Panerai Black Swiss Replica, Vintage Panerai Black Watch

Panerai Radiomir Black Seal Ceramica (PAM00292)

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Review by Sandra&Mall Balfour, From Viet Nam Hoa Binh

Panerai Radiomir S.L.C. 3 Days (PAM00449)

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Review by Monir Hachwa, From Sweden Gothenburg

Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante 8 Days GMT Titanio (PAM00311)

This is a very nice Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante 8 Days GMT Titanio (PAM00311) watch. The only thing I have found is the cover keeps opening but I love it.

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Review by blanca alanis, From New York Brooklyn

The Radiomir Firenze is entirely hand-engraved by Italian master craftsmen, making each timepiece unique. Its design is inspired by motifs existing in the Florentine iconography. Similar to the inlays adorning the marble facades of the Florentine's churches, the engravings enhance the elegant structure of the case, enfolding the case-band and the crown. Shaped by the master craftsmen, the lines appear to form geometric figures creating a harmonious piece. Some symbolic details stand out, such as the Florentine lily, emblem of Firenze.

The engraving is entirely done by hand, and each case takes one craftsman more than a week to finish. The geometric and floral motifs are first drawn as a temporary outline - using powdered chalk or magnesium powder - and then engraved with a burin. The engraved surfaces are formed of very thin parallel lines, giving depth to the design and accentuating the contrasts between light and dark.

The new Radiomir Firenze houses a hand-wound mechanical, P.3000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai and visible through the sapphire case-back. Two mainspring barrels, connected in series, provide 3 days of power and the balance wheel oscillates at a rate of 21,600 vibrations per hour. The P.3000 movement is equipped with a system that allows the adjustment of the hour, through the decorated crown, without interfering with the running minutes or the timekeeping of the movement. Consistent with its origins as a watch originally designed for military use underwater, the new Radiomir Firenze (PAM00604) is water-resistant to 100 metres. It is supplied with a black alligator strap.

The Panerai Radiomir Firenze is limited to 99 pieces and is only sold at the Florence boutique in Italy.
 

The essential lines of the case and dial are faithful to the unmistakable Panerai identity, being unaffected by the flyback function, which instantly zeroes the chronograph hands and restarts them without it being necessary to stop and zero them first. The blue chronograph seconds hand and the rhodium plated minute hand are centrally mounted, so that the dial carries only the continuous small seconds counter at nine o'clock. The push-pieces of the chronograph functions are positioned at 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock, thus leaving intact the outline of the lever device protecting the crown which helps make the case of the Luminor 1950 water-resistant to 10 bar (about 100 metres).

The material of the Luminor 1950 case, 44 mm in diameter, is a synthetic ceramic based on zirconium oxide, which is up to five times harder than steel but substantially lighter in weight, as well as exceptionally resistant to scratches, corrosive agents and high temperatures. Every component of the case is individually moulded and undergoes successive stages of working and firing. The final bead blasting gives it an even, matt finish.

On the back of the case a large porthole in sapphire crystal reveals the P.9100 manufacture movement, the first chronograph calibre with automatic winding completely developed and made in the Officine Panerai manufacture, featuring a column wheel, two spring barrels connected in series which provide a power reserve of three days, a bidirectional rotor which winds the springs of the two barrels, and a variable inertia balance wheel which oscillates at 28,800 vibrations/hour (4 Hz).

The Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Ceramica (PAM00580) is supplied with a natural untreated leather strap and a second strap made of rubber. The buckle is in titanium, to which a special resistant black coating has been applied.

You don't know why, because it is totally subjective, irrational and sometimes cumbersome. It's called passion, that mixture of feelings without reason that are impulsive and uncontrollable. There is Passion with a capital "P", which harbours Love and Friendship. But there also the smaller passions that make us so human and tell people a lot about us through our exacerbated interest for a watch, an automobile, a butterfly or a sport!

The fact that you are reading this article probably means that you are already slowly giving into such passion, or that you are already completely overcome by it. Because these small objects that beat away on our wrists often provoke such emotions. It is an immoderate taste for beautiful mechanics, for what they convey and how they affect us, eventually making us insincere about anything else. 

So I warn you that the rest of this article is governed by this sentiment, which is summarised perfectly by the maxim of Chamfort (the poet, not the singer…) : "All passions are exaggerated and they are only passions because they exaggerate."

"Rock bottom" 

I discovered Officine Panerai in 1998 on a walk down the rue du Rhône in Geneva. 

There were numerous beautiful timepieces in the windows of Les Ambassadeurs, and among so much finesse, gold, painted and painstakingly finished dials, there were three gargantuan watches, with dials as sad as a day without bread that were trying to make some room for themselves alongside a model of some kind of a submarine. 

These grandfather clocks for the wrist were not fit for the top level of the window display, where the beautiful Swiss products were decked out in their finery to catch the eye of the passing connoisseur. No, they were on the second level, near the floor. 

In other words, at rock bottom… 

So I carried on, but intrigue got the better of me and I returned to enter the store and try to find out more about these watches. Surrounded by customers trying on presitigious timepieces, I was almost embarrassed to show any interest in this piece with its bizarre growth, on a gold leather strap. So, in order to hide my uneasiness, I first asked about the most visible models, eventually mumbling "and 'that', what is it?"

The reply was instant, "it's a Panerai"… 

"A what?"… 

A long discussion followed, along with one of the biggest regrets of my life. I left the shop without it… Paneristi will understand. 

"Daylight" 

But the seed of passion had already been planted. Each time I passed the window, I looked at these ugly ducklings of the watchmaking industry, oversized and, in some cases, black, hoping one day to make my move. 

And then, sometime later, I finally gave in and bought a simple model, with two hands and the logo of the brand. At the time, wearing a watch with a 44mm case was at best considered bad taste and at worst as vulgar. So I only took out my "precious" at the weekend. 

On one of my weekend walks, someone approached me. I noticed he had his eyes fixed on my wrist. "Is it a Panerai?" he asked me, proudly showing me his own wrist. His had a white dial with the strange inscription "Daylight". He said, "It's the same one that Stallone wears in the film." I replied with an "ahh" and, to avoid appearing too ignorant, I replied "I don't think I've seen it". 

The conversation carried on for over an hour. Panerai, Stallone, Daylight, etc. It was the first time I had met one of these kindly, crazy types that we now know as "Paneristi"

It wasn't long before I went to buy the video of Daylight. The PAM wasn't white, it was black. Never mind, I wasn't alone. The story could continue.

Paneristi for… quite a while

Since then, the Florentine brand has come a long way. And I have followed it for most of that time. 

I visited THE store in Florence a few years later, then started to learn more about the brand. Why? Honestly, it's difficult to say why, but above and beyond the watches, Panerai helped me to discover a whole world of aficionados. 

"Pre-V", "non matching", "8 Giorni", "Destro"… none of these terms hold any secrets for me any more. They are the foundations of the "risti" vocabulary. And the Officine only needs to announce a new "Marina Militare" for the whole community to go wild. 

And the brand has quite clearly grasped this. 

Officine Panerai is one of the rare brands to have such an active community of fans spread around the world who are as critical as they are admiring. They have their rites, their customs, their heros and their meeting places. 

They help to perpetuate the legend so much that the Officine has even dedicated several special editions exclusively to them, of which the last one (the) proudly bears on its back the inscription "Paneristi Forever", a little over the top, perhaps, but a great reminder of the links between the brand and its fans. 

For the latter a watch has to be simple, functional and without fuss. 

"The men at the end of the watches"

I've said it and wrote it countless times, I don't like tourbillons or inaccessible complications that put watches further out of reach of genuine aficionados. The strength of Panerai lies in having allowed many everyday guys to become true connoisseurs. 

And even if we are all unfaithful to the brand today (sorry!), we always end up coming back to her in the end. Or to convince ourselves that our passion is still intact. 

I know that some people will not understand this obsession. For them, the is too simple or not sophisticated enough. Some people are even dismissive of its Florentine origins, when the company was merely a local assembly workshop. 

But that doesn't matter. The Paneristi are a hardened bunch. And they have a good time. Because above all they like the fact that their common passion leads them to discover the "men at the end of the watches", to quote my friend Sylvain Couthier, the Big Boss of the French ristis. 

We are waiting to welcome you to the fold… 

Whether it is the fruit of the ingenuity of a maestro or whether it is born almost spontaneously from the function for which it is intended, a design classic is immediately recognisable for the strength and the naturalness with which it imposes itself on the collective imagination. Officine Panerai's Radiomir 1940 has the authority of a classic of modernity. Its simple, quintessential form tells the story of the years in which it was designed while maintaining its unchanging up-to-date character. Its design stands out for its functional rigour and the simplicity of its lines, free of decorative excess: features which in 1940 were related to a new way of life and a world of evolving values which in the following years would lead to the international recognition of Italian industrial design.

Created to satisfy the demanding requirements of the specialist underwater forces of the Royal Italian Navy, the Radiomir 1940 today still has the characteristics of solidity, endurance and reliability that are the hallmarks of a timekeeping instrument designed for military use. The design of the case and dial have the same overall quality and the identical iconic power as the original, demonstrating the great versatility of a classic which is today enriched with the highest technical content of luxury contemporary watchmaking from the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel.

The new Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic models embody the characteristics and qualities which make every Panerai watch unique but at the same time immediately recognisable. The 45mm case represents that of some of the historic models created by Panerai in around 1940. The large polished bezel surrounds a classic dial providing excellent legibility, with its minimalist design and its structure of superimposed plates sandwiching the luminous substance between them. This construction means that the hour figures and the baton markers cut in the upper plates shine with great brilliance. The seconds hand rotates in a small sub-dial at 9 o'clock on the dial, which is black in the steel version and brown in the red gold version.

The Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic is water-resistant to ten bar (around 100 metres) in the steel version and five bar (around 50 metres) in the red gold version, and it is supplied with an alligator strap, black or brown respectively.

The Radiomir 1940 is presented for the first time with an automatic movement, the new P.4000 calibre which is the latest creation of the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel. The distinctive feature of the new calibre is its off-centre oscillating weight, winding in both directions. With a diameter of 13¾ lignes and just 3.95 mm thick, it has been developed to integrate perfectly with the proportions of the Radiomir 1940 case. Its elegant finish and decoration can be appreciated through the sapphire crystal porthole fitted in the back.

The new P.4000 calibre is the first Panerai automatic movement with an off-centre micro-rotor. This means that the rotor is smaller in diameter than the calibre itself: a sophisticated technical solution which enables the movement - and therefore the watch itself - to be much thinner. In the model with a steel case, the oscillating weight is made of tungsten; in the red gold model, the rotor is made of 22 carat red gold. Next to the oscillating weight is the balance wheel, which oscillates at a frequency of 4 Hz, and a large bridge concealing much of the mechanism, making the structure of the movement exceptionally stable. With two spring barrels connected in series, the P.4000 calibre has a power reserve of at least three days, and it is also fitted with the device which stops the balance wheel when the winding crown is pulled out to set the time, useful for synchronising the watch exactly.
 

The P.4000 calibre is produced in two versions which differ in the kind of finish, the engraving and the material of the micro-rotor. The first, for models with a steel case, has bridges with a horizontally brushed finish, blue engraving and an oscillating weight of tungsten alloy, with relief decoration on the matt surface. The second version is for the models with a gold case and it has bridges with a circular brushed finish, gilded engraving and a rotor of 22 carat gold, with clous de Paris hobnail finish and polished decorations in relief on the brushed surface.

Presented for the first time at the exhibition "O'Clock - time design, design time" (Milan Triennale, 11th October 2011 - 8th January 2012), the Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days - 47mm (PAM00422) is an excellent example of the mix of design and technique embodied by Panerai watches.
The special design of the case is inspired by a rare historic model and is characterized by the pronounced cusp rounding of the carrure. This feature, rich in meaning from the historical viewpoint, testifies to the transformation, which occurred in the early 1940s, of the Radiomir's cushion case into that of the Luminor, and in the Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days - 47mm it enhances a 47mm steel Luminor 1950 case (AISI 316L), with the classic lever device protecting the winding crown made of brushed steel.

The black dial of the Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days - 47mm is typical of the Panerai style, with small seconds at nine o'clock and the classic succession of large numbers and indexes. The dial has a "sandwich" structure with the ecru Super-LumiNova® layer enclosed between two plates, which emerges from the holes made in correspondence with indexes and numbers, to give maximum clarity and depth to the dial. The engravings "Luminor Marina" and "Panerai", made using characters from the period, complete the design of the dial.
The movement of the Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days - 47mm is the hand-wound Panerai calibre P.3001, entirely executed at the Neuchâtel manufacture. With a 16½ lignes diameter, the P.3001 has a structure characterised by large bridges, two barrels providing a 3-day power reserve, and a variable-inertia 13.2mm-diameter balance, which permits adjustment of the movement rate of the watch thanks to the screws on the outer ring. The movement is visible through the crystal of the back case, which also allows the wearer to read the power reserve indicator placed on the main bridge.
Identified by the reference PAM00422, the Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days - 47mm is made in a series of 2,000 pieces. It comes with a strap in a pure and natural leather, without any additional lacquer finishing, closed with the classic Panerai brushed-steel buckle.

WORLDTEMPUS - January 18th 2010
"We were hacked last Thursday. All our novelties were showing online, five days prior to the press embargo," Panerai told Worldtempus when SIHH opened its doors for the annual show of luxurious Swiss watch making, on January 18th.
Hacking the Panerai website illustrates the clash between traditional watch making and modern online communication between potential end users, collectors and other timegeeks.
Obvious passion, for sure. But a passion so overwhelming that a watch brand - like Panerai - does not expect. The importance of showing the novelties on many a web-based discussion fora creates this kind of online 'spying' to great regrets of the watch companies.
"Mr. Bonati - red: Panerai CEO - suddenly rushed out of the presentation meeting in Milan last Thursday. A staff member whispered to Mr. Bonati that the website had been hacked and all novelties were being shared on social networks such as Facebook and horologically related websites," Panerai told Worldtempus.
Panerai had nothing to hide, though. The successful watch brand with Italian heritage embraced both their past, the present and very much the future. The latter with both a brand new material dubbed "Panerai Composite" that is much harder compared to ceramic - a material used by many watch brands in the last four or five years. However, Panerai is the very first watch brand to use this ultra light, yet ultra sturdy composite which has a lovely brownish tone to the black color.
"The middle case and bezel is one piece," Panerai told Worldtempus during a personal presentation. "That way there will be no color difference." Indeed the 47 millimeter watch, called Radiomir Composite Marina Militare 8 Giorni, has a stunning, even surface and even the C-buckle seems to match the watch case as it is also made from the same composite material. A good example of Panerai embracing the future even though the main emotions of the brand belongs to Italian divers during second world war.
Panerai is facing some what challenging times, moving fast into manufactured movements and hence belonging in a price range where many other luxury watch companies have long been represented. This means the current collection is very much Swiss and not so much Italian. None the less, Panerai shows its exciting heritage by reintroducing one of their historic pieces, the Mare Nostrum.
The Mare Nostrum was originally made in a very few units in the 1940ies and originally fitted with an Angelus chronograph movement. The 2010 version is fitted with a wonderful Minerva calibre 1322 movement with stunning finish. This whopping 52 millimeter novelty, PAM300, is fitted with a green textile strap and will only be satisfying 99 passionate Paneristis who can cough up with Euro 24.900.