Anonimo Militare watches

The Anonimo Militare is the watch the Florentine brand presents as its face, made as a three-hand date model, the Militare Automatic, and as the Militare Chrono. Anonimo was founded in Florence in former Panerai premises after Panerai moved to Switzerland, and it marked its 20th anniversary in 2017. The brand was later revived in Switzerland and its "Handcrafted in Firenze" marking gave way to "Swiss Made", though in 2014 SJX reported that its bronze cases were still made near Florence by a specialist metalworker.

What sets the Militare apart is the crown at 12 o'clock, tucked between the lugs under patented hinged guards; the first Militare had it at 6. Anonimo rates the watch to 120 m, with 38 to 42 hours of power reserve depending on the model. The Automatic shows the date at 9. The Chrono puts a 30-minute counter at 9 and small seconds at 3, and in the 2015 bronze chronograph Europa Star reported an automatic Sellita SW300 with a Dubois-Depraz 2035 module, a modular build that lets the pushers sit on the side of the case while the crown stays at 12.

Both share a 43.4 mm case under sapphire, in stainless steel or bronze, with a PVD-coated chronograph on a fabric strap as the outlier. Dials come in black, blue, bronze and cream, plus a panda chronograph. Anonimo's Alpini editions take their inspiration from the alpine regiments of the Italian armed forces, and two camouflage versions in bronze, one brown and one green, are limited to 97 pieces each.