PAM 386 Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Composite 44mm

The case and Crown Guard of the new Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Composite 44mm was made of brown Panerai Composite material, the watch equipped with P.9000 automatic movement and shown the unique performance and style of Panerai.

Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Composite 44mm, PAM 386, brown Panerai Composite case, 44mm in diameter, hours, minutes, small seconds, date, anti-reflective sapphire crystal, 300m waterproof, Panerai personalised leather strap and large Panerai Composite buckle. Supplied with a second interchangeable strap and a steel screwdriver.

The Composite that was first used by Panerai in watch-making was an artificial ceramic, it was obtained through an electrochemical process of ceramization of the aluminium. This material was lighter than the ceramic, but harder than the steel and more durable. The surface looked like brushed, very different in appearance.

Simple brown dial used Sandwich structure, the layer in the middle was coated with Super-LumiNova, displaying luminous Arabic numbers and hour markers. The thickness and super readability at night fully reflected Panerai's classic style. The crystal antii-reflective sapphire. You could view the P.9000 automatic movement through the transparent case back. P.9000 was 13¾ lignes in diameter and 7.9mm thick, it was entirely manufactured by Panerai's Neuchâtel factory, which was located in Switzerland. The movement had date function, small seconds subdial was at 9 o'clock, the two barrels and bidirectional auto rotor supplied 3-day power reserve. Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Composite 44mm was water resistant to 30 bar(about 300 metres). The watch was fitted with a brown leather strap and a Panerai Composite buckle. Reference number was PAM 386, a member of CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION.

Features and Performance

Panerai Composite was harder and lighter than the ceramic(ZrO2), which was often used in making the case of the watch, the hardness of this material was even higher than Aluminum, steel, Titanium and other metals. These characteristics made Panerai Composite become the best material in watch-making industry, besides the assurance of perfect wearing comfort and beautiful appearance(can be synthesized for a variety of colors), the watch adopted this material was also resistant to shock, scratch and high temperature. Panerai Composite had high ductility, it could be made into various geometric shapes and withstood complex process.

Ceramization

This topic has been discussed in a previous post: http://hellopanerai.blogspot.com/2011/03/panerai-radiomir-composite-marina.html.

Panerai Masterpieces in 2011

Panerai surprises every year, in 2011, besides the in-hourse 3-day P.3000 movement(probably will replace ETA 6497 in the future), Panerai continuously publishes new watches that are made of COMPOSITE and CERAMIC and first uses Bronze.

The most attractive model in this year is the PAM 372 LUMINOR 1950 3 DAYS, its appearance, sandwich dial and hands all reproduce from the classic vintage Panerai watch - 6152, which was very hot at that time although being imitated by RXW. PAM 372 is 47mm in diameter, it is one of the polished Panerai watches that I most appreciate, satin-finished crown bridge and 3mm thick acrylic glass show repect to the original model. PAM 372 LUMINOR 1950 3 DAYS equips with P.3000 movement, which features two barrels and has 160 components, 21 jewels, 21600 alternations/hour, the watch uses sapphire crystal case back and can be water resistance to 100m. The price is about €7,600, the watch is classified into HISTORIC, fortunately, it is not a limited edition.

PAM 373 RADIOMIR 3 DAYS PLATINO: Last year, I used to think were there any HISTORIC Models that Panerai hasn't made, I get the answer in this year, Panerai unexpectedly reproduces a test item. In those days, Rolex designed California Dial for Panerai, later supplied this type of dial, but whether the California Dial, or this one, they all had poor definition under water, Rolex took this unadopted design and modified it to use as the dial of SUBMARINER. PAM 373 features Platinum case, still uses P.3000 movement, 2.8mm acrylic galss, sapphire crystal case back, 100m water resistant. The watch is limited in a number of 199, the price is around €31800.

PAM 382 LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 3 DAYS BRONZO: Panerai first adopts Bronze material, the watch is 47mm in case diameter, uses P.9000 Automatic movement, power reserve is 3 days, has 197 components, 28 jewels, 28800VPH, date. Sapphire crystal glass and case back, water resistance to 300 metres. PAM 382 LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 3 DAYS BRONZO is limited to 1000 pieces and sold at €7600.

PAM 368 LUMINOR 1950 LEFT-HANDED 8 DAYS TITANIO: LEFT-HANDED CROWN BRIDGE model is very popular, 47mm large size shows again, the watch features Titanium case and equips with P.2002/9 8 DAYS MANUAL WINDING movement, no date and no day and night display, power reserve indicator is set on the back, the movement has 246 components, 23 jewels, 28800VPH. Arc-shaped sapphire crystal is anti-reflective, 100 metres waterproof. PAM 368 belongs to Panerai limited edition, only 1000 pieces available, the price is €11900.

PAM 375 LUMINOR COMPOSITE 1950 3 DAYS: simple 1950 Subsidiary Seconds model appears again, continues the legend of 127, but this new watch adopts high-tech COMPOSITE material, its movement is also the newly developed P.3000, so PAM 375 is more perfect than 127. 47mm case diameter, arc-shaped sapphire crystal with AR coating, sapphire case back is see-through, 100m water resistant. PAM 375 is limited to 2000 pieces and sold at €11600.

PAM 386 LUMINOR COMPOSITE MARINA 1950 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC: I introduced it before, COMPOSITE case, 44mm diameter, P.9000 Automatic movement, anto-reflective sapphire crystal and case back, 300m waterproof. The price is €7000.

PAM 371 LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 REGATTA GMT 3 DAYS, Titanium case, 47mm, P.9001 Automatic, 229 components, three barrels, 29 jewels, 28800VPH, hours, minutes, small seconds, gmt, date, power reserve indicator on the back. 2.9mm arc-shaped sapphire crystal, 300 metres waterproof.Special edition and sold at €8700.

PAM 345 LUMINOR 1950 CHRONO MONOPULSANTE LEFT-HANDED 8 DAYS, Titanium case, 44mm, P.2004/9 MANUAL WINDING CHRONOGRAPH, 329 components, 31 jewels, 28800VPH, three barrels and 8 Days power reserve, column wheel chronograph with single button, power reserve indicator is on the back, arc-shaped sapphire crystal is 2mm thick, 100 metres waterproof. PAM 345 is limited in a number of 150 and sold at €16400.

PAM 379 RADIOMIR ORO ROSA 3 DAYS, red gold case, 47mm, new P.3000 MANUAL WINDING movement, 2.8mm acrylic glass, 100m water resistant. PAM 379 is a limited edition, its price is €11500.

PAM 376 RADIOMIR ORO BIANCO 3 DAYS, white gold case, 47mm, P.3000 movement with 3 days power reserve, California Dial, 2.8mm acrylic glass, 100m waterproof. PAM 376 is a limited edition, sold at €20900.

PAM 384 RADIOMIR 8 DAYS, black ceramic case, 45mm, P.2002/3 MANUAL WINDING, 225 components, 21 jewels, 28800 alternations/hour, three barrels and 8 days power reserve, hours, minutes, small seconds, date, linear power reserve indicator, anti-reflective sapphire crystal is arc-shaped and 2mm thick, 100m water resistant. PAM 384 belongs to PANERAI HISTRIC. 500 pieces will be produced in 2011, worth €11000.

PAM 356 LUMINOR CHRONO DAYLIGHT, 316L steel, 44mm, OP XII Chronograph(modified from ETA 7750), 27 jewels, 28800 alternations/hour, 46 hours power reserve, COSC, date, chronograph, 1.9mm anti-reflective sapphire crystal is are-shaped, 100m water resistant. PAM 356 belongs to PANERAI CONTEMPORERY, worth €6500.