[TVDinner]

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The Officine Panerai iconic Radiomir family welcomes a new exclusive member - the Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica - 48 mm. The new Radiomir watch will be available in a limited edition of just 30 pieces.

The zest of the new Radiomir watch is its eye-catching skeleton structure presented by the dial. The structure is made of an original mesh supporting both an external band, featuring small ecru-colored luminescent Arabic numerals and hour markers, and the subsidiary dials for the small seconds, tourbillon movement and am/pm.

The third central hand with a luminescent arrow point shows the second time zone. The hour and minute hands are also luminescent, providing perfect visibility under reduced light conditions.

The shape of the dial reveals numerous movement parts, with the tourbillon regulator featured at 10-11 o’clock. The dial is reliably shielded by corundum sapphire crystal that is 1.9 mm thick and provided with double anti- reflective coating.

The case of the Panerai watch, measuring 48 mm diameter, is sculptured from a zirconium oxide ceramic. This material is highly appreciated by the brand’s watchmakers a remarkably hard and corrosion- resistant. It is initially pressed in a single block and then fine-milled to make it acquire, after a number of operations, its distinctive cushion shape.

The back-plate of the Panerai watch is produced from a ring of titanium. It incorporates a large sapphire crystal window that allows to rest one’s eyes on the movement. The timepiece boasts 100-meter water-resistance, a true technical feat if to consider the technically sophisticated nature of the tourbillon movement and the unconventional material used for the case.

The new Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica - 48 mm watch accommodates an in-house hand-wound mechanical movement - P.2005/S. The tourbillon of the 277-part, 31-ruby movement rotates perpendicularly to the axis of the balance, performing two rotations a minute instead of a common one rotation to provide greater precision. The three spring barrels of the movement give an advantage of a 6-day power reserve, shown by a hand visible through the back plate moving through the arc of a circle.

The Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica – 48 mm watch, reviewed by Watches.InfoNIAC.com, is coupled with a comfortable leather strap equipped with an adjustable buckle crafted in scratch- resistant burnished steel.

Source - http://watches.infoniac.com/radiomir-tourbillon-gmt-ceramica-48mm-panerai.html

 

[arnie11]

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Now that is...................................................



"KILLER"!!!!!!!!

 

[TVDinner]

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Panerai Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica 48mm Lo Scientziato Watch

Easily my favorite new Panerai of SIHH 2010 is an unexpected model. The brand that made it a point to "hide" the tourbillon complication on their first tourbillon watch has now made an about face. This is the first skeletonized Panerai watch that I know of, and does not let down. It is actually the same movement from their normal tourbillon watch but skeletonized. This is in contrast to what some makers do by making a watch movement specially designed to be skeletonized. Good that the watch movement leneded itself nicel to the "open" treatment. The watch is really stunning and exactly what you would expect from a Panerai watch if it was skeletonized. Called the Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica 48mm Lo Scientziato PAM348 (PAM 348), this piece is truly unique in the brand's current watch line. Most of the other new models of 2010 are minor variations on existing models to differ broaden an established brand feel, but retain its strict identity.
The 48mm wide case is in a dark brownsih color matches to a vintage looking leather strap. The presentation of colors has a pleasant retro feel to it. As you can tell by the "Ceramica" name, the watch is not in metal but ceramic. Though it is a special type of ceramic that Panerai has developed. It is made from zirconium oxide which apparently is similar to or related to aluminum. The finish would be called satin or bead-blasted and the weight of the case is incredibly light. The rear of the case around the sapphire caseback window is in titanium. For a tall 48mm wide watch it sits pretty well. You have a classic turnip style Panerai crown in metal. The crystal of course is sapphire and the case is water resistant to 100 meters.
Unlike most skeletonized watches the dial is really easy to read. Panerai made sure that all the necessary markers are there and with bright lume applied to them. As such, there is no real part of the skeletonization that makes it difficult to read. You can tell from the images of the watch that I am wearing that it is a good looking timepiece with lots of utility. Note thatis a pre-production model that Ihandled a lot so there are lots of finger smudges on the front and rear of the watch.

Panerai did an impressive job with their Ceramic compound, but an even more impressive job with their work on the dial making the PAM 348 a really cool looking timepiece. You might not know this, but Panerai has a special form of single axis tourbillon that spins on a diagonal axis each 30 seconds that makes it much more fun to watch. Inside the watch is the in-house made Panerai P.2005/S movement. It is manually wound with a 6 day power reserve (power reserve indicator is located on the rear of the watch). Let's talk functions now. Of course there is the time, but there are also two subsidiary dials (again the power reserve indicator on the back of the watch as well). The main hands are also accompanied by the GMT hand. It is easy to read, but I would have liked Panerai to include a dedicated scale for the GMT hours around the bezel or flange of the watch. The left subsidiary dial is for the small seconds and well as a little dot that moves around the dial each 30 seconds - this indicates the movement of the tourbillon. The right subsidiary dial is an AM/PM indicator, which is essentially a synchronized 24 hour hand for the main time. All useful functions, with the neat little tourbillon dot thrown in the mix. By the way, that dot was originally added because the original watch with the caliber P.2005 movement did not have an exposed tourbillon on the dial so Panerai wanted to remind you that it was there.
The Panerai Radiomir Tourbillon GMT Ceramica 48mm Lo Scientziato watch is gonna be an expensive watch and part of a limited edition of just 30 pieces. No doubt that with Panerai's popularity around the world, it will easy sell each of those quickly. I expect more skeletonized watches from the brand in time, but likely all limited editions and it is not inherently part of the brand's personality. Price if I recall correctly was about 109,000 euros.

Source - http://ablogtoread.com/panerai/panerai-radiomir-tourbillon-gmt-ceramica-48mm-lo-scientziato-watch/

 

[Spaceview]

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If you need to ask how much you can't afford it......

 

[TVDinner]

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What does $109,000 Euros equal in US Dollars?

 

[Spaceview]

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TVDinner wrote:

What does $109,000 Euros equal in US Dollars?

149,131.61 USD

 

[BIGtime]

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Thanks, James- gorgeous (not a word I use often ((esp. w/ watches, lol))! A buck and a half, huh? I'm gonna have a tough enough time swingin' the new Sturling! It sure is nice to dream, though.

 

[WatchSnobJack]

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Dayum...that watch is smokin....Love this watch...I might pull the trigger on this bad boy...Gotta toss it around with the wifey...lol..

 

[Shpinkis]

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So nice, I think one of the coolest high end skeletons around. Looks great on the wrist, amazingly awesome looking.
(and sorry for all the old bumps)

 

[dane1991]

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Why cant parnis just do this for $100 :lol

 

[Wisconsin Proud]

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dane1991 wrote:

Why cant parnis just do this for $100 :lol

Matter of time........

 

[talh32]

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INCREDIBLE