Panerai Mare Nostrum Titanio 52mm PAM00603 - Hands-tabs on live photos

The word Mare Nostrum means ‘Our Sea”, and formerly used mainly during world war ii. The victorious missions within the Royal Italian Navy brought to for a while, most out of the Mediterranean was controlled using the Italian fleet. In 1943 Panerai decided to create a chronograph for the deck officials within the Royal Italian Navy. This name (i.e Mare Nostrum) had recently been employed Guido Panerai in 1924 which was probably the initial Panerai chronograph, but all traces in the first model are actually lost. However a couple of prototypes within the 1943 chronograph remain existing, which have enabled the rebirth in the new watch with great technical precision along with other aesthetic characteristics.

If you are into Panerai, you’ll certainly realize that this isn't the first modern Mare Nostrum produced with the Officine. Throughout the Pre-Vendome occasions, Panerai released a ‘tiny’ 42mm edition (produced in 1993) underneath the references PAM006 (blue dial), PAM007 (white-colored-colored-colored dial) and PAM008 (black dial). Another edition has been available since this year's SIHH, reference PAM300, and nearly like the original prototypes. 99 where made along with the only difference while using the original the foremost is the movement. In which the original housed an Angelus 215 manual wind chronograph movement, the current unique PAM300 operates by Panerai’s OP XXV movement, which draws on a Minerva movement sticking with the same functions because the Angelus.

The brand-new Panerai Mare Nostrum Titanio could be a Unique that celebrates the birth from the very unusual chronograph, comprised of just 150 units. It faithfully reproduces the 1943 model, updating it for that finest standards. The first difference in comparison to vintage watch may be the material the big 52mm scenario is created. The metal helpful with this tonneau-produced scenario is brushed titanium, a cloth which mixes excellent non-allergenic characteristics which has been enhanced lightness while using the structural toughness needed to stand up to callous, exterior stresses and corrosion. The wide flat and non-rotating bezel, the screw back along with the winding crown engraved while using the words “Mare Nostrum” are available in brushed titanium.

The chronograph functions are controlled by two classic push buttons, also created from brushed titanium, along with the indications are gave using the central seconds hands having a subsidiary minutes counter at three o’clock. The ceaseless seconds hands rotates within the subsidiary dial at nine o’clock. Compensated having a azure very with anti-reflective treatment, the dial is created by 50 % levels and, rather at nighttime eco-friendly within the vintage model, it's a sophisticated tobacco brown, which inserts while using the brown leather strap that is ecru stitching.

The Mare Nostrum’s tour-de-pressure however reaches its heart: its caliber draws on a formerly great manufacture, Minerva. The chronograph could be a hands-wound manufacture movement: the OP XXV calibre developed round the Minerva 13-22 base. Its measurements are 123?4 lignes across and possesses an equilibrium wheel making 18,000 vibrations hourly, such as the Angelus movement within the vintage prototype. We’re speaking one of these brilliant oat beautiful chronograph movement (also shared by Montblanc), all hands-finished, with top-of-the-range technical details as being a column wheel with vertical clutch along with a swan neck regulator. Bridges are made with Maillechort, a nickel silver alloy that's particularly difficult to work where you can sophisticated finishing: C?tes de Genève and polished beveled angles. However, this superb movement isn't visible because the watch features a plain caseback, engraved while using the brand’s OP emblem.