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SIHH 2014 - Panerai Radiomir 1940 Chronograph Platino 45MM

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January 2014


In the new chronograph the Radiomir 1940 case, 45 mm in diameter, has the simple, elegant lines developed by Panerai in about 1940, the time when the classic cushion case with the wire loop strap attachments of the first Radiomir started to acquire the more massive proportions of the Luminor 1950 case. Every detail of the 1940 case has a polished finish, including the two push-buttons controlling the chronograph functions, the cylindrical winding crown and the bezel. This bezel frames a crystal made of Plexiglas®, a material similar to that used in the original models created by Panerai for the Royal Italian Navy.

Radiomir 1940 Chronograph (PAM00518) by Officine Panerai
Radiomir 1940 Chronograph (PAM00518) by Officine Panerai

The dial of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is a new and original design, inspired by the history of the brand but also by the function of the watch. The platinum version has the ivory dial, with simple baton or dot hour markers. The latter has a dial with the sandwich structure, formed of two superimposed plates with the luminous material between them, visible through holes corresponding to the hour markers and thetachymeter scale for calculating average speed and the two chronograph counters.

The movement of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is the OP XXV calibre, developed on a Minerva 13-22 base. The Minerva manufacture has had historic links with Panerai since the 1920s, when the Swiss manufacturer was a supplier to the Florentine watchmaker.

The new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is produced in a unique edition limited to 50 examples for the platinum version and It’s supplied with an alligator strap and are water-resistant to a depth of 50 metres.

Source: Panerai