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Launching at SIHH in January 2009...

...the bold Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm-Titanium sets itself apart from its illustrious predecessor, the Luminor. Traditional while modern, this timepiece preserves the distinctive shape of the Luminor case, main constructional feature, and the lever bridge, which has the dual function of protecting the crown while ensuring its water-resistance by keeping it constantly pressed against the case. From a technical point of view there are numerous new features: it is no longer a watch with only hour and minute indication, but a chronograph with date, operated by an automatic movement and also supplied with the C.O.S.C. chronometer certificate testifying to the accuracy of its timekeeping. Equally notable is the material from which the case and innovative bracelet have been made: the traditional steel has been replaced with titanium, a metal which combines hardness and immutability with extreme lightness. The alloy used for the new Luminor is grade 5 which, while it requires a more complex specialist surface finishing process, and, is hypo-allergenic and resistant to temperature and corrosion, a vitally important characteristic in a watch that is designed to be in contact with sea water frequently.

The case, 44 mm in diameter, is distinguished by its large, straight strap attachments and the lever bridge - the device patented by Officine Panerai over half a century ago, which ensures perfect water-resistance of the crown when hand-winding and adjusting the watch. Inserted in the case band at each end of the lever bridge are the two push-pieces which control the chronograph; on account of their shape and reduced projection they are quicker to operate. Made of brushed titanium, the case is surmounted by the bezel, also with a brushed finish but with edges in polished titanium, which carries the engraved numbers of the tachymeter scale. The final element in achieving water-resistance to 10 bar (100 metres) is the back, also naturally made of titanium and fixed in position with screws.

Instead of the traditional black, the dial of the Luminor Crono Daylight 44 mm –Titanium is blue. The markers and numerals are coated with luminous material, as are the hour and minute hands and the smaller hands which rotate in the subsidiary dials displaying continuous seconds (at 9 o’clock) and the chronograph hour counter (at 6 o’clock) and minute counter (at 3 o’clock) which run as soon as timing is started. The dial is protected by an anti-reflective sapphire crystal 2.5 mm thick, capable of resisting great depths.

Particularly notable is the bracelet, with innovative construction, not only the metal used. Demonstrating the continuous research into every horological sector that is part of Officine Panerai’s activities, the new strap is made of brushed titanium but with a polished finish at the points of contact between the links, recalling the play of contrast between the caseband and the bezel. The bracelet also displays the complex working of the links, which are asymmetrical and rounded both horizontally and vertically: this provides perfect integration with the design and surfaces of the case and ensures exceptional comfort on the wrist. According to taste, the bracelet can easily be replaced by a traditional rubber or leather strap.

The Luminor Crono Daylight 44mm – Titanium is fitted with an automatic movement, the Panerai OP XII calibre of 13¼ lignes, with 27 jewels and decorated oscillating weight and bridges. With a power reserve of 46 hours and Incabloc anti-shock device, the movement is supplied with the chronometer certificate issued by the official Swiss authority, C.O.S.C., after undergoing tests lasting 16 days.
Identified with the reference PAM000327 and part of the Contemporary Collection, Officine Panerai’s new model is supplied with the tool for replacing the bracelet with a strap.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Movement: Automatic mechanical, exclusive Panerai OP XII calibre, 13¼ lignes, 27 jewels. Côtes de Genève decoration on the bridges. PANERAI personalized oscillating weight. Monometallic Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 46 hours. Chronometer Certificate (C.O.S.C.).

Functions: Hours, minutes, date, small seconds. Chronograph with three counters, tachymeter scale.

Case: Diameter 44 mm, brushed titanium.
Brushed titanium push-pieces for the chronograph functions at 2 and 4 o'clock. Date corrector at 10 o’clock.
Bezel: Brushed titanium with polished edges and engraved tachymeter scale.

Back: Screw, brushed titanium.

Device protecting the crown: (protected as a Trademark) Brushed titanium.

Dial: Blue with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Minute counter at 3 o’clock, small seconds at 9 o’ clock, hour counter at 6 o’ clock, central chronograph hand. Date at 4.30.

Crystal: Sapphire, formed of corundum, 2.5 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 10 bar (100 metres).

Bracelet: PANERAI personalised titanium bracelet with vertical brushed finishing and polished surface between the links. Supplied with a tool to change the bracelet and a steel screwdriver.

Reference: PAM00327

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