Radiomir 1940 Chronographe
PAM00518
| Brand : | Panerai |
| Collection : | Special Editions |
| Model : | Radiomir 1940 Chronographe |
| Reference : | PAM00518 |
| Nber of pieces : | 50 |
| Complement : | Platinum - Aliigator Strap |
| On sale : | 2014 |
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Brand : Panerai Collection : Special Editions Model : Radiomir 1940 Chronographe Reference : PAM00518 Nber of pieces : 50 Complement : Platinum - Aliigator Strap On sale : 2014 List Price : 59 900 € Diameter : 45 mm Styles : High Horology Vintage Sporty Types : Hand-winding Calibre : OP XXV Calibre distinction : Côtes de Genève Complication : Small Seconds Tachymeter's scale 30-Minute Counter Chronograph Case material : Platinum Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Screwed-down crown Shape : Cushion Water-resistance : 50 meters Dial color : Ivory Display : Luminescent hands Indexes : Luminescent Dots Baton-type Glass : Plexiglas Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Brown Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Hand-wound mechanical.
exclusive Panerai OP XXV calibre 12¾ lignes
22 jewels.
Glucydur® balance
18.000 alternations/ hour
Incabloc® anti-shock device
Swan’s neck regulator
Power reserve 55 hours
Côtes de Genève decoration on the bridges
Case
Screw-down winding crown personalised OP
Polished platinum buttons for the chronograph functions at 2 and 4 o’clock
Bezel: Polished platinum
Back: See-through sapphire crystal
Dial
Ivory with luminous dots and hour markers
Minute counter at 3 o’clock. seconds at 9 o’clock. central chronograph hand
Tachymeter scale on the edge of the dial
Crystal: Plexiglas®. 2.8 mm thick
PANERAI personalised alligator strap and 18 ct. polished white gold adjustable buckle
DESCRIPTION
- RADIOMIR 1940 CHRONOGRAPH
Officine Panerai presents a new chronograph of the highest quality, incorporating a fascinating combination of design, technology and history: the Radiomir 1940 Chronograph. This is available in three versions in different precious metals, platinum (PAM00518), red gold (PAM00519) and white gold (PAM00520).
In the new chronographs the Radiomir 1940 case, 45 mm in diameter, has the simple, elegant lines developed by Panerai in about 1940, the time when the classic cushion case with the wire loop strap attachments of the first Radiomir started to acquire the more massive proportions of the Luminor 1950 case. Every detail of the 1940 case has a polished finish, including the two push-buttons controlling the chronograph functions, the cylindrical winding crown and the bezel. This bezel frames a crystal made of Plexiglas®, a material similar to that used in the original models created by Panerai for the Royal Italian Navy, which had a polymethyl methacrylate crystal.
The dial of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is a new and original design, inspired by the history of the brand but also by the function of the watch, and it has some subtle variations depending on to the metal of the case. The red gold version has a brown dial with the combination of graphic hour markers, Roman and Arabic numerals that has acquired the name California, adopted by the Radiomir of 1936. The platinum version has the ivory dial, with simple baton or dot hour markers, and the same design distinguishes the black dial of the white gold version. The latter has a dial with the sandwich structure, formed of two superimposed plates with the luminous material between them, visible through holes corresponding to the hour markers. Common to all three versions is the tachymeter scale for calculating average speed and the two chronograph counters.
The movement of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is the OP XXV calibre, developed on a Minerva 13-22 base. The Minerva manufacture has had historic links with Panerai since the 1920s, when the Swiss manufacturer was a supplier to the Florentine watchmaker. The OP XXV calibre is a hand-wound chronograph with a diameter of 12¾ lignes. Its construction is extremely sophisticated, with high quality details such as the column wheel, the swan-neck regulator, the polishing and chamfering of the individual components, and the Côtes de Genève finish of the bridges. The high level of craftsmanship can be appreciated through the large sapphire crystal porthole in the back, which allows the movement to be admired.
The new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph are produced in a unique edition limited to 100 examples for each of the gold versions and 50 examples for the platinum version. They are supplied with an alligator strap and are water-resistant to a depth of 50 metres.
- RADIOMIR 1940 CHRONOGRAPH
Officine Panerai presents a new chronograph of the highest quality, incorporating a fascinating combination of design, technology and history: the Radiomir 1940 Chronograph. This is available in three versions in different precious metals, platinum (PAM00518), red gold (PAM00519) and white gold (PAM00520).
In the new chronographs the Radiomir 1940 case, 45 mm in diameter, has the simple, elegant lines developed by Panerai in about 1940, the time when the classic cushion case with the wire loop strap attachments of the first Radiomir started to acquire the more massive proportions of the Luminor 1950 case. Every detail of the 1940 case has a polished finish, including the two push-buttons controlling the chronograph functions, the cylindrical winding crown and the bezel. This bezel frames a crystal made of Plexiglas®, a material similar to that used in the original models created by Panerai for the Royal Italian Navy, which had a polymethyl methacrylate crystal.
The dial of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is a new and original design, inspired by the history of the brand but also by the function of the watch, and it has some subtle variations depending on to the metal of the case. The red gold version has a brown dial with the combination of graphic hour markers, Roman and Arabic numerals that has acquired the name California, adopted by the Radiomir of 1936. The platinum version has the ivory dial, with simple baton or dot hour markers, and the same design distinguishes the black dial of the white gold version. The latter has a dial with the sandwich structure, formed of two superimposed plates with the luminous material between them, visible through holes corresponding to the hour markers. Common to all three versions is the tachymeter scale for calculating average speed and the two chronograph counters.
The movement of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is the OP XXV calibre, developed on a Minerva 13-22 base. The Minerva manufacture has had historic links with Panerai since the 1920s, when the Swiss manufacturer was a supplier to the Florentine watchmaker. The OP XXV calibre is a hand-wound chronograph with a diameter of 12¾ lignes. Its construction is extremely sophisticated, with high quality details such as the column wheel, the swan-neck regulator, the polishing and chamfering of the individual components, and the Côtes de Genève finish of the bridges. The high level of craftsmanship can be appreciated through the large sapphire crystal porthole in the back, which allows the movement to be admired.
The new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph are produced in a unique edition limited to 100 examples for each of the gold versions and 50 examples for the platinum version. They are supplied with an alligator strap and are water-resistant to a depth of 50 metres.
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Brand : Panerai Collection : Special Editions Model : Radiomir 1940 Chronographe Reference : PAM00518 Nber of pieces : 50 Complement : Platinum - Aliigator Strap On sale : 2014 List Price : 59 900 € Diameter : 45 mm Styles : High Horology Vintage Sporty Types : Hand-winding Calibre : OP XXV Calibre distinction : Côtes de Genève Complication : Small Seconds Tachymeter's scale 30-Minute Counter Chronograph Case material : Platinum Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Screwed-down crown Shape : Cushion Water-resistance : 50 meters Dial color : Ivory Display : Luminescent hands Indexes : Luminescent Dots Baton-type Glass : Plexiglas Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Brown Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : Movement
Hand-wound mechanical.
exclusive Panerai OP XXV calibre 12¾ lignes
22 jewels.
Glucydur® balance
18.000 alternations/ hour
Incabloc® anti-shock device
Swan’s neck regulator
Power reserve 55 hours
Côtes de Genève decoration on the bridges
Case
Screw-down winding crown personalised OP
Polished platinum buttons for the chronograph functions at 2 and 4 o’clock
Bezel: Polished platinum
Back: See-through sapphire crystal
Dial
Ivory with luminous dots and hour markers
Minute counter at 3 o’clock. seconds at 9 o’clock. central chronograph hand
Tachymeter scale on the edge of the dial
Crystal: Plexiglas®. 2.8 mm thick
PANERAI personalised alligator strap and 18 ct. polished white gold adjustable buckle