AnthonyTsaiThe next Panerai I want to highlight from SIHH 2013 is Panerai's 1st pocket watch - the PAM446 which is a 59mm pocket watch made out of black ceramic. It houses the 6-day power reserve manual wind P.2005/S skeleton movement. And by the way, the "S" in P.2005/S stands for "Skeleton". The PAM446 is a special edition of 50 pieces with a retail price of $223,500...">Story

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AnthonyTsaiThe first 2 pieces I want to highlight from the Panerai SIHH 2013 collection are what I believe to be the most important for this year - the PAM510 (stainless steel) & PAM511 (red gold). The PAM510 is a 44mm Luminor in stainless steel housing the new in-house P.5000 manual wind 8-day movement. It's basically the same thing as the basic PAM111 with the only differences being the movement & "8 Days" printing on the dial. The case is fully polished but the crown guard is brushed as well as the buckle...">Story

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JesterI was absolutely pleasantly surprised when I saw the new P5000 based pieces AND when I was made aware of the price point, I knew OP got a winner here: We loose the stripes and gain a full 5 day of power on this in-house movement. All at the cost of ~10% premium. Which one would you choose?...">Story

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KongTHE SEA, HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN While the Panerai brand was founded in Florence in 1860, the Panerai watch came into being in the world of the depths of the sea. To be precise, the depths of the Mediterranean, where in March 1936 the commandos of the Italian Navy first tested the prototype created by Panerai in response to the request from the General Staff to develop “a special luminous underwater watch”. The Royal Navy, as it was then called, evaluated the creations of many established producers, ... ...">Story

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AnthonyTsaiRADIOMIR 10 DAYS GMT PLATINO - 45mm RADIOMIR 10 DAYS GMT ORO BIANCO – 45mm RADIOMIR 10 DAYS GMT ORO ROSSO – 45mm Officine Panerai presents three very elegant Special Editions, three new Radiomir 10 Days GMT watches which combine the exclusivity of platinum, of white gold and of red gold with the technical performance and sophisticated finish of the P.2003 manufacture movement, which has automatic winding and an unusually long power reserve of ten days. The classic aesthetic of the Radiomir closely follows ... ...">Story

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AnthonyTsaiThe development and application of innovative materials represent one of the frontiers of technical evolution faced by haute horologerie as a daily challenge. In the context of this research activity, in 2010 Officine Panerai introduced Panerai Composite, a synthetic ceramic created by the electrochemical process of ceramization of aluminium, a material remarkable for its characteristics of hardness and lightness. Panerai Composite has a high resistance to scratches and high temperatures, but it also very comfortable to wear, with a matt appearance which gives the watch a particular sports elegance. PANERAI RADIOMIR COMPOSITE  3 DAYS - 47mm (PAM504) PANERAI RADIOMIR COMPOSITE  BLACK SEAL 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC - 45mm (PAM505) The technology of Panerai Composite is combined with the 1930s appeal of the classic Radiomir cushion case in the new Radiomir Composite 3 Days – 47mm and the Radiomir Composite Black Seal 3 Days Automatic – 45mm , two models with movements completely designed and created by Officine Panerai in the manufacture of Neuchtel...">Story

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AnthonyTsaiThe creative energy of Officine Panerai's Workshop of Ideas is demonstrated in the Luminor Submersible 1950 Amagnetic 3 Days Automatic Titanio , the new model which is a novel synthesis of the strict respect for traditional values and authenticity of the Panerai brand, and the continuous search for technically advanced solutions. PANERAI LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 AMAGNETIC 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC TITANIO - 47MM Remarkable resistance to magnetic fields For Panerai, innovation is above all about functionality, and in the Luminor Submersible 1950 Amagnetic 3 Days Automatic Titanio it is seen in its special case construction which ensures a remarkable degree of resistance to magnetic fields: 40,000 A/m (ampere per metre), a limit more than eight times greater than the value specified by the international standards of the Normes de l'Industrie Horlogre Suisse (NIHS 90-10). Such a high limit is achieved by the use of a special internal case made of soft iron of the highest purity, which encloses and isolates the movement, forming a Faraday cage that diverts the flow of magnetic fields. The soft iron case is immediately beneath the dial, which is made of the same material...">Story

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ED209In 2007, Panerai introduced their first in-house tourbillon, the PAM 276 Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT with the p.2005 movement. The 276 had a stainless steel 47mm case with a transparent caseback that showed off the rotation of the tourbillon cage. Even more impressive was that Panerai offered this in 100 pieces for 2007. Then in 2008, Panerai continued their tourbillon collection with the introduction of the PAM 306 Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT with a brown sandwich dial and alternating brushed and polished titanium case...">Story

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ED209I just wanted to share a few more pictures and videos of the Panerai Ceramica watches from the SIHH 2012 collection. Panerai presented the PAM 438 (Tuttonero) that features a black colored ceramic bracelet. The Panerai 441 (also known as the Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica) is very similar to the 438 and is basically a strap version of the Tuttonero. Here's a picture of the two watches side by side: And a short video of the PAM 441 and 438: Both watches have the same dial of the PAM 359 with numeral hour markers and a black sandwich dial...">Story

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AnthonyTsaiThis past Thursday was our annual Panerai NYC dinner event showcasing the new SIHH 2012 collection. The Thursday before was our Beverly Hills event (link to BH write-up is here: http://panerai.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-717/pi-5365838/ti-799488/s-0/ ). It's going to be tough day as my flight from LAX to JFK is 6:30am in the morning so I have to wake up at 3:45am. No pain no gain! I had a chardonnay with my mixed nuts and dried fruit after takeoff, so I'm off to a good start in the morning...">Story

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