Oficcine Panerai Radiomir 3 Days Platino - PAM00373
In Panerai´s history, there existed a rare, mysterious version of the Radiomir, of which only two examples dating back to the end of the 1930s are known, featuring a dial with a unique and original graphics style. The Radiomir 3 Days Platino - 47mm draws on this unusual graphic, which has not been used since in the history of the Florentine brand.
Its brown dial, protected by a Plexiglas crystal, features alternating bar markers - double at 12 o'clock, single at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock - and dot markers, in place of the typical large numerals at the cardinal points, which characterise Panerai's classic dial.
The origin of this dial cannot easily be traced. According to some historians, the two surviving examples (differentiated by the presence or absence of the small second's dial) were perhaps fitting samples that were not continued. The loss of the Panerai archive during the Florence flood of 1966 means no historical reconstruction can take place, but the watch, also due to the mystery surrounding it, has lost none of its allure.
The 47mm case is made of platinum and water-resistant to 100 metres, a depth presumed to be the maximum possible for the original Radiomir. The case-back features a large sapphire crystal window to showcase the in-house movement, and the strap attachments, no longer welded to the case-middle as in the past, are removable wire loops that allow the strap to be changed easily. The watch adopts the manual-wound P.3000 movement.
What to look out on this model:
Nº 249 out of a limited edition of just 300 pieces. Rarely worn, the case only presents very slight marks of usage on its left side and upper left corner. Box and paper. 2-year warranty.
Portugal
