The Gentleman Magazine Issue 16 | August 2019 | Page 7

PANERAI SUBMERSIBLE CHRONO
GUILLAUME NÉRY EDITION - 47mm
The new Panerai Submersible Chrono Guillaume Néry Edition
is a combination of performance, strength and reliability
worthy of the remarkable champion who has inspired this
amazing new creation of mechanical engineering. Guillaume
Néry was twice a world champion and he broke four constant
weight free-diving world records. This former professional
athlete is now an ambassador of the sea, turning his astonishing
underwater experiences into images and videos which amaze
everyone who sees them. In his honour, Panerai has created a
new watch combining technical performance and a remarkably
powerful, sporty appearance.
The Panerai Submersible Chrono Guillaume Néry Edition is
above all a professional diving watch, water-resistant to a depth
of about 300 metres (30 bar) and fitted with a unidirectional
rotating bezel, which accurately displays the duration of the
dive. The dial is clearly legible under all lighting conditions and
in complete darkness, thanks to the luminous white markers,
which stand out strongly against the shark grey, textured
background. Engraved on the screw back are the champion’s
signature and the depths of his final awe-inspiring record: 126
metres, achieved with a single breath.
The watch is sexy and light, with its titanium case which
integrates perfectly with the blue of the ceramic disc applied to
the bezel, the blue hands and the blue rubber strap. It is also a
precision chronograph, with fly-back function and the device
for zeroing the seconds hand to enable perfect synchronisation
with a reference signal. The Panerai Submersible Chrono
Guillaume Néry Edition is fitted with a P.9100 automatic
calibre with a power reserve of three days.
This movement was entirely developed in Panerai’s high quality
watchmaking Manufacture in Neuchâtel, in the Laboratorio di
Idee where the originality and precision of Panerai watches
transform every design into a creation of indomitable character
and excellent technical performance.
Technical Information:
MOVEMENT: Automatic mechanical, Panerai P.9100 calibre,
executed entirely by Panerai, 13¾ lignes, 8.15 mm thick, 37
jewels, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device,
two barrels.
FUNCTIONS: Hours, minutes, small seconds, calculation of
immersion time, flyback chronograph, seconds reset.
CASE: Diameter 47 mm, titanium. Buttons for the chronograph
functions at 8 and 10 o’clock. Unidirectional rotating bezel in
titanium with applied blue ceramic disc.
Back in titanium with special engraving. Device protecting the
crown (protected as trademark) in titanium.
DIAL: Shark grey with applied luminous dots and indexes.
Seconds at 9 o’clock, hour counter at 3 o’clock, central
chronograph seconds and minutes hands.
POWER RESERVE: 72 hours.
WATER-RESISTANCE: 30 bar (~ 300 metres).
STRAP: Panerai personalized blue rubber strap and trapezoidal
titanium buckle.
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