SIHH 2011: Panerai Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica PAM00384

With the new Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica – 45 mm, Officine Panerai presents the combination of a high-tech material, ceramic, and a Panerai movement entirely developed and produced in the manufacture in Neuchâtel: the hand-wound P.2002/3 calibre.

Ceramic has for some years established itself as a material of choice in the world of haute horlogerie for its appearance, its hardness and its resistance to scratches, corrosive agents and high temperatures. The synthetic ceramic used by Officine Panerai for the case of the Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica – 45 mm is zirconium oxide (ZrO2), a material obtained through a process of isostatic pressure on the material in powder form, which results in a particularly uniform, even appearance.

The Panerai hand-wound P.2002/3 calibre has a power reserve of eight days and it is notable for its three spring barrels and the linear power reserve indicator on the dial. As well as the date at 3 o’clock, the calibre also has the device which enables the hour hand to be rapidly adjusted without interfering with the movement of the minute hand.

The Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica – 45 mm has a completely black appearance, both in its ceramic cushion case and its dial with the characteristic sandwich construction, as well as in the buffalo leather strap closed by a titanium buckle with DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating. The back too is consistent with this appearance, having a smoked sapphire crystal window through which the movement can be seen. All the characteristic elements of the dial – the large figures and hour markers, the hands and the small seconds dial at 9 o’clock, the date window and the linear power reserve indicator – are covered with a layer of special ecru Super-LumiNova®.

Reference: PAM00384

Limited Edition of 500 Pieces

Movement: Hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P2002/3 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai. 13¾ lignes, 6.6 mm thick, 21 jewels, monometallic Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour, KIF Parechoc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 8 days, 3 barrels. 225 components.

Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, linear power reserve indicator.

Case: Diameter 45 mm, black ceramic, with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Screw-down winding crown personalized OP.

Bezel: Black ceramic.

Back: See-through smoked sapphire crystal.

Dial: Black with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Date at 3 o’clock, seconds at 9 o’clock, linear power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock.

Crystal: Sapphire, formed of corundum, 2 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 10 bar (~100 meters).

Strap: Panerai personalised leather strap and large-size titanium buckle with special hard black coating.