For this year's Watches & Wonders, Panerai revisits its legendary Radiomir, a model that was associated with the Italian Navy with a history that dates back to the 1930s. Over the years, the timepiece has gone through various adjustments, especially for its signature sandwich construction.To get more news about paneraireplica, you can visit paneraireplica.co official website.

In an exclusive conversation, Jean-Marc Pontroué, Panerai's CEO tells Hypebeast that "This year's launch of the Radiomir collection defines where it all began for us. It was the invention of the radiomir substance for the Italian Navy that set in motion Panerai's legendary story, and a Radiomir was the first ever Panerai watch made in 1935. Merging our innovation in materials while staying true to the Radiomir DNA, we are proud to say that we've introduced many innovative elements that spotlight our capability in reinterpreting an icon and its vintage aesthetics in a contemporary key to appeal to connoisseurs."
The Radiomir Annual Calendar is presented in two versions - one option sees a Goldtech? case with a blue dial, while the other features a Platinumtech? case and a moody burgundy dial. Both iterations are outfitted in a polished 45mm, cushion-shaped case with a matching bezel, framing the radiant sun-brushed and shaded dial. Luminous Arabic numerals and indices enhance the pieces' readability in low-light conditions. It runs on the P.9010/AC caliber, an automatic movement with a power reserve of up to three days, which can be clearly observed through the watch's open sapphire caseback.

Described by the Maison as "the contemporary and most versatile of Radiomir interpretations," the Quranta now debuts a polished Panerai's Goldtech? case for Watches & Wonders. Matching the sleek case is a white sun-brushed dial, which is accompanied by a classic alligator strap in a dark matte brown. The watch is built with a 3-day power reserve that utilizes the automatic mechanical P.900 calibre. This new iteration also sees the Quaranta model in a larger, and more modern 47mm case size.

A contemporary reinterpretation of the iconic model, the Radiomir Otto Giorni arrives in Panerai's own eSteel? case, which is individually hand-finished to give it its antiquated charms. Many distinctive attributes of the original model are retained in this new watch, from the cushion-shaped case and slim wire lugs to the signature sandwich dial. Two color options are offered in a Dégradé Brown or blue, which are paired with marching calf leather straps. Other dial details such as the indices, hands, and the small seconds- display at the 9 o'clock mark are doused in a Super-LumiNova. Inside, the hand-wound P.5000 calibre powers the timepiece for as long as eight days.

With this piece, the Maison debuts its first-ever 45mm version of the California dial, which historically, has always been crafted in a 47mm case size. Releasing as a Panerai boutique-exclusive model, its dark green dial is characterized by a mix of Roman and Arabic numerals, complete with bar indexes and a minute track. A brand new finishing for the case is also introduced, known as Brunito eSteel? which douses the case with an aged look. To finish, it's paired with a raw-cut leather strap with minimal yet contrasting stitch details, complete with a hot-printed "G. Panerai e Figlio" inscription.

For over a century, the Panerai family legacy has been intertwined with precision instruments made to accompany the Italian military in their exploits. Commissioned by the Royal Italian Navy to supply high-precision instruments, it was Guido Panerai's Radiomir - a radium based substance that illuminates for visibility in the dark - that began it all when it was patented in 1916.To get more news about panerai replica, you can visit paneraireplica.co official website.
An archival receipt shows that the Radiomir prototype was presented in 1935, and over the years, the sandwich construction has been progressively adjusted and is currently made of only two superimposed plates. Other improvements include the crown-protecting device, and a new luminous substance, the Luminor. A watch produced strictly for the military, the forces used it until the early 1970s, with its designs protected by military secrets.

A versatile and understated silhouette shines in Panerai's Goldtech^TM
The contemporary and most versatile of Radiomir interpretations, Radiomir Quaranta, now comes in Panerai Goldtech^TM material, expressing the spirit of its original precision through its continuing innovative pursuits.
Debuting at Watches & Wonders 2023 in Geneva, the Radiomir Quaranta Goldtech^TM is set in a polished Goldtech^TM case (PAM01026), matched with a white sun-brushed dial and a matt brown alligator strap. Panerai Goldtech^TM is a gold material developed for the first
time by Panerai including a combination of platinum and copper donating an intense red appearance.
A faithful homage to where it all began, Radiomir Quaranta, is the contemporary interpretation of the Maison's first-ever watch bringing the look of the legendary navy divers of the 1940s to discerning watch lovers of the modern century. Pared down yet commanding in
presence, Radiomir Quaranta features elements distinctly linked to its origins, appealing to connoisseurs who identify with the brand's history and expertise. Iconic details and precision are reinvented in a collection expressing the discreet Italian elegance of the Maison's roots, where culture meets its esteemed technical instrument-making expertise.
Quaranta, forty in Italian, stands for the 40mm case size that defines the collection's essence a contemporary adaptation of the 47mm size of the original Radiomir edition made some eight decades ago. Measuring 10.15mm in thickness, the watch's case is the slimmest in
the entire Panerai's range, proposing a versatile silhouette for all genders and occasions.
Radiomir Quaranta Goldtech^TM features a cone-shaped crown - a distinguishing element of the Radiomir collection - and paired with its matte alligator strap, exudes understated and relaxed luxury to match modern lifestyles.
Every detail embodies the contemporary spirit of the watch; the iconic cushion-shaped case, the white sun-brushed sandwich dial features indexes and numerals only at twelve and six o'clock and reflects light rays with the movement of the wearer, while the beige SuperLuminova® illuminates in green in the dark. The strap is interchangeable from Panerai's extensive range of colors, and finishes, including calf for a casual look and shiny alligator versions in a multitude of bright shades for women. Available for purchase separately, the wide selections allow wearers to style the Radiomir Quaranta Goldtech^TM for every mood and occasion.

In the nineties, you didn't have Patagonia gilets, quarter-zip sweaters or Logan Roy logo-less baseball caps - you had ‘oversize' watches. They were status symbols you could drive right into the boardroom, unlike your 911, and style statements to mark you out in a sea of suits. To get more news about panerai ferrari replica, you can visit paneraireplica.co official website.

The sea is an appropriate metaphor, as the ur oversize timepiece started life sculling beneath Mediterranean waves, as anything but a statement timepiece. Long before the likes of Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak Offshore swaggered onto the scene 30 years ago, Florentine engineering firm Officine Panerai was, in 1935, answering a request from the Royal Italian Navy: to create a waterproof watch for its covert frogmen, to keep them synchronised while sneaking up to enemy ships' hulls and attaching limpet mines.

It wasn't just because of Giovanni Panerai and his technicians' experience kitting out Italian warships with fuses, compasses and assorted military chandlery. He was the pioneer and patent holder of ‘Radiomir' - a radium-based luminescent paint. It had proved itself (albeit in a riskily radioactive fashion) as a furtive solution to illuminating gun sights, and it would be perfect as a means of illuminating the hands and numerals of a diving watch during nocturnal missions.

It worked a bit too well in fact - upon crossing enemy lines, aboard their two-man ‘torpedo' mini-subs, the ‘incursori' combat swimmers would have to cover their wrists with cloth to obscure the glow of their Radiomir watches: adapted from existing, cushion-shaped Rolex ‘Oyster' pocket watches, with stencilled-out ‘sandwich' dials retro-fitted atop fully luminescent base dials.

All of which was totally unbeknownst until the nineties, when the Italian military secrets act expired and Panerai was revealed to be the watchmaker every alpha male should covet. Well, eventually...

A few years before being snatched from obscurity by the Richemont Group and given its own purpose-built Swiss manufacturing facilities, Panerai was on the ropes. If it wasn't for a Japanese watch magazine running a nostalgic cover story in 1992, new owner Dino Zei might never have been inspired to tentatively commercialise a strangely shaped diving watch discontinued in the seventies.

That watch was Signore Panerai's ‘Luminor' from two decades before, now with less-lethal tritium providing the glow, and fitted with a D-shaped crown guard. Zei ordered a run of 1,000, made in Switzerland. If it wasn't for that tiny run, a well-connected Montenegrin photographer called Monty Shadow (bear with us, here) might then have never spotted one of those reissues in a Milanese shop window, then been so bold as to doorstep Panerai with the promise of brokering some white-hot product placement on the wrists of two Hollywood friends in their respective summer-of-'96 blockbusters, Daylight and Eraser. Arnie, Sly Stallone, Hugh Grant, Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson, Jason Statham...

It's a good thing we stuck around after the Panerai touch-and-feel session at Watches and Wonders! While we were packing our stuff, we couldn't help but notice frantic activity behind a curtain at the back of the booth. We couldn't curb our curiosity and took a peek. We got rewarded with a photo shoot in progress and a watch we didn't get to see during the presentation. What we saw was not the Luminor Due. It was something even smaller but bolder as well. The printed-out briefing lying next to the photographer revealed the name of the watch. What we were looking at was the Panerai Luminor Tre, a 31mm (!) version of the brand's most iconic model. And there was one word in the papers that got us even more excited - "Rolex". We managed to sneak in stealthily and have a closer look at the briefing that included a spec sheet.To get more news about panerai submersible replica, you can visit paneraireplica.co official website.

In the current Panerai collection, the Luminor Due Luna with its 38mm case is the smallest model on offer. Apparently, though, that wasn't small enough. But instead of just making the Luminor Due even smaller, Panerai opted for a different approach. We know this because the spec sheet of the Luminor Tre PAM0401 says that the 31mm watch is water resistant to 300 meters, just like a "real" Luminor. Also, the dial opening is very real. It might be small, but it does have the famous sandwich construction, and that makes all the difference. There's no glimmering mother-of-pearl this time but a sober, matte, instrumental dial that, however tiny, looks timeless and offers proven functionality.
The Panerai Luminor Tre reestablishes the Rolex connection
What's the biggest news? Is it the size of the watch, its impressive water resistance, or maybe something else? If you guessed the third option, you're right. Yes, the new Luminor Tre reconnects Panerai with Rolex. Let's not forget that in the early days of Panerai, Rolex made the cases for the Florence-based company and outfitted them with Cortébert pocket watch movements. This time, Panerai didn't ask the famous Genevan brand to make the case but the movements instead. And that's why inside the case of the Luminor Tre you will find the Rolex caliber 2236. That's the movement in the 28mm Lady-Datejust, an automatic Superlative Chronometer caliber with Rolex's patented silicon Syloxi balance spring. This movement, of course, has a central seconds hand, and the Luminor Tre doesn't. On the spec sheet, it says that Panerai made an in-house small seconds module. The reason is obvious: the brand wanted to stay true to the iconic looks of the classic Luminor.
What do you think? Is this the small yet tough, historically correct, and important Panerai watch that the world has been waiting for? We can't wait for Watches and Wonders 2024 to touch and feel the Panerai Luminor Tre PAM0401 in the metal. Do you feel the same? Please leave your thoughts in the comments below, but before you do, I will give you some last food for thought. When you look at the new Luminor Tre, Panerai needs you to remember that "you don't have to like it, you just have to do it!"