Panerai Daylight - Fact vs Fiction

[seantk]

I am really starting to like Panerai after seeing some last week. I was discussing Panerai with another member the other night and I have a question:

Is the Panerai Daylight named after the Sylvester Stallone Movie "Daylight" or is that just coincidence?

There is nothing listed on the Panerai website that would suggest this

Thank you

Sean

[Launch Mini]

Short version of the story.
While filming the movie Daylight, Stallone discovered Panerai. It was not generally sold to the public at this time. I forget the number, but he had around 250 of the watches made for his cast & crew. Panerai called the watch "Daylight".
Not 100% sure, but this watch ( or at least Daylights after this first run) have his signature on the caseback.
These things are going for over $30k now.
Sly really kicked off the Panerai "fad" or rebirth to the public.

[seantk]

From the website:

[seantk]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

Short version of the story.
While filming the movie Daylight, Stallone discovered Panerai. It was not generally sold to the public at this time. I forget the number, but he had around 250 of the watches made for his cast & crew. Panerai called the watch "Daylight".
Not 100% sure, but this watch ( or at least Daylights after this first run) have his signature on the caseback.
These things are going for over $30k now.
Sly really kicked off the Panerai "fad" or rebirth to the public.

This is what I found out after more research. Taken from the Panerai website:

"Panerai Slytech watches - 1995

In 1995, Panerai created a highly limited special edition called Slytech. "Sly" is the nickname of Sylvester Stallone, the famous Italian-American actor. Stallone, a great admirer of this watch, had requested a special edition called Submersible to use during the shooting of the underwater scenes in the movie Daylight and subsequently requested a new edition with a white dial, named Daylight, and a personalized re-edition of the Mare Nostrum. All these watches bear the actor's signature engraved on the back."

Sean

[Launch Mini]

There is one currently listed for sale on a Panerai website, not the submersible nor the chrono, listed at $40k.
OUCH,
Would like to have picked one of those up 12 years ago.

[seantk]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

There is one currently listed for sale on a Panerai website, not the submersible nor the chrono, listed at $40k.
OUCH,
Would like to have picked one of those up 12 years ago.

Thanks for the input. I am really interested in this brand. The Panerai Daylight question was a curiosity factor. Next time I am at the AD I will look at the Submersible series PAM 00243/PAM 00024

Sean