Officine Panerai

A truly masculine Radiomir

 

Ciao my fellow Paneristis!

Trust you all had a great weekend! Now it's time to get back to business!

As many of you know, i recently got my 1st camera ( to the relief of many on the forum!), and as promised, i would like to do a short review of my most favourite Panny among my current possession.

The honour goes to none other than the PAM 309, the "Radiomir Titanium", it is a special edition from 2008, which was issued in a limited edition of 100 pieces. This is very special, because not only is it the very 1st Radiomir which was crafted in a Titanium case ( the brushed case is made from grade 2 Ti, while the polished bezel is made from Grade 5 Ti, a much harder alloy of Ti, because in the event you were to strke the watch against something, the point most likely to make contact 1st is the bezel, esp. on a PAM, as the bezels are slightly above the case itself, so they made it esp. hard to withstand any damage you could inflict on your PAM, not that any PAM is weak for that!), it also houses a very special movement, a movement that was created especially for this series of 309/322, from the manufacture Minerva. ( I have confirmed through OP, this is NOT A NOS, it is a totally new movement manufactured for the 309/322 series)

I have long admired and respected Minerva , and even though I have yet to purchase one from their original Minerva brand, by being priviledged to own this 309, it's like killing 2 birds with one stone for me!

Without further ado, i present to you my very 1st photos of this beauty. I love it very much and am very proud of it.

 

Whole watch shot

Close up of dial

Case side, for mio amico Luc,  doesnt it look totally "coupé y"?!

OP logo looking good on the crown

Gorgeous movement, no?

There's the OP!

Balance wheel beating at 18,000 alternations per hour

Ohh, champion of strength to weight ratio among ALL metals. And its on MY WATCH!

Confirms the place of origin, made in the snowy mountains!

Amount of jewels, not much, but good enough for a Raddy!

The mainspring is housed in here, which transfers its potential energy to...

the second wheel, which in turns connects to the ...

third wheel, and this further divides the ratio to....

the fourth wheel, and this gives its final boost of energy to..

the "unseen" escapement wheel here, and this is assisted by the anchor which is connected directly to the...

balance wheel with a balance spring that oscillates iso-chronically due to the presence of a Breguet overcoil!

Mamma mia! Io amo Firenze!

Showing that it can go to depths that no man can go, naked that is!

Io amo Officine Panerai!

Panny even on the buckle, which is also crafted from Titanium!

More movement shots

Straight on without flash

straight on with flash!

Look at the gorgeous sexy Quadrante Nero!

Sexy Six!

Leaf seconds hand

12 people!

Molto bello Tre!

In the depths of the ocean...

this is what the commandos saw...

A scary six...

What is that?! A jellyfish's tentacles?!

I can see it's almost time for the 12th hour...

Check mate....

I'm seeing something, i cant tell what it is though!

Ahh, its the face of the strongest Radiomir to exists! It could stand up to my dinners in a street stall, in a 5 stars restaurant, in my 40 degrees celsius shower, and in my bed!

I hope you guys have enjoyed my small report, and look forward to more from the "die hard Paneristi"!

Ciao ciao !

Stephen