Anonimo (watch)
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Anonimo Firenze is an Italian
Italy
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 watchmaker. Its watch
Watch
A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket, with wristwatches being the most common type of watch used today. They evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were...

es are manufactured in Florence
Florence
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, Italy with movements provided by ETA SA or Sellita.

History

Anonimo was founded in 1997 in Florence, Italy by Federico Massacesi. He sought to create a watch company which could leverage the watch making tradition of Florence. This goal was hastened when watchmaker Panerai
Panerai
Officine Panerai Marketing e Communicazioni Srl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., designs, manufactures, markets and sells watches under the Officine Panerai brand through authorized dealers and company-owned boutiques worldwide. Giovanni Panerai founded Officine...

 relocated from Florence to Neuchatel, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. Many veteran Panerai watchmakers were taken on by Anonimo.

Anonimo focues exclusively on production of mechanical watch
Mechanical watch
A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to modern quartz watches which function electronically. It is driven by a spring which must be wound periodically...

es. Anonimo produces several models including the Polluce, Millimetri, Militare and Professionale, ranging from $2,500 to over $10,000.

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