Archive for the ‘Panerai’ Category

Review on Historical and Classic Sport Watches

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Panerai is a very famous Italian watch brand; every Panerai watch has its distinctive style. Most of Panerai watches’ design inspirations come from the ocean for it designed and manufacture exquisite timepieces for Italian Navy at the first beginning. Up to now, Panerai has recommended many wonderful and successful watch collections. Panerai watch can category into two: Luminor and Radiomir collection. We will have a brief study on some classic and history Panerai watch editions.

Panerai Luminor Watch
Luminor recommended in 1940, making along with Italian Navy’s standard, it is still a reliable and convenient wristwatch today. Even the basic edition – Luminor Base’s water resistance can reach 300 meters. There are two alternatives: 44mm and 40mm. The most popular one should be the grey 44mm stainless steel edition – PAM 00000. Luminor Marina is a special edition for Italian Navy in 1990s. The main specialist of this watch is the sub-second at 9 o’clock, luminous timing markers and for luminous Arabic numbers on the dial. There are two different editions that are made of stainless steel or rose gold. Customers also can choose different straps. If you are the one want to show your personalities, the orange strap matches white dial PAM 00113 will be nice choice.

Panerai Radiomir Watch
Radiomir should be the most elegant watch edition among the big Panerai family, the basic edition – Radiomir Base can be the best choice as entrance watch. Radiomir takes the sub-second dial at 9 o clock position and the Arabic number measurements are very large on the 45mm dial. If you do not like such a special and attractive watch, the PAM 00210 will be a nice choice for you. All the watches introduced above hailed as Panerai’s most classic and historical watches. They are symbols of this famous and important watch brand. And they are also targets for the watch fans, collectors, investors and ordinary customers.

Summer Dive Watch: Panerai LUMINOR 1950 47 MM

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

In this summer, Panerai released a new and professional dive watch, which is named Lminor 1950, featuring a case diameter of 47 mm. Now let’s have a look at it.

Panerai LUMINOR 1950 47 mm watch


Panerai LUMINOR 1950 47 mm watch
Panerai P.9000 self-winding mechanical movemen is entirely developed by Panerai, with the balance wheel, frequency of 28,800 per hour, Incabloc ® shock device, three-day power reserve, two going barrel, 195 parts.

Case diameter of 47 mm, brushed titanium, bezel in matte titanium, polished edge, unidirectional rotating bezel at counterclockwise direction, fixed ratchet wheel with dive time minute scale, water resistant to 300 meters.

SIHH 2011 Panerai Luminor 1950 Days – 47 MM

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Panerai LUMINOR 1950 3 DAYS - 47 MM

Panerai LUMINOR 1950 3 DAYS – 47 MM

Technical parameters:

Functions: Hours, minutes

Case: diameter 47 mm, polished stainless steel case

Watch frame: polished stainless steel

Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal glass

Crown for the bridge: Brushed stainless steel (Panerai patent)

Dial: black dial, luminous Arabic numerals and hour mark

Mirror: Plexiglas glass, 3 mm thick

Water resistance: 10 bar (100 m)

Strap: PANERAI logo engraved leather strap, together with the large brushed steel buckle, with a steel screwdriver and a spare strap

Model: PAM00372

Panerai manual winding movement fully self P.3000 Movement:

Panerai manual winding movement fully self P.3000

Diameter: 161 / Act 2 points

Thickness: 5.3 mm

Number of jewels: 21 stone

Pendulum frequency: 21,600 times / hour

Power storage: 3 days

Balance: Glucydur ® balance wheel

Shock: Incabloc ® shock mounts

Double barrel

Number of parts: 160

SIHH 2011 Panerai RADIOMIR 3 DAYS PLATINO – 47 MM

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Panerai P.3000 manual winding movement

Panerai P.3000 manual winding movement

Technical parameters

Movement:

Panerai manual winding movement fully self P.3000

Diameter: 161 / Act 2 points

Thickness: 5.3 mm

Number of jewels: 21 stone

Pendulum frequency: 21,600 times / hour

Power storage: 3 days

Balance: Glucydur ® balance wheel

Shock: Incabloc ® shock mounts

Double barrel

Number of parts: 160

Panerai RADIOMIR 3 DAYS PLATINO - 47 MM

Panerai RADIOMIR 3 DAYS PLATINO – 47 MM

Functions: Hours, minutes

Case: diameter 47 mm, platinum case, with a patented removable strap ring, crown the words carved OP

Watch frame: platinum

Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal glass

Dial: Brown dial, luminous hour mark

Mirror: Plexiglas glass, thickness 2.8 mm

Water resistance: 10 bar (100 m)

Strap: PANERAI logo engraved crocodile leather strap, together with the large white gold clasp

Model: PAM00373

SIHH 2011 Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanium 44 Mm

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanium 44 Mm watch

Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanium 44 Mm watch

Technical parameters:

Movement:

Panerai entirely self-produced manual winding movement P.2004 / 9

Diameter: 13 3 / 4 fractionation

Thickness: 6.6 mm

Stones: 31 Stone

Pendulum frequency: 28,800 times / hour

Power Reserve: 8 days

Balance: Glucydur ® balance wheel

Shock: KIF Parechoc ® shock mounts

3 barrel

Number of parts: 197

Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanium 44 Mm watch case back

Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanium 44 Mm watch case back

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, dive time calculation

Case: diameter 44 mm, brushed titanium case

Watch frame: matte titanium bezel, polished edge, one-way counter-clockwise rotation, with the calculation of diving time scale in minutes of the fixed pawl

Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal glass, with a matte titanium outer ring

Crown for the bridge: matte titanium (Panerai patent)

Dial: Brown dial, luminous hour mark, small second hand at 3 o’clock, minute counter at 9 o’clock

Glass: sapphire crystal by a diamond made of glass, thickness 4 mm, with anti-reflective coating

Water: 30 bar (300 meters)

Strap: PANERAI logo engraved leather strap, together with the large matte titanium clasp, with a steel screwdriver and a spare strap

Model: PAM00345

Panerai 8 Days Two Time Zone Chronograph Watch

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

LUMINOR 1950 8 Days Chrono Monopulsante GMT

Both classical and stylish, no lack of tradition and innovation, leading technology pioneer in the movement with original features and has always been known for quality, practical case, these features in the Panerai Technology Series (Manifattura Collection) in the eight new Luminor 1950 at the time the two chain Click to watch the performance of time at a glance. Diameter of 44 mm Luminor 1950 case in the classic Panerai watch  loaded self-movement, stainless steel or rose gold watch from the building, the two case numbers are marked with the year of production; and the production of its leading technology pioneer technology, exceptional reliability and performance of world-renowned waterproof, so this watch in the current field of sport chronograph in the major vendors.

P.2004 movement is the first made entirely by Panerai in Switzerland Bendict Theil (Neuchâtel) of Workshops designed and built the movement, not only in subtle originality, innovation performance is still full. Manual winding movement which has an eight-day power reserve; the surface of the linear power reserve indicator; second time zone display performance, and can distinguish between day / night; easy to accurately adjust the time of the second hand zero device; and the use of guide post single wheel and friction clutch according to the timing device. More ┅

Movement from the 321 parts. The unique design of the movement (with the other chronograph different) were revealed through a transparent case back, including scrub plywood, polished chamfered and mirror polishing screws. However, the outstanding features of the real movement is still hidden in the house: three overlapping placement of the barrel, to watch an eight-day `to provide continuous power reserve to ensure the accuracy of travel time and provide the impetus for other additional performance. Linear power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock position is marked with a scale from 0 to 8.

    

Panerai P.2004 movement made

Timing performance of the watch in the many complex performance is especially noteworthy: Most of the current production of dual-time watch according to the different timing of the watch is only one button, and continued to press, it will turn the center chronograph hand turn, stop and zero. The precise timing is one of the main features of the movement with column-wheel device to ensure the accuracy of timing to achieve the correct pin to help P.2004 movement time through the operation of the friction clutch performance. Friction clutch as the movement of another unique device, to avoid the instability of rotation pointer. Minute time-dial (3 o’clock position) to avoid misunderstanding: the minute hand is not a time to rotate slowly and continuously, but when the second hand go over 60 seconds time instant when the jump points.

Panerai P.2004 movement with 28,800 vibrations per hour (equivalent to 4 Hz) of the balance wheel, and with the adjustment screw. Movement with 29 jewels, and the second hand zero device. This means that, when pulled out on the winding crown, small second hand will immediately return to zero and stop; until the crown back into place on the list, the small second hand began to move. Use of the device can be time down the school article.

Luminor 1950 8 Days chain, the time between when you click to watch a second time zone is another important practical performance, traditionally, the performance of the central arrow pointer with the dial to display. And the clock is different from the winding crown While this pointer adjustment around the dial every 12 hours a week. However, since there are 24 hours a day then watch the wearer to distinguish between the time the pointer is morning or afternoon, for example, 5:00 and 5 pm How to distinguish? No problem, the information in the 9 o’clock direction in the small second hand dial on the small disk. Small circular white all the time, that time is during the day; dial at all was the black of night; if black is disappearing, while the white start the horizon, then this means that you have just ushered in the time zone selected sunrise, and vice versa counter.

Panerai Luminor GMT watch

Panerai LUMINOR 1950 8 days watch Click to two hours Chronograph PAM00275, brushed stainless steel case, diameter 44 mm, hours, minutes, small seconds, second time zone, linear power reserve indication, 24 hour indicator, second hand weight set, click the time P.2004 / 1 manual-winding mechanical movement, sapphire crystal glass and after the end of Gai, waterproof 100 meters, special crocodile leather strap.

Dial surface of the traditional sandwich plate structure; dial each other by the superposition of two components; engrave the top of the dial scale and numbers, while the lower dial is covered with a thin layer of fluorescent Gai material, this combination improves the dial in visibility at night; Also new this time Panerai watch the first batch of the year still retained praised military watch features: whether it is the main orientation of the large Arabic numerals, the time scale Yihuo pointer, are coated a luminous material.

Matte 44 mm diameter stainless steel case, with polished stainless steel bezel, in addition to the famous Panerai crown with protecting the bridge, by acting on the winding crown on the axis of the lever handle device to ensure the sealing performance crown. This watch’s water-resistant up to 100 meters, and the only time in the case at the lower left (eight o’clock), this arrangement would neither undermine the position of the crown for the bridge and lever device consisting of a perfect case lines, and easy operation right hand thumb for timing press charges. Of course, Luminor 1950 8 days time the two single-chain by the time watch (stainless steel watch) Another important feature lies in the connection case and strap. Use and sale of watches also provide a special press tool, you can quickly and easily remove the strap on the ear from the watch, quickly replace the strap. Steel models use a black crocodile leather strap, the strap and rose gold color was brown.

Panerai Minerva Movement

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Equipped with basic movement Minerva
From memory tracking, exploring the history associated with the design elements is essential for the development direction of modern watches, Panerai watch even more so, every detail of each series, case line, or even the development of a new watch, all emphasis on its history in 2008, Panerai Radiomir, the launch of the version equipped with Minerva movement, in fact, this combination has occurred in the past, including such as ROLEX movement, Lemania chronograph movement with a single click to Angelus winding movement, etc. Although it is not the Radiomir Titanium 47mm engraved money, and just into the Richemont Group, Minerva watch factory, the movement will appear in the other brands in the group, it would not surprise, but, as Editor mentioned above, the history and design of Panerai emphasize relevance, and Minerva did in the 1930s to the 40s, the provision of part timers Panerai movement parts, the cooperative nature of logic to follow.

Nostalgic details of the design concept
Large screw balance wheel is the Minerva movement characteristics, shock frequency is only 18000 vph. Special watch bridge shape, although not above the words inscribed Minerva, while restructuring through Panerai, but still can see is the design of Minerva.

And history-related cooperation projects
By the Minerva Cal. 16-17  from the restructuring of the OP XXVI, to keep the characteristics of Minerva movement, such as a large screw balance wheel, 18000 vph, low-frequency earthquakes, fork-style bridge, although the amended form, but still see that they are Minerva design.
Overall, the president of Angelo Bonati want to use simple materials highlight the value of the movement, only the first time for titanium material in the Radiomir, the case, bezel, respectively 2 and 5, it presents bright bezel polished luster .

Brand blends classical charm
Face plate around the Pink Gold Ring, is the Panerai additional details, is to simulate the past to fix the face plate of the spiral. On the surface of the sandwich Pink Gold Ring, the details are added, the concept from the past style of the chain spiral disk of fixed surface. Radiomir new version take the Minerva movement limit stop 150, the black face plate 100, brown face plate 50, the other 50 Panerai will put the Ferrari Minerva antique chronograph movement, mainly based on two brands properties are different..

Panerai GMT Tourbillon Watch

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Panerai since its inception, has been uphold the spirit of continuous innovation, put a lot of manpower and material resources. In 1938, Panerai Panerai for the Italian Royal Navy, with the first professional diving watch manufacturing expertise, the first among the watch manufacturing industry has so far accumulated decades of experience in watch manufacturing. Recently, Panerai Panerai upgrade process again to achieve the introduction of several home-made movement, entirely by Panerai GMT watch  factory design, development and manufacturing. “Calibre” In short, the technical name of the watch movement is also given to watch “Life”, to be able to direct the time, “engine.” From the manufacturing process of view, P.2005 movement is definitely the most Panerai four self-movement of a sophisticated, but Panerai is created the perfect blend to take a long tradition, sports features, precision travel time and cutting-edge technology Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Tourbillon watch two hours. 
 
  

  
 
This Panerai watch the biggest new feature is one of the “tourbillon.” “Tourbillon” watch by the Great Masters of Abraham – • Louis Breguet (Abraham-Louis Breguet) President in the late 18th century invention designed to eliminate travel time deviation, that is, the time growing too fast to avoid direct or Pianman phenomenon. Travel time may lead to deviation of the reasons include: the impact of gravity on the balance, the manufacturing process deviations, lubricating oil and the resulting condensation watch the friction between different locations. Travel time for the elimination of bias, Mr. Breguet produced a constant rotation of the framework itself, including balance wheel, escapement and the corresponding pivot. In this way, any balance due to a specific position in the travel time may result in bias, can reverse the balance wheel in a position offset. More than two centuries, the tourbillon has been synonymous with the ultimate technology difficult to require the most high-precision processing technology. This process began in recent years for the watch, and watch the natural use of this technology there is no doubt represents the highest quality. Tourbillon escapement watch enthusiasts from generation to generation so obsessed with whom, their technology is the industry recognized a major technical challenge. Panerai Panerai afraid to challenge or even to make innovations in this area, since it was invented for this significant change has never been a senior watch technology left his stamp. 
  
 

  
 
Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT watch, the tourbillon frame in parallel with the movement in the axis of rotation base, and the balance of the swing axis exactly perpendicular to the status of rotating twice per minute. As worn on the wrist watch, a result of bias due to position far better than to watch inside the pocket to the high. These two innovations make the Panerai tourbillon designed to better compensate for such deviations. P.2005 movement through a series of similar unique vehicle differential gear running gear, which is this movement different from other existing tourbillon device one of a number of differences. P.2005 movement total of 239 components, hand on the chain, with three winding box, a chain store on a good enough power to run six days. In addition, performance of this watch also has GMT, the second time zone. Panerai Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT watch with sapphire crystal case back, so that movement is no doubt the operation list, not only can enjoy the fascinating Tourbillon posture, but also through the arc of the bar on the power reserve indicator to understand the situation.
 
 

 
 
Cikuan watch case full of features, Panerai Luminor watches by Panerai 60 years unique crown protecting bridge, polish and matte stainless steel material, diameter 47 mm. The water depth of 100 meters, fully in line with Panerai water watch for the leisure sailing standards. Dial from 2 mm thick anti-reflective sapphire crystal glass protection, dial is another innovation by Panerai – “sandwich dial.” As the dial between the two levels filled with a large number of light-emitting materials, so huge in scale and Arabic Even in the dark is particularly legible. Thick hour and minute hands, and the Panerai GMT watch  performance thin arrow pointer in sharp contrast, the performance crown through the list to adjust. And other devices with a tourbillon escapement watch the performance of different complexity, Panerai Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT watch does not specifically show off the technical expertise, there is no practice in accordance with a special opening set on the dial to show Tourbillon device, but by a tiny detail, unique way to show Tourbillon movement: a small dial located on the left, except for small second hand, there is a blue dot indicator. The indicator is connected with the Tourbillon, so the speed is twice as small seconds, turn a circle every 30 seconds. Small dial on the other side of the target 24 hours per rotating ring, instructions engraved on the dial on the “pm (afternoon)” or “am (morning)”, suggesting that the wearer GMT indicators show time, day or night