Ennebi Fondale Model 9650 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com Behold the true heir to the military Panerai legacy. That's right, this Ennebi Fondale Mod. 9650 is the living embodiment of the final designs proposed at the Marina Militare-era Officine Panerai. And it comes straight of the pen of the original designer, Alessandro Bettarini. During the 1980s, Bettarini joined Panerai, then a military contractor, as a fabricator and engineer. His specialty was in the fields of exotic materials and precision machining. Given the opportunity to revisit Panerai's military contracts with a modern prototype for a new generation of dive watch, Bettarini designed what you see here. At the time (1984-85), the watch was known as the Officine Panerai "Millemetri" after its maximum rated depth. Despite a positive reception from the armed forces, the watch was shelved as Panerai moved out of the military timepiece sector and prepared to launch a less ambitious line of civilian models. Bettarini and his engineering associate, Luciano Nincheri, severed their ties with the now Richemont-owned (and Swiss manufactured) Panerai in the late 1990s, but they resolved to preserve the tradition of Italian watchmaking. The 2005 Ennebi Fondale Mod. 9650 was their debut product. It's the mirror image of Bettarini's Millemetri prototype. But whereas the "Mighty Mille" is lost to history, the Fondale Mod. 9650 can be yours. Its grade 5 titanium case, 1000-meter rated depth, high-vis dial, locking diver's bezel, and luxurious Italian leat