Officine Panerai presents the new Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante 8 Days Pink Gold – 44 mm, a chronograph with a hand-wound movement, designed and developed at the Neuchâtel manufacture and produced in a single edition of 150 watches.
The new Luminor watch not only has an 8-days power reserve mechanical movement, but is also a technically accurate single push-piece chronograph, a challenge that only a few brands have taken on. This model has, in fact, a single push-piece at 8 o’clock for the hand start, stop and reset functions. It also features indication of the power reserve through a hand on the auxiliary dial at 6 o’clock.
The movement is a development of the P.2004 calibre; the first chronograph movement produced by Officine Panerai, and has a diameter of 13¾ lignes and three overlapping barrels allowing for extended power reserve. The chronograph function features the sophisticated column wheel and the vertical clutch which makes it possible to avoid uncertainties in the hand’s movement and realignment. The balance wheel with adjusting screws makes 28,800 alternations/hour and is protected by the Kif Parechoc® anti-shock device.
From an aesthetical viewpoint, the watch is characterized by the warm feel of the 44 mm case’s pink gold, a colour coupled with the dark brown of the dial. The “sandwich” dial, a further technical feature reaffirming the uniqueness of Officine Panerai, is identical to the one designed many years ago with the aim of lending superior ease of reading in all conditions. This is a structure in which the luminescent material (that also coats the hands) is placed between the two layers making up the dial, the top one perforated in correspondence with the numerals and indexes. In addition, the transparent case-back allows the prestigious in-house movement to be seen.
Identified by the reference PAM00344 and water-proof up to a depth of 100 meters, the Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante 8 Days Pink Gold – 44 mm watch is supplied with an alligator leather strap closed with a pink gold buckle. The watch is presented in a box containing a second strap and a screwdriver to change over the strap itself. This is a simple and rapid procedure thanks to a special system for attaching the strap that characterizes the lugs of the watch.
LUMINOR 1950 CHRONO MONOPULSANTE 8 DAYS PINK GOLD – 44 MM
Unique edition of 150 units
Movement: Hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P.2004/6 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai, 13¾ lignes, 8.2 mm thick, 29 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. KIF Parechoc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 8 days with circular indicator, three barrels. 313 components.
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, circular power reserve indicator, seconds reset, single-button chronograph with two counters.
Case: Diameter 44 mm, 18ct brushed pink gold. Button for the chronograph function at 8 o’clock.
Bezel: 18 ct polished pink gold.
Back: See-through sapphire crystal.
Device protecting the crown: (protected as a Trademark) 18 ct brushed pink gold.
Dial: Brown with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers. Minute counter at 3 o’clock, small seconds at 9 o’clock, circular power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock, central chronograph hand.
Crystal: Sapphire, made from corundum, 2 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.
Water-resistance: 10 bar (100 metres).
Strap: PANERAI personalised alligator strap and 18ct brushed pink gold buckle. Supplied with a second interchangeable strap and a steel screwdriver.
Reference: PAM00344
Officine Panerai is not the owner of the trademarks Glucydur® and Kif Parechoc ®
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