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Patinaed Panerai Bronzo PAM0038
On Chronopassion’s Facebook page today, they posted a picture of a nicely patinaed Officine Panerai Bronzo PAM0038. The Bronzo was introduced at SIHH 2011, and so this particular piece has likely had about two years to darken and to corrode. Each subsequent year, the 47 mm bronze case, which is made of an alloy of…
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SIHH 2013 Recap: Panerai Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso (PAM512 PAM513)
This past month in Geneva, Panerai unveiled a few new additions to their Historic Collection, the Radiomir 1940 Steel and Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso. Both of these new models utilize the newer style Radiomir case style (launched last year) featuring thicker lugs and a cylindrical crown, designed to emulate cases designed in the 1940s. Unlike…
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Radiomir 1940 Marina Militare
Panerai introduced the military-inspired Radiomir 1940 Marina Militare at the Watches & Wonders show in Hong Kong last week. The hand-wound (ref. PAM00587) is powered by in-house caliber P.3000 which runs at 3Hz, has 160 components (21 jewels) and a 3-day power reserve, thanks to two-barrels. Functions are hours and minutes. The dial has sandwich…
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REVIEW: Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic
Fullscreen Overview First developed in the late 1940s, the original Panerai Luminor was made to be worn by commandos of the Italian Navy. And then for the Egyptian Navy in 1956, which eventually inspired the Luminor 1950 design. The Luminor Submersible 1950 47 mm, is a more robust professional 300-meter version of the Luminor 1950.…
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SIHH 2016: Panerai Luminor 8 Days Set
At the annual Geneva Watch Show (SIHH) last week, Officine Panerai debuted a new set of watches inspired by two pre-Vendôme era references, from the early days when Panerai was acquired by Vendôme, part of the Richemont Group, in 1997. According to Officine Panerai, “in 1996 Panerai made a few small series of watches commissioned…
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Officine Panerai 292 Radiomir Black Seal Ceramic
The PAM 292 aka Panerai Radimoir Black Seal Ceramic is one Panerai’s hottest watches. It was introduced last year, yet I still read online where readers say they want one or they are so happy theirs just arrived. Panerai produced 1000 of these watches and of course all of them sold out immediately. The list…
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Luminor Marina Left Handed by OFFICINE PANERAI
This is the Panerai Luminor Marina Left Handed Limited Edition PVD. The 44mm case is PVD treated stainless steel and features the manual hand winding crown on the left side of the case. Panerai used a 3.2 mm curved anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The dial features a small seconds subdial at 3 o’clock and large stick…
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PANERAI Luminor 1950 Ceramic 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT
The Panerai Luminor 1950 Ceramic 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT watch (Ref PAM00317) watch features a 44mm case and bezel crafted from ceramic, a convex sapphire crystal, and a black sandwich dial with luminous indications. Straps are in crocodile or calf leather. The Panerai PAM00317 watch utilizes the manufacture Panerai P2004 caliber, which is handwound…
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Panerai Radiomir PAM349 Cali Minerva Ti
Officine Panerai recently introduced a 12 piece limited collector’s edition watch called the Radiomir PAM349, with a Cali dial, gold luminous hands and Minerva hand wound movement. It features an uncommonly large 47mm titanium case, which is actually the size of the 1936 prototype and 1938 production models for which it is based. But the…
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SIHH 2012: Officine Panerai PAM 438 “Tuttonero” GMT Ceramic
This week at SIHH 2012 Officine Panerai introduced their first timepiece with a ceramic bracelet, the PAM 438 Tuttonero Ceramic. The Tuttonero, features a Luminor 1950 case and bracelet in matte black ceramic. It is also available in a leather strap (PAM 441), however, the ceramic bracelet version is a unique option; there are not…
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Photo Report: Panerai SIHH timepieces at Madison Ave boutique
Last week, during Madison Avenue Watch Week, we stopped in to preview all of the new Panerai SIHH 2016 timepieces at the brand’s flagship New York City boutique, located at 703 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10065. The photos below show off our favorite new pieces as seen during the visit. Store front at 703…
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Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT
Early this week, Panerai unveiled the Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT which features the unusual combination of a decimal repeater – and the ability to chime the time for two different time zones. This remarkable feature can be activated by an ingenious design that works by slightly rotating the crown until a black…