panerai lumir marina 1950

Ahead of SIHH 2011 Panerai has unveiled its Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Composite �C 44mm.Powered by the automatic Panerai P.9000 movement, the Luminor 1950 case is made from Panerai Composite? – a synthetic ceramic pioneered by Officine Panerai. A first in the watch*** industry, it is created through an electro-chemical process which transforms aluminium into the distinctive matt material. It is much lighter than ceramic but harder and more resistant than steel.The P.9000 automatic movement can be seen through the smoked sapphire crystal case back and was designed and constructed in the Officine Panerai manufacture in Neuchatel. The caliber boasts a date function, small seconds at 9 o'clock and a power reserve that lasts three days.Water-resistant to 30 atmospheres (about 300 metres) it comes with a strap of antiqued brown leather with a composite buckle of the same colour.

Been rocking my PAM320 since I picked it up a month or two ago and it has been really hitting the spot! I have never been quite this satisfied with any Panerai I've owned. While I tend to feel like the manual winding models are more faithful to the heritage of the brand, I do find the automatic movement very convenient. The super-domed sapphire crystal models with the manual winding 7 day movements would be even better I think.There's my PAM320 shown mounted on a beautiful Dangerous9 strap, the first aftermarket strap I put on this watch. Beautiful 1950��s style case with the slightly curved crystal and sandwich dial. The case is so well made and the edges are finished perfectly. I am familiar with the difficulties of finishing cases, and the 1950��s case is not an easy case to manufacture and finish well.The device protecting the crown has the "REG TM" marking on it, which is a feature I really like. This marking only appears on 1950 style cases. In the above shot you can see the crisp lines of the case, which are very impressive when you see it in person.Here's a shot of the dial mounted on a black Strapluxe strap. The 320 features 12-hr GMT hand, small seconds, date, power reserve indicator on the back, and seconds reset. Whenever the crown is pulled out all the way, the second hand resets to 0, which is a pretty cool feature. The sandwich dial glows like a torch.. I love how it glows when I get to the underground parking on my way to work in the morning.And here's the requisite exhibition back shot of the Panerai P.9001 Movement. The fantastic in-house movements from Panerai wouldn't be the same without a display back. While they are not necessarily the prettiest movements, I love the large bridge plates, as they remind me of the 3/4 plate style watches popular with German manufacture. The way Panerai finishes their movements has a functional and simplistic beauty to them.And the last shot here, with my PAM90 before I sold it. I have to admit that since selling the 90, I have not missed it because the 320 more than fills any void left by the 90. It has everything the PAM90 had and more. I much prefer the rear power reserve indicator as the cleaner dial is better looking to me. Combine the nearly perfect movement (in terms or features) and the amazing case work on this model and the perfect size, this is definately the perfect Panerai for me in this price range.