Panerai’s Caliber P.9010 movement, produced fully while in the brand’s manufacture in Neuchatel, Switzerland, is self-winding by means of a bidirectional rotor and shops a electrical power reserve of 72 hrs, or 3 days. Like other Panerai in-house movements, it is actually fitted by using a device for stopping the balance wheel to much more precisely synchronize the view although setting it, as well as being a procedure for rapidly adjusting the hour hand forward or backward with no interfering together with the running in the seconds hand – a handy characteristic when transforming time zones or from the event a single requirements to quickly modify the date.
Panerai’s Caliber P.9010 motion, made fully from the brand’s manufacture in Neuchatel, Switzerland, is self-winding by means of a bidirectional rotor and outlets a energy reserve of 72 hours, or 3 days. Like other Panerai in-house movements, it can be fitted using a device for stopping the balance wheel to far more precisely synchronize the watch although setting it, likewise like a technique for rapidly adjusting the hour hand forward or backward without having interfering using the running in the seconds hand – a valuable function when modifying time zones or inside the event 1 requirements to immediately modify the date.
To get a observe that has a manufacture motion, the price tag is reasonable, only moderately far more pricey than the earlier designs that contained ETA movements. Couple of watches with in-house movements in this selling price range supply a comparable range of functions.
Officine Panerai may trace its roots way back to your 1860s – and its modern assortment, to your iconic pieces it produced for that Italian Navy while in the 1930s – however the Florence-based, Swiss-made observe brand has officially embraced the digital age, announcing this week its initially “e-commerce first” observe – the new Panerai Luminor Submersible Automated Acciaio – 44mm, constrained to a hundred pieces and offered to online customers in Panerai’s e-boutique.
Caliber household P.9000, which debuted in 2009, may be the second line of in-house movements designed by Panerai. Although their power reserve is shorter (3 instead of eight days), these give the convenience of automated winding at drastically significantly less expense than their predecessors during the P.2000 relatives. Caliber P.2003, in reality, holds a complete 10 days’ really worth of power, however the panerai 47mm automatic that it powers, the Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT, is practically twice as expensive because the one we check here, the Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT.
The Italian Navy commissions Panerai to develop the initial prototypes of the view that can evolve to the model now often known as the “Radiomir.” The watches, water resistant to thirty meters, go into production two years later. The early Radiomir watches have movements and proprietary scenarios – cushion shaped and 47 mm in diameter ? created by Rolex. They can be named for that radium that makes their dials legible even in murky water.
The Panerai Luminor 1950 three Days Acciaio – 42mm (Ref. PAM00688) matches a blue leather strap, with contrast ecru-colored stitching, to its shiny blue dial. The 42-mm-diameter situation is in 316L polished stainless steel and contains Panerai’s patented, crown-protecting bridge device, which helps be certain the watch’s water-resistance of one hundred meters. Inside is Panerai’s automated Caliber P.9001, which powers the hours, minutes, modest seconds at 9 o’clock, date indication at 3 o’clock, a GMT perform by means of a central arrow-tipped pointer, and an indicator to the three-day electrical power reserve on the back side of your movement, which can be noticeable by way of a clear sapphire caseback. The motion can be outfitted by using a seconds reset perform that stops the stability wheel and zeroes the seconds hand when the crown is pulled out.
Mindful scrutiny uncovered a handful of specks of dust about the hands, which had been stamped from rather thin stock, which triggers them to bend towards the polished eyelet in the center in the dial. There’s also an evident break while in the satin finishing above the lugs, which accept the crosspiece that holds the strap.
Nothing is as invigorating as spending a day on the water aboard one of the most beautiful schooners in the world – except spending the day racing on the water. Just a couple of weeks ago, I had the most unique experience of sailing in Nantucket during the 2017 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge aboard the largest schooner in the Opera House Regatta: Eleonora. And, I got to wear one of the newest Panerai Luminor 1950 PCYC 3-Days Chrono Flyback automatic watches throughout the race.
Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge
Fulls sails on the Eleonora during the Opera House Cup Regattas at the 2017 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. (Photo: R. Naas)
Officine Panerai has long been involved in the underwater world. This is the brand that built wristwatch instruments for the men who manned the underwater torpedoes during World War II. In fact, in early 1936, the Italian Navy tested the first-ever military diving panerai 01523 – produced by Officine Panerai. Since then the Italian-designed, Swiss-made watches have been associated with the nautical world. Panerai has accompanied many a deep-water diver on expeditions and explorations. When it comes to sailing, Panerai has been involved in regattas around the world for decades.
The Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge witnesses more than 200 classic boats saying in multiple divisions. (photo: R. Naas)
In 2005, Panerai became the title sponsor of the global series of races known as the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. This year, the 13th year that Panerai is involved, the regatta consists of 10 races. It began in Antigua, then moved on to Isle of Wright, the Mediterranean and North America. In fact, the Panera Classic Yachts Challenge North America grew in size to five races. New this year to the PCYCNA circuit, which includes the Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta in Marblehead, MA, the Nantucket Regatta and Opera House Cup Regatta in Nantucket MA, the Newport Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport, RI, is the Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta in Bristol, RI.
The new Officine Panerai Luminor 1950 PCYC 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic watch (Photo: R. Naas)
Racing on the Eleonora for the Opera House Cup
The PCYC races attract about 200 yachts from around the world that compete in different categories and divisions and vie for the trophies. I joined Panerai in Nantucket this year, where monsoon-like rains and winds put a damper on the first day’s sailing. However, the skies were clear and sailing was great on the day I got to join the races.
An immense amount of work goes into readying the 160-foot schooner, Eleonora, for racing. This was the morning of the Opera House Cup Regatta during the 2017 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge in Nantucket. (Photo: R.Naas)
For the 45th annual Opera House Cup Regatta, where all-wooden single-hulled classic boats compete, 65 boats participated in this oldest US wooden boat regatta. With more than 10 knots of wind, the course was set as a 20.3 nautical mile race off the island on Nantucket Sound, wherein we would sail incredibly close to Brandt Point and very nearby a shallow shoal.
The 20.3 nautical mile course during the Opera House Cup Regatta took us nearby the lighthouse and a shallow shoal during the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. (Photo: R. Naas)
For this day’s race, I was aboard the Eleonora — the largest schooner on the water. Eleonora was docked out in the harbor, as she was too large to sail into the marina. As such, our day started much earlier than other racers, because we had to take a boat out to the Eleonora and because she is so large, with so many sails that the preparation work for the sailors is incredibly time consuming. As such, even though the race was only about 2-1/2 hours (for us to complete), we were on the water just about nine hours in total.
Not being a sailor, I made sure to stay out of the way as riggings were going up, sails were hoisted and other prep work was done on the 160-foot schooner. Once we were underway, I worked hard to lean to the proper sides during racing and take photos at the same time. At certain points in the race, the large schooner was at what seemed to be 90-degree angles to the water, often taking water on the sides. It was an exhilarating race, and we were fast, despite a minor tear in a sail.
The Eleonora is a 160-foot schooner (valued at 7.9 million Euro) and was the largest boat in the Opera House Cup Regatta during the 2017 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. (Photo: R. Naas)
After Eleonora completed the race, as we sailed back to our docking point in the harbor, I had some time to talk with the schooner’s owner, Zbynek Zak. We will bring you more information about the 7.9- million Euro Eleonora, which is currently up for sale, and an interview with her owner soon.
At the end of the day of racing, the Opera House Cup Awards party took place as the sun was setting at Jetties beach. Winners of the Opera House Cup Regatta not only won the famed Cup, but also, the “best performing” yacht winners were awarded a Panerai watch. Stay tuned, here, too because next week we bring you a close-up look at the new Panerai Luminor 1950 PCYC 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Accaiaio 44mm and the Panerai Luminor PCYC Regatta 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Titanic 47mm.
Sailing in Nantucket during the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge 2017. (photo: R. Naas)