Fan & modest collector of "original" Anonimos. The company is kinda the bastard child of Panerai.
Panerai's origins were in Florence, Italy. They got bought out and operations moved to Switzerland. Some of the original administrators & more importantly some of the original watch makers of Panerai didn't/wouldn't make the move to Switzerland. They stayed in Florence and created Anonimo. Reportedly, their watches were made to similar if not the same standards as the Panerais. Hence, the "bastard" designation.
In 2013 Anonimo was purchased and operations transferred to Switzerland.
The Anonimo line made in Florence before the 2013 buyout are legit, well made devices. Some of designs are questionable, but their more classic, traditional models are nice on the wrist.
IMO, the models coming out since the buyout & move to Switzerland arent made as well and design aesthetics are kinda weak. Not a fan.
The originals made in Florence are worth a look at, but getting more difficult to find.
1ahn1Can you post pictures of some of thd good ones. One thing i like about these watches over panerai is the duscrete crown. The panerai had huge crownguards because they dudnt want to do the screw down crown. Which mesnt they needes a great big crownguard to press the crown down
1ahn1Thanks for the history lesson. I wondered where this brand came from and now that I’m looking for it there’s an obvious break in design and origin in 2013-14. Now it seems they’ve gone the way of Glycine.