Italian watchmakers Officine Panerai has released new time-pieces that will be of enormous interest to collectors the world over, especially those fascinated by historic details. The two exclusive Special Editions called the Radiomir California 3 Days and Radiomir S. L. C 3 days, is each produced in an edition of only 500 units.
The earliest model of the Radiomir was developed by the company in the late 1930s for the Royal Italian Navy. With the Second World War looming at the time, all instruments created by the company for the navy took on a strategic role. The prototype of the Radiomir was created for underwater exploits of the Command of the First Submarine Corp.
The two Special Editions have the two historic dials reduced to essentials, protected by a Plexiglas® crystal instead of a sapphire one: an element descended from the models created at the end of the 1930s with the crystal made of polymethyl methacrylate. To emphasise the strong historical connotations of these two Special Editions, the word VINTAGE is engraved between the strap attachments at 6 oclock.
RADIOMIR CALIFORNIA 3 DAYS – 47 MM
Movement: Hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P.3000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai,16½ lignes, 5.3 mm thick, 21 jewels, Glucydur®balance, 21,600 alternations/hour. Incabloc®anti-shock device. Power reserve 3 days, twobarrels. 160 components.
Functions: Hours, minutes.
Case: Diameter 47 mm, AISI 316L polished steel with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Screw-down winding crown personalised OP.
Bezel: Polished steel.
Back: See-through sapphire crystal.
Dial: Black with luminous Arabic and Roman numerals and hour markers.
Crystal: Plexiglas®, 2.8 mm thick.
Water- resistance: 10 bar (~100 metres).
Strap: PANERAI personalised leather strap and large-size polished steel buckle.
Reference: PAM00448.
RADIOMIR S.L.C. 3 DAYS – 47 MM
Movement: Hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P.3000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai, 16½ lignes, 5.3 mm thick, 21 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 21,600 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 3 days, two barrels. 160 components.
Functions: Hours, minutes.
Case: Diameter 47 mm, AISI 316L polished steel with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Screw-down winding crown personalised OP.
Bezel: Polished steel.
Back: See-through sapphire crystal.
Dial: Black with luminous dot and hour markers.
Crystal: Plexiglas®, 2.8 mm thick.
Water- resistance: 10 bar (~100 metres).
Strap: PANERAI personalised leather strap and large-size polished steel buckle.
Reference: PAM00449.
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