SIHH 2018
PANERAI Luminor Due 3 Days
Automatic Oro Rosso in 38mm
PANERAI
AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT OF PANERAI’S 2018 debuts is an
entirely new Luminor Due collection that includes the brand’s first model in
a 38mm case. Several dials are available within this 3 Days Automatic Acciaio
offering, notably a cream-colored dial and blue numerals (PAM00756) set
into a red gold case or the matching model in steel (PAM00903). There’s also
though a handsome slate-colored dial on steel (PAM00755). There’s also a
special red gold edition with a black dial and an engraved caseback, displaying
the FU good luck symbol associated with the ancient Chinese cultural tradi-
tions. For those who prefer their Panerai’s with the firm’s more traditional
larger cases, these Luminor Due models also can be had in 45mm sizes.
Panerai has also returned to using its OP Logo on the dials of six new
watches that comprise the Base Logo collection. These are sporty models
each boasting a new P.6000 calibre, hand-wound with a power reserve of
three days. The collection includes three new Luminor Base Logo 3 Days
and three Luminor Marina Logo 3 Days, all with the polished steel case 44
mm in diameter.
Two complicated models extend the existing Lo Scienziato and
L’Astronimo collections. The L’Astronimo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon
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Phases Equation Of Time GMT Titanio – 50mm (PAM00920) Panerai says
is the first of Officine Panerai’s creations to have moon phases indication.
If you recall the first Panerai L’Astronomo from 2010, this latest edition
incudes the same functions (tourbillon regulator, calendar, equation of time
indication and the display of the times of sunrise and sunset) but adds indi-
cation of the moon phases and an original system for displaying the date
using polarized crystals.
The Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Titanio - 47mm (PAM00767) is the new
Lo Scienziato model, this time sporting a lighter titanium case that has been
3D-printed using the technique of Direct Metal Laser Sintering - technology
that allows metal parts to be produced or cavities to be molded layer by layer.
Inside you find a P.2005 hand-wound caliber with the Panerai tourbillon,
beautifully skeletonized and with titanium bridges and plates. You’ll recall that
Panerai’s tourbillon cage rotates perpendicularly with respect to the balance
wheel axis once every 30 seconds instead of the traditional 60 seconds. Also,
the watch has no dial: It’s Arabic numerals and indexes are milled in one piece
with the flange.