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Psmith · 6 August 2009, 01:10 PM

I scanned this from a watch supplement to a financial journal - hope you find it interesting...

(if it's hard to read, try saving to your computer and zooming in)

Cheers

TswaneNguni · 6 August 2009, 02:18 PM

Thanks for the article.

Back in the late 90s Mr Johann Rupert bought the brand for a rumoured amount of GBP 1 million(Some say GBP 2 million).From informed sources he takes great pride in the brand as being part of the Richemont/Vendome stable.

Now going way back in time, the whole empire started with a drycleaning business in Gezina,Pretoria.Anton Rupert started this as a student ..... and from there everything evolved.This was a special man and his biography "One Life" is an inspiring read.

So there you have it,the connection between dirty clothes and Panerai !!

Trurolexer · 6 August 2009, 10:26 PM

The letter too small, I will safe it and zoom it. Thanks for sharing!!!

Psmith · 6 August 2009, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Thanks for the article.

Back in the late 90s Mr Johann Rupert bought the brand for a rumoured amount of GBP 1 million(Some say GBP 2 million).From informed sources he takes great pride in the brand as being part of the Richemont/Vendome stable.

Now going way back in time, the whole empire started with a drycleaning business in Gezina,Pretoria.Anton Rupert started this as a student ..... and from there everything evolved.This was a special man and his biography "One Life" is an inspiring read.

So there you have it,the connection between dirty clothes and Panerai !!

That's interesting Chris, thanks. I know that Rupert bought the company in '97, but not much about his or Richemont/Vendome's background. Nice to have a South African connection (Stellenbosch?)

I'm sure you all know that Panerai itself was founded by Giovanni in Florence in 1860...

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Originally Posted by Trurolexer

The letter too small, I will safe it and zoom it. Thanks for sharing!!!

The original page was an odd size, difficult to scan, so I might try again to get a clearer copy. If you save it as a .jpg you should be able to zoom in a little.

Cheers

Nica64 · 7 August 2009, 09:34 AM

Thanks for sharing!

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TswaneNguni "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Real Name: Chris Location: . Watch: Daytonas/Subs/GMTs Posts: 12,609	Thanks for the article. Back in the late 90s Mr Johann Rupert bought the brand for a rumoured amount of GBP 1 million(Some say GBP 2 million).From informed sources he takes great pride in the brand as being part of the Richemont/Vendome stable. Now going way back in time, the whole empire started with a drycleaning business in Gezina,Pretoria.Anton Rupert started this as a student ..... and from there everything evolved.This was a special man and his biography "One Life" is an inspiring read. So there you have it,the connection between dirty clothes and Panerai !!

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Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	The letter too small, I will safe it and zoom it. Thanks for sharing!!!

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