Clear and no-frill as usual, the recently introduced Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Ceramica watch (reference PAM335) gives us the familiar feeling with Panerai styles that we get used to.

Although it may look a bit conservative and understated, I am sure that this traditional Panerai style will be always welcomed by Panerai fans, because that’s what originally attracts them.

The watch feature very simple design. There is only two color on the watch: black and white, which ensures the exceptional legibility of the watch hands and hour markers. It incorporates a date display window at 3 o’clock, a 10-day power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock and a small seconds subdial and 24h indicator at 9 o’clock.. The watch is water-resistant to 100 meters.

Like the PAM348 we introduced earlier, the 44mm case of Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Ceramica is made of zirconium oxide ceramic, which is an exceptionally hard, corrosion and scratching resistant material.

I heard that the ceramic material gave Panerai some technical troubles before. At last year’s SIHH, the Panerai unveiled the PAM 317, which is a Panerai GMT 8 Day chronograph very similar to PAM 335. The production of PAM 317 were delayed because the ceramic is so hard that the craftsman found it difficult to drill holes for the crown and the mono pusher. Fortunately the Panerai technicians solved the problem finally. And they learned to reduce the trouble by omitting the chronograph functions, which means they can drill one less hole. Similarly, to avoid the PVD coating problem happened during the production of PAM 317, Panerai made a little compromise by offering a “smoked crystal” for the case back, which reduce the aesthetic feature of the watch a little bit.

(The case back of Panerai Pam317 and Panerai Pam335)

As many other Panerai watches, the Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Ceramica is in limited production, with only 500 examples available in the market. The price is around $20,000 US.

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In addition to the PAM 348, Panerai has another eye-catching model unveiled for this year’s SIHH: The Panerai Mare Nostrum PAM300.As we know, the most often mentioned name of Panerai watches are the Ferrari series, Luminor Marina, Luminor GMT, and Radiomir. This is a rather rare model from Panerai. Before, I didn’t heard of the name Mare Nostrum from Panerai.

Although the watch looks a bit different from other Panerai watches, the impressive brushed steel bezel with ridged edge is no doubt one of the characteristics of the Panerai Radiomir collection. And this is clearly proven with the word “Panerai Radiomir” written on the dial.

Panerai Mare Nostrum was originally designed as a deck watch for the Italian Navy during the World War II. But the subsequent historical events terminated the further development of the prototype.

Now Panerai reintroduce the watch as a limited edition of just 99 items, with a price tag of $36,000. The watch comes with a king size case that measures 52 mm wide, which makes the watch special as 44, 45 and 47 mm seems to be the standard size of Panerai watches.

Although the watch looks lusty like a military watch and it is completed with luminescent Arabic numerals and hour markers like all other Panerai watches, the re-edition Mare Nostrum is by no means a diver’s watch. As it is orginally designed for use on ships instead of underwater operation,  it is only water resistant to about 30 meters. This is again very special as Panerai watches are known for their high performance under water.

Other notable points of the watch include the transparent case back and the olive green canvas strap (some said it’s made of fabric and leather). As for the two sub-dial at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock, it’s not of much practical use.

Overall, the Panerai Mare Nostrum PAM300 successfully creates a handsomely clean image of a military watch. It’s definitely a nice watch that should not be missed out. If it’s not such an expensive limited edition watch, I guess many men would snap up one for themselves.

It seems watch designers this year made a tacit agreement to make skeletonized dial a popular element for luxury limited watches. Just as Cartier and Omega successfully captured our eyes with their skeleton design watches earlier this year, Officine Panerai’s PAM00348 – Lo Scienziato Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48 mm – is also an attention getter soon as it is unveiled.

“Lo Scienziato” is Italian, meaning “the scientist”. I can’t find any explanitions about this special name on Panerai’s website. But I am sure this is not a watch design for the scientists: First of all, the Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48 mm is absolutely not a watch that falls into the understated category. You will certainly be people’s focus if you are spotted to wear such a watch – This is not suitable to the scientist’s style as they tend to lead a simple life in order to allocate more time on their work.

Besides, the PAM 00348 Radiomir Tourbillon GMT is limited to only 30 units worldwide, which makes it not affordable for most scientists. And scientists just don’t need such a luxury watch.

Enough for its name. Now let’s take a closer look at the watch itself. The Panerai Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48 mm watch features a handsome matt black case. It did not reflects the metal luster because it is made of ceramic. Notice, that’s not just your ordinary ceramic. It’s called zirconium oxide ceramic, which is an exceptionally hard, corrosion resistant material.

I love the skeleton design very much as the charmingly refined mechanical parts can be clearly appreciated from the dial: the 24h indicator is at 3 o’clock, the small seconds and tourbillon indicator is at 9 o’clock., and the tourbillon regulator is at 10-11 o’clock. As this is a GMT watch, it shows the second time zone by a third central hand, which is not quite noticeable at first sight.

The dial is protected by sapphire crystal made from corundum (1.9 mm thick), with double anti-reflective coating, which is so invisible that at first I thought there is no sapphire crystal on the front.

Turning the watch up side down, you would be amazed that it utilizes the see-through sapphire crystal to satisfy your curiosity to see more of its fabulous skeleton structure. And there is a 6-day power reserve indicator on the back.

Overall, the watch looks masculine and rugged. The water is water resistant to 100 meters and can show two timezones simultaneously. It combines both functionality and fashionable aesthetics. However, it is well known that Panerai watches are ridiculously expensive. To enjoy the brand without shelling out a fortune, replica Panerai is always your good option.

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Officine Panerai will soon introduce a new watch to its Radiomir collection in limited edition.

Based on a design from the 1930s, the new Radiomir Titanium PAM00349 faithfully reproduces the Italian watchmaker’s well-maintained tradition. Its watch face is easily recognizable as Panerai’s as it features a characteristic “California dial”, on which the top half of the hour markers are Roman numerals and the lower half are large Arabic numerals.

The watch features an exceptional legibility as its predecessors. The hour hand and second hand are sturdy in concert with the large numerals and indexes while the classic style of Panerai subsidiary seconds dial is placed at 9 o’clock. The numerals and rose gold watch hands are coated with luminescent material, which makes the watch highly readable in the dark. In fact, Radiomir is originally the name of the luminous substance invented by Panerai in 1910.

Maybe the above design is already enough to tell a watch collector that this is a Panerai watch, so there is no brand lettering on the dial.

To make it more special as a limited edition watch, the 47mm cushion-shaped watch is cased in titanium instead of stainless steel used for the original. The case is shielded by a 1.9mm-thick sapphire crystal subject to anti-reflective treatment. On the right hand side of the case is a screw crown used for winding the timepiece and adjusting the hands, where you can see a Panerai’s historic logo. The top and bottom of the case are two removable lugs, with which you can change the alligator leather strap easily.

The Radiomir Titanium 47 mm Watch houses a 18-jewel manual-winding movement with a 55-hour power reserve. Besides, it is water-resistant to 100 meters. The watch will come with a brown or black dial, each kind limited to 50 and 100 pieces respectively. If you find it next to impossible to own such a scarce watch, you can try the replica Panerai watches to experience the essence of Panerai.