Watch Forums - Revolution Online - Panerai Innovation expressed through simplicity http://revo-online.com/forums/main/list.php?17 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:55:58 -0500 Phorum 5.2.13 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009075,1009092#msg-1009092 New website has more info... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009075,1009092#msg-1009092 In terms of navigation, I find the new website easier to navigate.
Thanks Geo.

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:43:25 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009075,1009079#msg-1009079 That's what more brands should do http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009075,1009079#msg-1009079 All the information in one site.

GEO]]> Geo Panerai Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:10:25 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009075,1009075#msg-1009075 Official Panerai Press Release: New Website http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009075,1009075#msg-1009075
ALL THE HISTORY, DESIGN AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OF OFFICINE PANERAI
AT THE NEW WEBSITE WWW.PANERAI.COM


DECEMBER 2012 - Officine Panerai announces the launch of its new corporate website, already online at the address www.panerai.com. This has been created to convey the unique world of Officine Panerai’s history, design and high technology watchmaking as well as to keep enthusiasts of the haute horlogerie brand well informed. The new site is the culmination of a strategy of revitalising the brand in the digital landscape, the most up-to-date means of spreading the strongly recognisable identity of the brand.

Through its the structure, graphic impact and content, the architecture of the new site reflects the brand’s pillars of communication which revolve around its long history, its immediately distinctive design, its manufacture watchmaking and its passion, which in the world of Panerai is always associated with the world of the sea. All these aspects are described in detail and illustrated by a rich archive of facts and illustrations, each of which is shared across various channels and digital networks. The high-resolution images, the videos and the associated apps make the site accessible when on the move and on different media. The website is available in three languages (English, Italian and Chinese) and more will be added in future, including French, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and German.

The heart of the site is the Collections section, which is extremely functional as a result of the site’s special search engine. By entering any details about the watch – the reference, calibre, functions, materials and so on – the range is filtered so that only models meeting the requirements are displayed in the context of the relevant Panerai Collections: Historic, Contemporary, Specialities and Special Editions. Each watch is then described with a wealth of detail, including its technical specification, materials, maintenance recommendations and relevant accessories. These are presented in words and pictures, using high quality audio-visual techniques with a strong emotional impact. On the occasion of the annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, a special detailed across-the-board survey will be created about the activities of the brand, including previews of the new collections presented there.





The site devotes a large area to the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel, which brings together all the brand’s development activities, production of parts and assembly of movements. In the relevant section, navigation is by chapters, each one using words, pictures and films to describe the various production stages of the watch: the research, the design of the various components, their assembly, the meticulous hand-finishing and the rigorous quality control.





Directly related to the theme of the manufacture is the wide range of movements made in-house by Officine Panerai, devised by the research and development department, the ‘Workshop of Ideas’ also situated in Neuchâtel. These are presented using original video content as well as photographs and technical specifications, and they can all be easily linked to the Panerai models in which they are used.





The Network section enables the extensive international network of Panerai Boutiques and the prestigious selected distributors of the brand all over the world to be located easily on a map. The Boutiques page is interactive, that is, it enables requests to be sent and information to be received through the sales point’s e-mail address and the relevant telephone numbers, in the case of mobile devices.



News & Events is the section which reports the latest news of the brand, an area which will of course continuously grow and develop. As well as news associated with the world of classic yachting, epitomised by the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the section will carry up-todate topical information about the cultural activities which Officine Panerai is promoting. This section is complementary to the one devoted to the company’s social responsibility initiatives which are becoming increasingly important: initially, a detailed description is devoted to the
new factory’s zero impact on the environment.



The site www.panerai.com is a platform filled with material devoted to the brand and its products. It will continually be expanded through the creation of dedicated areas, such as that devoted to Panerai’s historic original models which made the brand a cult for collectors. The launch of the site is being accompanied by a series of events aimed at achieving a high degree of visibility, a series of digital campaigns relating to the products and the creation of a destination for the many social media followers of the brand.





Officine Panerai
Founded in 1860 in Florence as a workshop, retail shop and watchmaking school, for many years Officine Panerai supplied precision instruments to the Italian Navy, particularly items relating to the requirements of the special submarine forces. The designs developed in this period – among which were the Luminor and Radiomir watches – were covered by the provisions of military secrecy for several years and their launch on the international market took place after the acquisition of the brand by the Richemont group in 1997. Today in its manufacture at Neuchâtel, Officine Panerai develops and produces its own movements and watches. A unique synthesis of Italian design and history with Swiss manufacturing technology, Panerai watches are sold through an exclusive network of distributors and in its own-brand boutiques throughout the world.


Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:46:30 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009025,1009074#msg-1009074 Thanks Zach! http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009025,1009074#msg-1009074 Thanks for helping to post this..:)

PS: Just came back from my retreat in the hills...:)

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:27:55 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009041,1009041#msg-1009041 LUMINOR 1950 RATTRAPANTE 8 DAYS TITANIO - 47mm http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009041,1009041#msg-1009041
Officine Panerai presents the new Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio, a sophisticated haute
horlogerie model in which the classic Panerai design is perfectly combined with the technical
aspects of high quality sports watchmaking.

The Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio is a split-seconds chronograph with vertical clutch
and twin column wheels, and it offers numerous functions that are characteristic of top-of-therange
mechanical watchmaking, all assembled in the P.2006 movement, entirely developed
and created in the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel.

The split-seconds function, also known as rattrapante, operates two hands that are superimposed
and partially independent: the first is entirely controlled by the button at 8 o’clock, which starts,
stops and resets the chronograph hand; the second, controlled by the button at 10 o’clock, is
used for measuring partial times or a second event simultaneous with the first. To make it easier
and clearer to read, the hand of the small minute counter moves in jumps instead of continuously.
The P.2006 hand-wound movement has a long power reserve of eight days, a traditional duration
for Panerai watches. This is achieved by means of a special patented system of three spring
barrels. The remaining power reserve can be read on the dial from a linear indicator above the
number six.

To enable the watch to be synchronised perfectly with a reference signal, the P.2006 movement
also has a seconds reset function, which zeroes the seconds hand by stopping the balance
wheel until the winding crown has been returned to the running position.

The Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio has a brushed titanium case 47 mm in diameter,
fitted with the classic lever device which hermetically seals the winding crown to ensure waterresistance
to 10 atmospheres (equivalent to a depth of about 100 metres).

On the back of the case, in the centre of the 12-sided caseback, is a sapphire crystal window
through which the elegant finish of the P.2006 movement can be seen.

The bezel is made of polished titanium and surrounds a large black dial of great simplicity and
sporting elegance. The structure of the dial consists of two superimposed discs with a layer of
Super-LumiNova® between them: a type of construction which has been characteristic of Panerai
watches since the 1930s, it provides great legibility and visibility even in situations of very low light,
such as underwater.

Identified by the reference PAM00530 and produced in a limited edition, the new Luminor 1950
Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio is supplied with a rubber strap. It is part of the of the Officine Panerai
Specialities collection.



Movement: Hand-wound mechanical,
Panerai P.2006/3 calibre, executed entirely by
Panerai, 13¾ lignes, 9.6 mm thick, 34 jewels,
Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. KIF
Parechoc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 8
days, three barrels. Double column wheel, 356
components.

Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds,
linear power reserve indicator, seconds reset
device, split-seconds chronograph.

Case: Diameter 47 mm, brushed titanium.
Brushed titanium buttons with engraving and
polished edges for the split-seconds function at
10 o’clock and for the chronographic functions
at 8 o’clock.

Bezel: Polished titanium.

Back: Visible through the sapphire crystal
Device protecting the crown: (protected as
a trademark) Brushed titanium.

Dial: Black with luminous dots and hour
markers. Minute counter at 3 o’clock, seconds
at 9 o’clock, linear power reserve indicator at 6
o’clock, central chronograph and split-seconds
hands. Chronograph seconds scale on the outer
edge.

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

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

Strap: PANERAI personalised rubber strap and
large-size brushed titanium buckle. Supplied
with a second interchangeable strap, a tool to
change the strap and a steel screwdriver.
]]> reginaw Panerai Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:40:53 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009025,1009025#msg-1009025 SIHH 2013 Press Release: LUMINOR 1950 RATTRAPANTE 8 DAYS TITANIO - 47mm http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1009025,1009025#msg-1009025 LUMINOR 1950 RATTRAPANTE 8 DAYS TITANIO - 47mm






Officine Panerai presents the new Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio, a sophisticated haute
horlogerie model in which the classic Panerai design is perfectly combined with the technical
aspects of high quality sports watchmaking.

The Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio is a split-seconds chronograph with vertical clutch
and twin column wheels, and it offers numerous functions that are characteristic of top-of-therange
mechanical watchmaking, all assembled in the P.2006 movement, entirely developed
and created in the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel.

The split-seconds function, also known as rattrapante, operates two hands that are superimposed
and partially independent: the first is entirely controlled by the button at 8 o’clock, which starts,
stops and resets the chronograph hand; the second, controlled by the button at 10 o’clock, is
used for measuring partial times or a second event simultaneous with the first. To make it easier
and clearer to read, the hand of the small minute counter moves in jumps instead of continuously.
The P.2006 hand-wound movement has a long power reserve of eight days, a traditional duration
for Panerai watches. This is achieved by means of a special patented system of three spring
barrels. The remaining power reserve can be read on the dial from a linear indicator above the
number six.





To enable the watch to be synchronised perfectly with a reference signal, the P.2006 movement
also has a seconds reset function, which zeroes the seconds hand by stopping the balance
wheel until the winding crown has been returned to the running position.

The Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio has a brushed titanium case 47 mm in diameter,
fitted with the classic lever device which hermetically seals the winding crown to ensure waterresistance
to 10 atmospheres (equivalent to a depth of about 100 metres).
On the back of the case, in the centre of the 12-sided caseback, is a sapphire crystal window
through which the elegant finish of the P.2006 movement can be seen.
The bezel is made of polished titanium and surrounds a large black dial of great simplicity and
sporting elegance. The structure of the dial consists of two superimposed discs with a layer of
Super-LumiNova® between them: a type of construction which has been characteristic of Panerai
watches since the 1930s, it provides great legibility and visibility even in situations of very low light,
such as underwater.

Identified by the reference PAM00530 and produced in a limited edition, the new Luminor 1950
Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio is supplied with a rubber strap. It is part of the of the Officine Panerai
Specialities collection.





Movement: Hand-wound mechanical,

Panerai P.2006/3 calibre, executed entirely by

Panerai, 13¾ lignes, 9.6 mm thick, 34 jewels,

Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. KIF

Parechoc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 8 days, three barrels. Double column wheel, 356 components.

Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, linear power reserve indicator, seconds reset device, split-seconds chronograph.

Case: Diameter 47 mm, brushed titanium.

Brushed titanium buttons with engraving and polished edges for the split-seconds function at 10 o’clock and for the chronographic functions

at 8 o’clock.

Bezel: Polished titanium.

Back: Visible through the sapphire crystal

Device protecting the crown: (protected as a trademark) Brushed titanium.

Dial: Black with luminous dots and hour markers. Minute counter at 3 o’clock, seconds at 9 o’clock, linear power reserve indicator at 6
o’clock, central chronograph and split-seconds hands.

Chronograph seconds scale on the outer edge.

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

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

Strap: PANERAI personalised rubber strap and large-size brushed titanium buckle. Supplied with a second interchangeable strap, a tool to
change the strap and a steel screwdriver.

Reference: PAM00530.
]]> watchculture Panerai Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:58:20 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008908#msg-1008908 PAM504 is available in some boutiques... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008908#msg-1008908 Heard the actual watch is really nice.

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:44:08 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008754#msg-1008754 The hour hand of PAM379 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008754#msg-1008754 PAM21's hand is more modern-looking.
Talk about PAM21, it was sitting at Sincere in year 2000....:(

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:15:28 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008753#msg-1008753 Panerai wants to make the strap http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008753#msg-1008753



Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Mon, 05 Nov 2012 06:05:03 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008745#msg-1008745 Take a look at pam 379. Perfect hands and http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008745#msg-1008745 Tristan29 Panerai Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:52:11 -0600 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008730#msg-1008730 Very nice Chua! http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008730#msg-1008730 but that could be solved. Don't understand this stiff leather.
The short hand does not bother me at all; for me it's perfect.
GEO]]> Geo Panerai Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:24:43 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008729#msg-1008729 The 'short' hour hand... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008729#msg-1008729

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:59:50 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008728#msg-1008728 Here you go.... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008728#msg-1008728


Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:53:44 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008725#msg-1008725 Nice. I sold mine as i could not get http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008725#msg-1008725 Tristan29 Panerai Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:45:49 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008724#msg-1008724 Chua, sorry we need better pictures http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008724#msg-1008724 of the domed crystal.
A bit taken from the side and not up front.
Whenever you have a minute.......
GEO]]> Geo Panerai Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:39:30 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008720#msg-1008720 Didn't manage to get it...so got this instead http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008720#msg-1008720
PAM372front.jpg


Love the 372....was in the queue for 339 for a long time. With the release and availability of 372, I happily settled for the 372 instead. :)

Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:08:56 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008718#msg-1008718 339? You should be able to get it , http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008718#msg-1008718 Tristan29 Panerai Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:53:41 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008714#msg-1008714 Yes, we should see more... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008714#msg-1008714 I love the PAM504. Its a good alternative to those who did not manage to get the SE PAM339..:)

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:48:17 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008712#msg-1008712 Now OP have solved the back casing problem http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008712#msg-1008712 Tristan29 Panerai Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:10:02 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008678,1008678#msg-1008678 PAM372 or PAM422 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008678,1008678#msg-1008678 Told him that both are really nice model. I love the cleaner dial of the 372, while I find the subsecond of the 422 is a bit too big for me.
But the power reserve indicator at the back of the 422 is really nice.

Which one would you go for?

Here are some pics to help you ...:)

PAM372 :


PAM422 :



Back of PAM422 with PR indicator :



Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:24:48 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008620#msg-1008620 Agreed... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008620#msg-1008620 Love the subsecond next to the 9, which is iconic to Panerai.....

Cheers!
chua]]> chuaks Panerai Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:34:54 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008612#msg-1008612 fine Rads ! http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008612#msg-1008612 I wonder how they look on the flesh, the composite case seems somehow "grainy" - but beautiful color !

Ciao from Milano,
slide68]]> slide1968 Panerai Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:45:28 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008591,1008605#msg-1008605 Check out this cool working clock on the iphone app.... http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008591,1008605#msg-1008605 Download the iphone app if you have not done so...:)





Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:59:49 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008591,1008602#msg-1008602 Thanks Regina. http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008591,1008602#msg-1008602 Trying to clear some space off my iphone so that I can install the Panerai appl...should have gotten a higher capacity iphone.


Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:18:23 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008591,1008591#msg-1008591 NEW OFFICINE PANERAI APPLICATIONS FOR IPAD AND IPHONE http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008591,1008591#msg-1008591
The Panerai Catalogue application for iPad is the new version of the existing one, enriched with updated content on new products, detailed technical information on the movements produced in-house by Officine Panerai, new sophisticated images and information on the long history of the brand. In tandem with the development of an extended international network of single-brand boutiques, a new section of the application has been created that enables users to navigate the over 40 Panerai boutiques worldwide: the user can select the boutiques on the map and access all the information on the location, design as well as the most sought-after Special Editions on sale only in specific markets.

The completely revamped Panerai application for iPhone, which presents all of the latest news from the brand, enables rapid direct contact with boutiques by phone or e-mail and offers detailed technical information on Panerai watches, with focus on their cutting-edge materials and movements. There is even a fun, interactive section that offers free downloads of four wallpapers and a memory game in which users can test their knowledge of the Panerai world.

The two applications can be downloaded free from:
[itunes.apple.com]
[itunes.apple.com]



]]> reginaw Panerai Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:07:34 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008586,1008586#msg-1008586 Officine Panerai Press Release: Radiomir Composite (PAM00504 & PAM00505) http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008586,1008586#msg-1008586 RADIOMIR COMPOSITE® 3 DAYS - 47mm
RADIOMIR COMPOSITE® BLACK SEAL 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC - 45mm


The development and application of innovative materials represent one of the frontiers of technical evolution faced by haute horologerie as a daily challenge. In the context of this research activity, in 2010 Officine Panerai introduced Panerai Composite, a synthetic ceramic created by the electro-chemical process of ceramization of aluminium, a material remarkable for its characteristics of hardness and lightness. Panerai Composite has a high resistance to scratches and high temperatures, but it also very comfortable to wear, with a matt appearance which gives the watch a particular sports elegance.

The technology of Panerai Composite is combined with the 1930s appeal of the classic Radiomir cushion case in the new Radiomir Composite® 3 Days – 47mm and the Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic – 45mm, two models with movements completely designed and created by Officine Panerai in the manufacture of Neuchâtel.

The Radiomir Composite® 3 Days – 47mm (PAM00504) has a cushion case in brown Panerai Composite, surrounding a dial of the same colour. Featuring the classic alternation of linear markers and large figures at the cardinal points, this dial has the construction devised by Officine Panerai in the late 1930s to enhance readability even under very poor lighting conditions: two superimposed discs contain the luminous material, the light from which shines through the apertures in the upper one corresponding to the markers. Its quintessential design is enhanced by the small seconds dial at nine o’clock and by the inscription Radiomir Panerai.

Through the ample burnished sapphire crystal back of the Radiomir Composite® 3 Days, the hand-wound P.3000 manufacture movement can be admired. This calibre has a power reserve of three days, achieved by two spring barrels connected in series, and it is an impressive 161⁄2 lignes in diameter. It has large brush-finished bridges with anglage (chamfering) and a variable inertia balance wheel of large diameter (13.2 mm), which oscillates at a frequency of 3 Hz. The P.3000 calibre also has the device enabling the hour hand to be set in jumps of one hour, so that adjusting it does not interfere with the movement of the minute hand or the running of the watch.




The Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic – 45mm (PAM00505) has a Radiomir case 45 mm in diameter made of Panerai Composite and the classic Panerai dial also has the date window at three o’clock. The name Black Seal, printed on the dial, is a proprietary name of Officine Panerai which evokes fascinating memories of the history of the brand: Black Seal was one of the names used to describe the slow-speed torpedoes, the midget submarines on which the commandos of the Italian Navy carried out their heroic underwater enterprises during the Second World War, with Panerai watches and instruments on their wrists.

Visible through the burnished sapphire crystal, the movement of the Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic is the P.9000, with a power reserve of 72 hours achieved by means of two spring barrels powered by an oscillating weight which winds in both directions. With a diameter of 133⁄4 lignes and a balance which oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz, the P.9000 calibre is also fitted with the stop-seconds device enabling the time to be set in synchronisation with the reference time signal.

The Radiomir Composite® 3 Days and the Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic are water-resistant to 10 atmospheres (about 100 metres). Each is supplied with a strap of natural untreated leather, fastened by a buckle made of Panerai Composite.



Cheers!
]]> chuaks Panerai Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:05:52 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008415,1008585#msg-1008585 Thanks slide68. http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008415,1008585#msg-1008585 A watch to keep for my kids...:)

Cheers!]]> chuaks Panerai Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:55:11 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008581#msg-1008581 Officine Panerai Press Release: Radiomir Composite (PAM00504 & PAM00505) http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008581,1008581#msg-1008581 Press release - October 2012




RADIOMIR COMPOSITE® 3 DAYS - 47mm
RADIOMIR COMPOSITE® BLACK SEAL
3 DAYS AUTOMATIC - 45mm

The development and application of innovative materials represent one of the frontiers of technical evolution faced by haute horologerie as a daily challenge. In the context of this research activity, in 2010 Officine Panerai introduced Panerai Composite, a synthetic ceramic created by the electrochemical process of ceramization of aluminium, a material remarkable for its characteristics of hardness and lightness. Panerai Composite has a high resistance to scratches and high temperatures, but it also very comfortable to wear, with a matt appearance which gives the watch a particular sports elegance.

The technology of Panerai Composite is combined with the 1930s appeal of the classic Radiomir cushion case in the new Radiomir Composite® 3 Days – 47mm and the Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic – 45mm, two models with movements completely designed and created by Officine Panerai in the manufacture of Neuchâtel.





The Radiomir Composite® 3 Days – 47mm (PAM00504) has a cushion case in brown Panerai Composite, surrounding a dial of the same colour. Featuring the classic alternation of linear markers and large figures at the cardinal points, this dial has the construction devised by Officine Panerai in the late 1930s to enhance readability even under very poor lighting conditions: two superimposed discs contain the luminous material, the light from which shines through the apertures in the upper one corresponding to the markers. Its quintessential design is enhanced by the small seconds dial at nine o’clock and by the inscription Radiomir Panerai.

Through the ample burnished sapphire crystal back of the Radiomir Composite® 3 Days, the hand-wound P.3000 manufacture movement can be admired. This calibre has a power reserve of three days, achieved by two spring barrels connected in series, and it is an impressive 16½ lignes in diameter. It has large brush-finished bridges with anglage (chamfering) and a variable inertia balance wheel of large diameter (13.2 mm), which scillates at a frequency of 3 Hz. The P.3000 calibre also has the device enabling the hour hand to be set in jumps of one hour, so that adjusting it does not interfere with the movement of the minute hand or the running of the watch.

The Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic – 45mm (PAM00505) has a Radiomir case 45 mm in diameter made of Panerai Composite and the classic Panerai dial also has the date window at three o’clock. The name Black Seal, printed on the dial, is a proprietary name of Officine Panerai which evokes fascinating memories of the history of the brand: Black Seal was one of the names used to describe the slow-speed torpedoes, the midget submarines on which the commandos of the Italian Navy carried out their heroic underwater enterprises during the Second World War, with Panerai watches and instruments on their wrists.

Visible through the burnished sapphire crystal, the movement of the Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic is the P.9000, with a power reserve of 72 hours achieved by means of two spring barrels powered by an oscillating weight which winds in both directions. With a diameter of 13¾ lignes and a balance which oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz, the P.9000 calibre is also fitted with the stop-seconds device enabling the time to be set in synchronisation with the reference time signal.




The Radiomir Composite® 3 Days and the Radiomir Composite® Black Seal 3 Days Automatic are water-resistant to 10 atmospheres (about 100 metres). Each is supplied with a strap of natural untreated leather, fastened by a buckle made of Panerai Composite.




]]> madonna Panerai Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:35:53 -0500 http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008415,1008580#msg-1008580 beautiful piece http://revo-online.com/forums/main/read.php?17,1008415,1008580#msg-1008580 beautiful piece....I can understand why it is so special to you (given also the back of the watch ;) )

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