Panerai Luminor GMT North Pole Watch

Officne Panerai, an exclusive partner of the North Pole Winter Expedition, has developed a technically advanced watch, the Panerai Luminor GMT North Pole, which had been tested in the course of this hazardous but fascinating expedition. The watch has a steel case with the characteristic bridge protecting the winding crown (an Officine Panerai patent) and an additional internal case made of soft iron, a material which protects the mechanism from the influence of the earth’s magnetic field, the intensity of which increases considerably in the vicinity of the North Pole. The calibre OP VIII, with automatic winding, has been lubricated with special oils to guarantee the best performance even close to the North Pole. The screw back has been personalised with a diagram of the expedition and the watch is water-resistant to a depth of 300 metres.

The special feature of the Panerai Luminor GMT North Pole is its rotating bezel with the applied letters of the four cardinal points. This is a practical solution which enables the wearer’s position to be established by observation of the stars. It is a simple instrument which can be used in the conditions of total darkness in which Mike Horn and Borge Ousland found themselves and it was a fundamental system of orientation in the context of an environment which prevented the operation of equipment such as the compass and GPS because of the extremely severe cold. Blue in colour to make reading the information easier, the dial indicates both the time and the date while the second time zone is indicated by a further hand.

2010 Special Edition - Panerai Radiomir Regatta One/Eighth Second Titanio

Movement: automatic mechanical, exclusive Panerai OP XXI calibre, 13¼ lignes, 42 jewels, monometallic Glucydur® balance, 28,000 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 42 hours. Circular graining and Côtes de Genève decorations on the bridges.

Functions: hours, minutes, split-seconds chronograph with two counters, one with hand rotating once per second in 1/8 second increments, calculation of boat speed (knots) based on nautical miles.

Case: diameter 47 mm, brushed titanium with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Winding crown personalized Panerai.

Bezel: polished titanium.

Back: see-through sapphire crystal. Classic Yachts Challenge 2010 engraved on the outer part.

Dial: black with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers, minute and knot counter at 3 o’clock. 1/8th second dial at 9 o’clock, chronograph and split-seconds hands at the centre. Chronograph seconds scale on the outer edge.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 1.9 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water resistance: 10 bar (100 metres).

Strap: PANERAI personalised leather strap and large-size brushed titanium buckle.

2010 Special Edition - Panerai Luminor GMT Watch 44 mm

Unique edition of 1000 units

PAM00029

Movement: automatic mechanical, ETA calibre, 11½ lignes, 21 jewels, Côtes de Genève decorations on the bridges. Monometallic Glucydur® Balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power Reserve 42 hours. Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.).

Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date, second time zone.

Case: diameter 44 mm, AISI 316L polished steel.

Bezel: brushed steel with 24hours indicator.

Back: screw, brushed steel.

Device protecting the crown: (protected as a Trade Mark) polished steel.

Dial: black with stripes. Luminous hour markers and Arabic numerals. Small seconds dial at 3 o’clock.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 2.5 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water resistance: 30 bar (300 metres).

Strap: PANERAI personalised leather strap and polished steel buckle. Supplied with a steel screwdriver and a second interchangeable strap.

Panerai luminor marina automatic pam164 new watch

Movement: automatic mechanical, exclusive Panerai OP III calibre,21 jewels,28,800 alternations/hour,anti-shock device.

Power reserve:42 hours.

Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.).

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date.

Case: diameter 44 mm, steel.

Bezel: steel.

Back: screw, steel.

Device protecting the crown: (protected as a Trade Mark) steel.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 3.5 mm thick, magnifying lens over the date at 3 o'clock. Anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 300 meters.

Strap: alligator with PANERAI personalised buckle

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Panerai luminor submersible 44mm pam 24

Movement: automatic mechanical, exclusive Panerai OP III calibre, 21 jewels. PANERAI personalised oscillating weight. 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc anti-shock device.

Power reserve:42 hours.

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, calculation of immersion time.

Case: diameter 44 mm, AISI 316L polished steel.

Bezel: steel anti-clockwise uni-directional rotating bezel with scale graduated for measuring the duration of immersion and ratchet click at minute intervals.

Back: screw, steel or titanium.

Device protecting the crown: (registered Trade Mark) steel.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 3.5 mm thick, magnifying lens over the date at 3 o'clock. Anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 300 meters.

Strap: rubber with PANERAI personalised steel buckle. Supplied with a steel screwdriver and a second interchangeable strap fit for diving.

Panerai luminor chrono 40mm brand new pam310

Panerai had lots of requests for a 40mm chrono so they reintroduced it but this time used a different movement.

Notie that the bezel is polished and there is no tachymeter on the bezel. Very clean looking!

Movement: automatic mechanical, Panerai OP XII calibre,27 jewels,28,800 alternations/hour.anti-shock device.Power reserve 46 hours.Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.).

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date. Chronograph with two counters.

Case: diameter 40 mm, brushed steel. Brushed steel push bottons for the chronograph functions at 2 and 4 o'clock.

Bezel: polished steel.

Back: screw, steel.

Device protecting the crown: (protected as a Trade Mark) brushed steel.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 1.9 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 100 meters.

Strap: alligator with PANERAI personalised brushed steel adjustable buckle.

Panerai Radiomir Titanium Watch Limited Edition 47mm

As retro themed timepieces go, this is an interesting one for sure. This Special Edition Panerai Radiomir Titanium PAM00349 is based on a design from the 1930s. It features an interesting design on the dial called a "California dial." This is where the top half of the numerals are Roman, and the lower half are Arabic. The dial is also sterile, which means it has no text or branding. While the timepiece is attractive, its clear homage to an older watch and lack of Panerai branding mean that it is almost exclusively a collector's item. The fact that Panerai is making only 12 of them further makes this point obvious.

The 47mm wide cushion shaped case is in titanium (clearly a modern element). Case is water resistant to 100 meters. The lugs are removable so that you can change the strap. On the dial you have rose gold hands covered with lume and a classic style of Panerai subsidiary seconds dial. Around the dial is a thin toothed chapter ring that has always look nice and adds depth to the look. Some people are going to love the dial, while others find it too bare. I would have preferred the hands be a bit longer. Notice the turnip shaped crown that is easy to operate, and where you can finally see some Panerai branding.

The watch movement is apparently in-house made, based on a Minerva movement. This might sound odd, but Minerva is owned by Montblanc, which is itself owned by Richemont, which is the parent company of Panerai. So there is some connection. The movement is the Panerai caliber OP XXVII that is hand-wound and visible through the caseback of the watch. With a very niche appeal and interesting vintage look, the Radiomir Titanium 47mm watch will only be found at select Panerai boutiques. Price is apparently a whopping $25,000 - $30,000.