Thanks to its work with the Royal Italian Navy in the 1900s, Panerai is synonymous with the ocean. Its latest dive watch is inspired by champion freediver Guillaume Néry. While most watches use blue or green luminescence, Panerai uses both: The crucial zero minute and the minute hand are blue, and the other markers are green. It has a flyback chronograph with a central second and minute hand (eliminating a minute counter increases legibility) and an hour counter at 3 o'clock. The caseback features Néry's signature and the depth of his freediving record, a staggering 126m. With a 300m water resistance, this watch could certainly handle his next world record.
Details
| Company | Panerai |
| Price ($) | 19,400 |
| Price range | < $100,000 |
| Gender | Male |
| Case | Cushion |
| Complications | Minutes Chronograph Tourbillon Hours Small Seconds |
| Water Resistance | 300m |
| Movement | Automatic |
| Power Reserve Range (hours) | 49 - 72 |
| Power Reserve | 72 hours |
| Case Size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case Diameter (mm) | 47 |
| Case Back | Closed |
| Case Colour | Titanium |
| Case Material | Titanium |
| Dial Colour | Grey |
| Caliber | P.9100 |
| Where to buy | Panerai in New York |
| Reference Number | PAM00982 |
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Founded in Florence, Panerai was not only a workshop, but also the city's first watchmaking school, helping to perfect and keep the craft alive under one roof. Equated with high quality, the brand supplied precision instruments such as naval combat sights and a radium-based powder that it developed to make the dials of instruments brighter. Panerai's Luminor collection continues to be a popular timepiece that remains radiant through its luminous Arabic numerals and polished steel casing.The brand's close ties with the navy also instigated the creation of the renowned instrument we know today as the Radomir watch, a high functioning timepiece that features manual mechanical movement, wire lungs and is water resistant. To date, Panerai has continued to support nautical activity, partnering with UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission last year to help promote the sustainable development of ocean sciences. This collaboration yielded The Submersible eLab-ID, a concept watch with the highest percentage of recycle-based material ever.
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