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70 Years Of Panerai

By Sarah Jayne Potter | 3 minute read

Famously, Italian watch house Panerai started out by supplying diving watches to the Italian Navy. It distinguished itself by introducing techniques that made its watch numerals and indexes glow, most famously with the creation of a luminous substance called Luminor, which subsequently became the name of the brand’s most popular family of timepieces. It’s this same watch family that celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, with the brand declaring 2020 ‘The Year of Luminor’.

Panerai Luminor Collections

Big and bold, the Luminor is instantly recognisable – there just isn’t another luxury Swiss brand making watches that look like this.

We say that Panerai is Luminor and that Luminor is Panerai.PANERAI’S CEO, JEAN-MARC PONTROUÉ

Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01313

Features;

- AISI 316L polished steel 44mm case

- Automatic movement

- 72-hour power reserve

- Blue sun-brushed dial with luminous Arabic numerals, date display, small seconds

- Dark blue alligator-leather strap

- Water resistant to 300m.

Panerai Luminor Blu Mare PAM01085

Features;

- AISI 316L polished steel 44mm case

- Hand-wound mechanical movement

- 72-hour power reserve

- Calf leather strap in dark blue with beige stitching

- Blue sun-brushed dial with hours, minutes and small seconds

- Water resistant to 100 metres

Panerai Luminor Marina Carbotech PAM01661

Features;

- Carbotech 44mm case

- Automatic movement

- Panerai Sportech™ black strap with blue stitching

- Black with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Date at 3 o’clock and small seconds at 9 o’clock

- Water resistant to 300 metres

The Carbotech is a composite material based on carbon fibre, never before used in the world of watchmaking. As well as providing exceptional technical performance, Carbotech has an uneven, matt black appearance, which varies according the cutting of the material: the result is that each example is unique

Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01104

Features;

- AISI 316L polished steel 44mm case

- Automatic Movement

- Scamosciato Dark brown, Beige Stitching Strap

- Water resistant to 300 metres

- Black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Date at 3 o’clock, seconds at 9 o’clock.

AISI 316L 1.4435 stainless steel is Officine Panerai’s material par excellence since it is highly resistant to corrosion and is hypoallergenic, making it ideal for contact with the skin. The Panerai watches created for the Italian Navy were made of austenitic stainless steel, a reliable material that was also resistant to the extreme environmental conditions in which the commandos operated

Black Luminor Base Logo PAM00773

Features;

- AISI 316L brushed steel 44mm case

- Hand-wound mechanical movement

- P.6000 Calibre

- Incabloc® anti-shock device

- 3 Day Power Reserve

- Black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Small seconds at 9 o’clock

- Water resistant to 100 metres

- Calf leather strap in rugby black with beige stitching

Luminor Due Goldtech PAM01029

Features;

- Polished Goldtech™ 38mm case

- Automatic movement

- Alligator black leather strap with tone on tone stitching

- Water resistant up to 30 metres

- Black sun-brushed dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Small seconds at 9 o’clock, date at 3 o’clock.

Unlike standard gold, Panerai Goldtech™ is made with a percentage of copper that imbues the material with a rich and intense red hue—one that is both strikingly modern and uniquely timeless. This exquisite metal also contains platinum, which prevents the material from oxidizing, thus extending the lifetime of the watch.

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70 Years Of Panerai

Panerai Luminor Collections

Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01313

Panerai Luminor Blu Mare PAM01085

Panerai Luminor Marina Carbotech PAM01661

Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01104

Black Luminor Base Logo PAM00773

Luminor Due Goldtech PAM01029

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