Officine Panerai has
roots dating back to 1860 when the company was founded in Florence,
Italy, by Giovanni Panerai. Panerai built its solid reputation on
supplying precision timekeeping instruments to the Italian navy and
developing waterproof watches for soldiers who found themselves in
extreme environments. More recently, the company moved its headquarters
to Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where they have been producing quality
in-house manufacture movements.
Confident design and impeccable
craftsmanship come together in this hand-wound Officine Panerai Radiomir
California 3 Days Acciaio timepiece. This watch is in new condition and
it comes complete with its original boxes and papers.
Officine Panerai first prototyped the
Radiomir in 1936 and the watch became lauded for its particularly high
degree of water-resistance due to its conical screw-down winding crown
and screw-down case back. As a part of their Historic Collection,
today’s Radiomir is a celebration of a classic timepiece by a compelling
manufacturer.
This hand-wound watch is driven by
Officine Panerai’s own P.3000 caliber, which features a convenient
three-day power reserve and possesses 21 jewels, 21,600 alternations per
hour, a Glucydur balance, and an Incabloc anti-shock device.
The mighty stainless steel case
measures 47 mm in diameter and rests upon a dark brown calfskin leather
strap with a tang buckle. Other case features include a
scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, a see-through sapphire case back, a
water resistance to 100 m / 10 atm, and a screw-down winding crown.
The simple black-colored dial—an
exercise in minimalist beauty—showcases luminous hour markers and a
fascinating mix of both Roman and Arabic numerals. The Officine Panerai
logo has been tastefully positioned above the 6 o’clock position.
Standout features: Incabloc anti-shock device;
convenient three-day power reserve; fascinating mix of hour markers and
numerals; water resistance to 100 m / 10 atm.
Details at a glance:
- Model Reference: PAM00424
- Case Material: Stainless steel
- Case Dimensions: 47 mm
- Case Height: 15 mm
- Movement: Hand-wound mechanical; 21 jewels; 21,600 alternations/hour; three-day power reserve
- Caliber: Officine Panerai P.3000
- Complication(s) / Feature(s): Standard Time
- Dial: Black color "California"
- Crystal: Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Winding Crown: Screw-down
- Water-resistance: 100 m / 10 atm
- Band: Dark brown calfskin leather
- Clasp: Stainless steel tang buckle
- Country of Origin: Switzerland
- Retail Value: $8,000.00
- Condition: New, unworn
- Comes: Box and papers