pam00292 panerai historic watch

NBA superstar, Carmelo Anthony, is seen during the 2011 NBA All-Star Rookie game wearing an Officine Panerai wristwatch. I've previously spotted him wearing Audemars Piguet and Rolex wristwatches, although this is the first time I've seen him wearing Panerai. Carmelo Anthony is one of the most recognized players in the NBA today, and like many of his NBA friends, Lebron, D-Wade and Kobe, he always pairs designer clothes, with a luxury Swiss watch.

Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanio (PAM 345)Besides the Panerai Luminor 1950 Destro 8 Days Titanio Special Edition PAM 368 model that was presented at SIHH 2011, the Italian watchmaker has also unveiled at the same event an even more complicated Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanio (PAM 345) hand-wound watch.As the name implies, the new timekeeper was presented in a case crafted of brushed titanium. However, unlike the gargantuan PAM 368 model, this watch features a relatively compact body only 44 millimeters wide.The PAM 345 is powered by the manufacture-made P.2004/9 movement that offers a flyback chronograph functionality and is almost identical to the P.2004 caliber that powers the PAM 344 watch unveiled at the same time last year.The only difference between the two is that the power reserve indicator has been moved from the dial to the rear side of the watch.Judging by the layout of the dial and positioning of the single chronograph pusher, Panerai’s engineers didn’t spend too much time adapting the mechanism for a left-handed version of the watch. They simply turned it 180 degrees clockwise.Probably, that was the reason behind the removal of the power reserve indicator from the face: they wanted the “Luminor Panerai” inscription to stay at its usual place at 12 o’clock.Well, this looks is a nice chronograph watch for the right-handed people, but the price will probably be very high.