste for the idea of hunting surely that should be for all forms of hunting not just specific animals?
Taking aside the moral issue here the craftsmanship of the cases looks superb. I am sure the price is pretty eye watering too.
buying garish yacht masters or gold encrusted Rolex [maybe]
No likey,no buyey
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No trophy hunting/culling, no conservation of species end of.
watch is not to my liking though.
mike
What is the other one? It looks a bit like trump.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Water buffalo?
R
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
this is a distressing list and that's just the first page
https://www.worldwildlife.org/specie...inction_status
Common name
Scientific name
Conservation status ↓
Amur Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis Critically Endangered
Black Rhino Diceros bicornis Critically Endangered
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus Critically Endangered
Cross River Gorilla Gorilla gorilla diehli Critically Endangered
Eastern Lowland Gorilla Gorilla beringei graueri Critically Endangered
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Critically Endangered
Javan Rhino Rhinoceros sondaicus Critically Endangered
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Critically Endangered
Mountain Gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei Critically Endangered
Orangutan Pongo abelii, Pongo pygmaeus Critically Endangered
Pangolin Critically Endangered
Saola Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Critically Endangered
South China Tiger Panthera tigris amoyensis Critically Endangered
Sumatran Elephant Elephas maximus sumatranus Critically Endangered
Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii Critically Endangered
Sumatran Rhino Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Critically Endangered
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae Critically Endangered
Vaquita Phocoena sinus Critically Endangered
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla Critically Endangered
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus Endangered
Amur Tiger Panthera tigris altaica Endangered
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus indicus Endangered
Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris Endangered
Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes Endangered
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered
Bluefin Tuna Thunnus spp Endangered
Bonobo Pan paniscus Endangered
Borneo Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis Endangered
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes Endangered
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Endangered
Galápagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus Endangered
Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica Endangered
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Endangered
Hector's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori Endangered
Humphead Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus Endangered
Indian Elephant Elephas maximus indicus Endangered
Indochinese Tiger Panthera tigris corbetti Endangered
Indus River Dolphin Platanista minor Endangered
Malayan Tiger Panthera tigris jacksoni Endangered
North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis Endangered
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Endangered
Sea Lions Zalophus wollebaeki Endangered
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis Endangered
Snow Leopard Panthera uncia Endangered
Sri Lankan Elephant Elephas maximus maximus Endangered
Tiger Panthera tigris Endangered
Whale Balaenoptera, Balaena, Eschrichtius, and Eubalaen Endangered
African Elephant Loxodonta africana Vulnerable
Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Vulnerable
Black Spider Monkey Ateles paniscus Vulnerable
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Seem's to be poor taste anything that promotes the shooting of endangered animals.
Just because the range depicts the big five doesn't mean that it's intended to depict them as targets. Appreciate that some may take this as implied by the fact that Purdey are involved.
Lots of companies have done collaborations with companies like Purdey. Holland and Holland have teamed up with Land Rover - would the OP refuse to buy any of their cars?
Can't see what watch the guy is wearing.. Maybe it's a Timex.Water buffalo?
R
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
I don't.
Have you seen their serial killer range? The Manson one is cool but the Sutcliffe one doesn't even look like him.
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The biggest endangered species on the forum is 'people with taste':-)
Not forgetting those unfortunate males who cannot carry off a male sized watch ;-)
It's a grand Seiko.
Or should that read a 'beast' of a watch ;)
May take it as implied ?? What Big game animals and Purdey guns ?? ..............Seriously ?
What about male anal sex toys advertised on cans of lubricant ...
Those particular Panerais are ugly watches for ugly people. The sad part is that there is clearly a market for this kind of tat......... mind you, you should see some of the scenes on custom Zippo lighters!
Would it stop me buying a Panerai? No, the standard designs (and the prices) do that for me
Now that would look really cool parked in the drive, the neighbours would be reet envious Land Rover for Holland and Holland and painted in leopard print.
I'm just not man enough to drive such a beast.
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The whole Panerai brand is based around WW2 nostalgia marketing. Whilst I agree it's in completely in bad taste to celebrate and commemorate hunting wild animals, it's no worse than this...
Better not tell his sons that, as 'big game' hunters they might shoot him by mistake.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Dear God, now that's just wrong!The whole Panerai brand is based around WW2 nostalgia marketing. Whilst I agree it's in completely in bad taste to celebrate and commemorate hunting wild animals, it's no worse than this...
At least they didn`t put it on an alligator strap..
Two rubberclad men riding a huge throbbing mechanical phallus? What's not to like?
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
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