Anonimo Firenze - opinions?

[Seb d]

Following on from someone mentioning Anonimo in another thread I decided to have a look at a couple and have suddenly decided that I can definitely see myself wearing something like a Wayfarer on my wrist. What are people's opinions of Anonimo watches on the whole?

[vandereydt]

Must say am also pleasantly surprised by these watches (and by their history)

What is their price level? Any ideas

[CmdrBond]

Was sent the lastest edition catalogue and price list the other week, and went into Copes in Nottingham to have a look at them, and they are very nice.

Prices start from £1450 upto thick end of £5000.

Get yourself over to TZ-UK.com as members have a couple of nice pre-owned ones on the sales corner.

Wayfarer II currently retails at £1995 according to the brochure, but as with all the prestige makes, I am sure that is open to discussion with the shop. Very much likeing the TP Crono Racing, but at £4550 is a little out of my price range.

Have a look at www.anonimo.com and order the catalogue, it is a very nicely produced document in both English and Italian with some more history on the watches

Edited by CmdrBond on Tuesday 1st July 15:54

Edited by CmdrBond on Tuesday 1st July 15:55

[Justayellowbadge]

This is my old Hi-dive:



Great thing. Should have kept it.

[baz1950]

I've looked at these extensively and agree they look good. The workers used to make the original Panerai, prior to the Richemont Group takeover and are in the original Panerai factory. They appear to be good but very few dealers, who in the south at least, wont budge on RRP.

They also seem to shed money quite dramaticaly from new, so used i think is the way to go. I've seen examples two years old for 50% of current RRP

[lowdrag]

I still google Anonimo Pelluce from time to time to try and find one second hand. I think, with the black body and white face, it is a stunning watch.

[baz1950]

Quite a lot appear on Ebay in the US at good prices. If you were lucky enough to escape import duty etc, it would be cost effective. Catch import duty and i guess you'd still save but only marginally over UK RRP

[lowdrag]

If you want a cheap Anonimo look here and follow the auction:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANONIMO-Opera-Meccana-Millem...

[tertius]

I really fancy a yellow dial Millemetri, but the bronze cased models are also rather yum.

My only objecction to (some of) them is that many models just have too much stuff on the dial.

[Spice_Weasel]

I'm with you on this, Tertius. There are just too many logos, 10 year anniversary stamps and other bits on the dial of some of the models.

A plain High-Dive in PVD (or Ox-Pro as Anonimo call it) like the pic above would be lovely though.

[baz1950]

lowdrag said:

If you want a cheap Anonimo look here and follow the auction:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANONIMO-Opera-Meccana-Millem...

It's already on my 'watch list' but it will hit a more sensible amount imo. Add to that import duty and VAT and the risk that if not as described how you would deal with a return etc, it isn't likely to be a deal of the century afaic, though would like to be wrong.

[Justayellowbadge]

Neil seems to get a few in. (My Hi-Dive pictured above ended up with him via a trade with the chap I sold it to)

A grandish is probably the buy in point.

[Steve Maund]

Give Nick a call at Lister Horsfall, they are the UK dealers,
I'm getting a Professionale Chrono for my 40th in a couple of weeks time.

It has been know to get discount if you ask nicely! (About 14%)

Steve

[Stitch]

Tried a couple on myself at Cope's in Nottingham at the weekend - don't know if it was because I wasn't in the mood but feeling about them is best described as underwhelmed.

Edited by Stitch on Friday 4th July 16:12

[seaninog]

I think the Anonimo watches are stunning. They are Panerai but with more soul, especially now that Panerai is part of the multinational conglomerate Richemont Group and made in Switzerland, not Italy. I particularly like any of the limited edition Polluce series with bronze.

Also, if it helps anyone, I have a link to an Authorised Dealer of Anonimos in the UK and I should be able to help you get individual pieces. Let me know if any interest.

[baz1950]

seaninog said:

I think the Anonimo watches are stunning. They are Panerai but with more soul, especially now that Panerai is part of the multinational conglomerate Richemont Group and made in Switzerland, not Italy. I particularly like any of the limited edition Polluce series with bronze.

Also, if it helps anyone, I have a link to an Authorised Dealer of Anonimos in the UK and I should be able to help you get individual pieces. Let me know if any interest.

Jura watches amongst others offer the range and they're not hard to find or buy. Are you suggesting you can get a price advantage?

[Stitch]

Having said that I was underwhelmed by a couple of Anomino I tried on a couple of weeks ago, I went to give them another try this weekend and walked out with a chronoscopio!

Forget what I said before - stunning watch- big but not too big - feels substantial and the leather strap is (which on mine has contrast blue stitching) is a thing of real quality

[Seb d]

Good effort! You're making me want one even more now...

[Pesty]

I agree about the extra logo's on the dial. Still love them though

[cyberface]

Sorry to sound like a stuck record....

but what movements do these watches use? Panerai have only just started to develop their own movements... I'm assuming Anonimo are using bought-in movements, correct? And do they add complications, or special finishing to the movement, or is it just sold on the 'history' ??