Panerai Ferrari Rattrapante Black Dial

Movement: automatic mechanical, Panerai OP XVIII, 13 lignes, 31 jewels. Glucydur balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. Twin column wheel for the chronograph functions. Incabloc anti-shock device.Cotes de Geneve decoration on the bridges. Oscillating weight engraved with the Prancing Horse. Blued screws. Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.).

Power reserve:42 hours.

Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, split-seconds chronograph with 3 counters, tachymeter scale.

Case:in polished steel and brushed edges, screw-down chronograph push-pieces and winding crown with the Ferrari logo and rims worked with square-grid pattern.

Case diameter 45 mm

Bezel: brushed steel

Back: steel, screw-in, with sapphire crystal window decorated with a metallic grid; round the edge is engraved the inscription Engineered by OFFICINE PANERAI.

Dial: black with the Ferrari shield applied at 12 o'clock, 60-minute scale, tachymeter scale on the flange, continuous seconds at 9 o'clock, minute counter at 3 o'clock and hour counter at 6 o'clock with applied black mask in titanium, seconds hand and part of the seconds scale and minute counter in yellow, luminous baton hour and minute hands, centre chronograph seconds hand in yellow, split-seconds hand in brushed steel.

Crystal: sapphire, made from corundum, 1,9 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water resistance: 100 metres.

Strap: black calf with contrasting stitching and horizontal shaping, inside part in yellow alligator with yellow sewing, personalised adjustable buckle in brushed steel with the edge of the closure in polished steel. Supplied with a steel screwdriver and a second interchangeable strap in rubber with the inscription Ferrari

Panerai luminor submersible 2500

Unique edition of 1000 units PAM 00194

Movement: automatic mechanical, exclusive Panerai OP III calibre,21 jewels, bridges and oscillating weight personalized PANERAI. 28800 vib/h, anti-shock device.

Power reserve: 42 hours.

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

Case: diameter 47 mm, titanium. Helium valve.

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

Back: screw, titanium.

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

Dial: black with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Small seconds dial at 9 o'clock. Date at 3 o'clock.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 5.9 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water resistance: 2500 meters.

Strap: PANERAI personalized rubber strap and large size brushed steel buckle. Supplied with a steel screwdriver and a second interchangeable strap.

Panerai Case Types and Shapes

There are four basic case styles, and several sizes of each: Luminor, Luminor 1950, Radiomir and Ferrari.

Luminor

Probably the most popular of the case styles, the Panerai Luminor case is also the most contemporary looking of all the Panerai watches. With relatively speaking more straight edges the Luminor case style is found in two sizes: 40mm and 44mm.

The Luminor case has the Device Protecting the Crown which has become one of the most recognizable Panerai trademarks.

Luminor 1950

The Luminor 1950 case style is similar to the standard Luminor from the front, but when viewed from the side and the back, the differences are apparent. The case side sweep back gracefully giving it a vintage look, but a little more contemporary looking than say a Radiomir.

The Panerai Luminor 1950 style case has a uniquely shaped crystal that is domed in an unusual way, very much like the old vintage acrylic crystals. This case style also has the Device Protecting the Crown.

The models with the 1950's style case are available in two sizes: 44mm and 47mm. The models in this case style also tend to be a bit more expensive as they are not available in base models or even minor complications.

Radiomir

The Panerai Radiomir model has perhaps the richest history and comes in the most varieties of case sizes: 42mm, 43mm, 45mm, 46mm and 47mm. Most of the more obscure sizes were used only a handful of times in special editions. The case is rounded and curved with a very vintage look to it.

The Radiomir models do not have a Device Protecting the Crown like the Luminors do, and have "wire lugs" which connect the strap to the case quite differently than most watches nowadays do.

Ferrari

The Ferrari line of watches from Panerai have their own cases.They are designed for a different audience and because of this they are not typically as popular amongst Panerai collectors. They come in two sizes: 40mm and 45mm.

These watches also do not have a Device Protecting the Crown but have a very large, textured crown.

Panerai Luminor 1950 8 Days Rattrapante Watch In Pink Gold

Panerai will release a new pink gold limited edition Luminor 1950 watch (ref. PAM00319) with manually wound movement with 8 days of power reserve as well as a split second (rattrapante) chronograph. An all gold Panerai like this is pretty rare, and it uses the Panerai manufacture made P.2006/3 movement. The movement is manually wound with an 8 day power reserve (shown on the linear power reserve indicator scale). You also get the split second 30 minute chronograph that Panerai always knows how to cleanly integrate. In order to keep the case looking simple, the chronograph pushers are on the left side of the case.

The Panerai watch case is 47mm wide in pink gold done in a brushed finish. The bezel however is nicely done with a polished finish to show off that Panerai dazzle. It is certainly blingy for the Italian brand but still goes along with the character they seek to preserve. The rich brown colored alligator strap has a pink gold buckle. You can see the interestingly made movement through the sapphire caseback, and the watch is still a Panerai being water resistant to 100 meters. Only 300 of the watches will be made and the price will likely above $20,000. A nice looker, certainly a Panerai in all respects, and likely to be a hit with collectors.

http://www.luxist.com/2009/08/20/panerai-luminor-1950-8-days-rattrapante-watch-in-pink-gold/

Panerai Straps by Ian Grandjean

Here's a little primer on Panerai straps to give you guys a better idea of how they work, and what there is to choose from.

A few of the most popular OEM straps are listed below. Nearly all are available for Tang type buckles or the deployant buckle.

OEM Alligator Antique Brown

OEM Alligator Gold

OEM Calf Black ?for the PAM00233

OEM Calf Black Carbon Style

OEM Riva Black

OEM Calf Black ?for the Ferrari FER0022

OEM Rubber

Panerai Ltd. Edition Radiomir Egiziano

As The Classicist noted in a column on Officine Panerai, the watchmaker founded in Florence in 1860, the firm got its start by supplying timepieces (and other instrumentation) to the Royal Italian Navy or Marina Militare. However they also produced special commissions for the elite branches of other countries' armed forces. One highly collectible example of such is a model made for the Egyptian Navy in 1956, limited to only 50 examples. Panerai has now ressurected the watch, dubbed the Radiomir Egiziano (above), for a new limited run. Only 300 pieces will be available at about $30,000 each. The Panerai watch features features a large lightweight brushed titanium case, a hand-wound movement with an 8-day power reserve, and a bi-directional rotating bezel. It comes on a thick tan leather strap fitted with a titanium buckle.

Panerai Collectors Come Together For a Good Cause

Diehard enthusiasts and collectors of famed Italian watch brand Panerai, known as the Paneristi, came together recently to raise money for those less fortunate. The global members of enthusiast site Paneristi.com celebrated the online forum's 10th anniversary with an event at artist and Panerai collector Eng Tay's Tribeca studio. Tay (above) created a special series of images showing an outstanding collection of vintage and classic Panerai timepieces along with his artwork for a calendar celebrating Paneristi.com's 10th anniversary. All profits from the limited edition $300 calendar are being donated to The Mulliganeers, a children's charity created by Paneristi.com moderator and founder Paddy Conway. Most copies of the collector's item sold out within two weeks but there a few left.