Radiomir 1940
PAM00399
| Brand : | Panerai |
| Collection : | Special Editions |
| Model : | Radiomir 1940 |
| Reference : | PAM00399 |
| Nber of pieces : | 100 |
| Complement : | Steel - Leather Bracelet |
| Year : | 2012 |
| Is not commercialised any more | |
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Brand : Panerai Collection : Special Editions Model : Radiomir 1940 Reference : PAM00399 Nber of pieces : 100 Complement : Steel - Leather Bracelet Year : 2012 Is not commercialised any more List Price : On request Diameter : 47 mm Styles : Classical Vintage Types : Hand-winding Calibre : OP XXVII Complication : Small Seconds Case material : Polished steel Case peculiarity : Screwed-down crown Screwed-down caseback Sapphire caseback Polished steel bezel Shape : Cushion Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial : Engraved Dial color : Black Display : Superluminova luminescent hands Indexes : Baton-type Superluminova luminescent Arabic numerals Glass : Plexiglas Strap material : Leather Strap color : Brown Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : Movement
Base Minerva 16-17
163⁄4 lignes
18 jewels
Glucydur® balance
Frequency :
18 00 vibrations/hour
Power reserve of 55 hours
KIF Parechoc® anti-shock device
Variable inertia balance with swan-neck micrometric regulator
Case
OP personalised crown
Plexiglas crystal. 3 mm thick
Strap
Large-size polished steel buckle
PANERAI personalised
DESCRIPTION
- RADIOMIR 1940 - 47 MM
Special Edition
A new chapter in the history of the most famous watch designed for underwater military operations lives again in the new Radiomir 1940, two new Special Edition watches which are presented for the first time in a special Panerai case of vintage inspiration.
Unlike the prototype and the examples which went into production at the end of the 1930s, some historic Radiomirs made in the 1940s had a distinctive case in which the strap attachments were not made of steel wires welded to the case but were formed out of the same block of steel as the case itself, thus resulting in stronger, more solid lugs. The new Radiomir 1940 watches are offered in this special case in the classic size of 47mm in diameter, and they incorporate other elements inspired by the historic examples: the Plexiglas® crystal protecting the dial, the round, cambered bezel, the cylindrical crown and the screw back.
The two versions are distinguished by the different materials of the case, each combined with a different dial colour: the Radiomir 1940 (PAM00399) is made of stainless steel (AISI316L) with a polished finish and has a black dial, while the Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso (PAM00398) with the brown dial is in red gold. The red gold used by Officine Panerai is 5NPt, a special alloy with an unusually high percentage of copper (24.1%), which gives great depth to the colour, together with a quantity of platinum of 0.4%, which helps to prevent any oxidation of the metal.
The simple dial reduced to essentials is of sandwich construction, formed of two thin metal plates between which there is a layer of Super-LumiNova®. The upper plate is perforated with apertures corresponding to the numbers and the markers, give the dial great legibility and intensity. The same luminous material is also used on the hour and minute hands and the small seconds hand, positioned in a small dial at 9 o’clock as in the first examples. Completing the design of the dial are the engraving of the logo, executed in period lettering, while the case number and the reference are engraved between the strap attachments.
The sapphire crystal in the centre of the caseback enables the OPXVII hand-wound mechanical movement on a Minerva base to be admired: it is a movement of the highest quality, superbly refinished, with a diameter of 163⁄4 lignes, 18 jewels, variable inertia balance with swan-neck micrometric regulator, Kif Parechoc® anti-shock device and a power reserve of 55 hours. The movement is visible through the sapphire crystal in the centre of the back.
Both the Radiomir 1940 models are produced in limited editions of 100 units each. Officine Panerai has created 50 sets which consist of the two watches in an exclusive box containing the two models with the same millesime numbering (from 1 to 50).
- RADIOMIR 1940 - 47 MM
Special Edition
A new chapter in the history of the most famous watch designed for underwater military operations lives again in the new Radiomir 1940, two new Special Edition watches which are presented for the first time in a special Panerai case of vintage inspiration.
Unlike the prototype and the examples which went into production at the end of the 1930s, some historic Radiomirs made in the 1940s had a distinctive case in which the strap attachments were not made of steel wires welded to the case but were formed out of the same block of steel as the case itself, thus resulting in stronger, more solid lugs. The new Radiomir 1940 watches are offered in this special case in the classic size of 47mm in diameter, and they incorporate other elements inspired by the historic examples: the Plexiglas® crystal protecting the dial, the round, cambered bezel, the cylindrical crown and the screw back.
The two versions are distinguished by the different materials of the case, each combined with a different dial colour: the Radiomir 1940 (PAM00399) is made of stainless steel (AISI316L) with a polished finish and has a black dial, while the Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso (PAM00398) with the brown dial is in red gold. The red gold used by Officine Panerai is 5NPt, a special alloy with an unusually high percentage of copper (24.1%), which gives great depth to the colour, together with a quantity of platinum of 0.4%, which helps to prevent any oxidation of the metal.
The simple dial reduced to essentials is of sandwich construction, formed of two thin metal plates between which there is a layer of Super-LumiNova®. The upper plate is perforated with apertures corresponding to the numbers and the markers, give the dial great legibility and intensity. The same luminous material is also used on the hour and minute hands and the small seconds hand, positioned in a small dial at 9 o’clock as in the first examples. Completing the design of the dial are the engraving of the logo, executed in period lettering, while the case number and the reference are engraved between the strap attachments.
The sapphire crystal in the centre of the caseback enables the OPXVII hand-wound mechanical movement on a Minerva base to be admired: it is a movement of the highest quality, superbly refinished, with a diameter of 163⁄4 lignes, 18 jewels, variable inertia balance with swan-neck micrometric regulator, Kif Parechoc® anti-shock device and a power reserve of 55 hours. The movement is visible through the sapphire crystal in the centre of the back.
Both the Radiomir 1940 models are produced in limited editions of 100 units each. Officine Panerai has created 50 sets which consist of the two watches in an exclusive box containing the two models with the same millesime numbering (from 1 to 50).
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Brand : Panerai Collection : Special Editions Model : Radiomir 1940 Reference : PAM00399 Nber of pieces : 100 Complement : Steel - Leather Bracelet Year : 2012 Is not commercialised any more List Price : On request Diameter : 47 mm Styles : Classical Vintage Types : Hand-winding Calibre : OP XXVII Complication : Small Seconds Case material : Polished steel Case peculiarity : Screwed-down crown Screwed-down caseback Sapphire caseback Polished steel bezel Shape : Cushion Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial : Engraved Dial color : Black Display : Superluminova luminescent hands Indexes : Baton-type Superluminova luminescent Arabic numerals Glass : Plexiglas Strap material : Leather Strap color : Brown Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : Movement
Base Minerva 16-17
163⁄4 lignes
18 jewels
Glucydur® balance
Frequency :
18 00 vibrations/hour
Power reserve of 55 hours
KIF Parechoc® anti-shock device
Variable inertia balance with swan-neck micrometric regulator
Case
OP personalised crown
Plexiglas crystal. 3 mm thick
Strap
Large-size polished steel buckle
PANERAI personalised