2022 Panerai Luminor 1950 Left Handed 3 Days 47mm PAM00557

Here we have the 2022 Panerai Luminor 1950 Left Handed 3 Days 47mm PAM00557, released in 2014 as a modern take on the Luminor watches of the past. Initially designed for the Italian Navy's frogmen (underwater commandos) in the 1940s and 50s. These commandos often wore a watch on their right wrist, with the crown on the left side, which made it much more comfortable to wear, alongside a compass or depth gauge on their left. The distinctive 47mm polished stainless steel cushion case, with angled thick drilled screw lugs, its curvaceous flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 56.5mm and a thickness of 16mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the left side, a pressed-secured crown with the large crescent crown guard, a Panerai trademark, ensures that the crown is pushed against the case. A polished bezel holds a domed acrylic crystal above a black sandwich dial. The upper level has stencil numerals and batons, with the luminescence coming through from the Luminor-coated lower-level plate. Long fence hands have lume infill. At noon we have ‘Luminor Panerai’. Luminor is based on Luminova and has been developed by Panerai since the 1950s. On the reverse, a screw-down sapphire exhibition case back, inside a manually wound Panerai Cal. P.3000, 21 jewels, 21,600 beats per hour. The movement has two barrels connected in series for up to a 3-day power reserve. It comes paired with its original well-worn 24mm Panerai leather strap with a signed buckle, as well as a 24mm rubber strap. This watch is sold with its original Panerai box, screwdriver and paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Panerai box, screwdriver and paperwork. It comes paired on its original Panerai strap with a Panerai signed buckle; an additional 24mm rubber strap in the box. The watch is from January 2023 and is sold in worn condition, as you can see with some scratches to the acrylic crystal. It comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

This is the Panerai Luminor 1950 Left Handed PAM00557, in 47mm, released in 2014 as a modern take on the Luminor watches of the past. Initially designed for the Italian Navy's frogmen (underwater commandos) in the 1940s and 50s. These commandos often wore a watch on their right wrist, with the crown on the left side, which made it much more comfortable to wear, alongside a compass or depth gauge on their left. Add this awesome beast to your collection today!

Reference : PAM00557
Movement : Manually Wound Panerai Cal. P.3000
Age : January 2022
Year : 2022
Case Size : 47mm
Case Thickness : 16mm
Lug to Lug : 56.5mm
Lugs : 26mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

In 1860, Giovanni Panerai opened his watchmaker's shop in Florence; it was not only a shop and workshop, but also served as the city's first watchmaking school. Officine Panerai was born. The shop later moved to its current location in the Palazzo Arcivescovile in Piazza San Giovanni, Italy, changing its name to "Orologeria Svizzera" at the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1916, stemming from Marie and Pierre Curie’s 1898 discovery, to meet the military needs of the Royal Italian Navy, Officine Panerai created Radiomir, a radium-based powder that gives luminosity to the dials of sighting instruments. Reference to the name "Radiomir" is documented in the patent filed in France on 23 March 1916. The substance's properties are perfect for military applications, with high visibility and the paint's excellent underwater adhesive qualities. In 1936, Panerai created the first prototypes of the model now known as "Radiomir" for the frogman commandos of the First Submarine Group Command of the Royal Italian Navy. The Navy's historical archives record that just ten prototypes were produced in 1936. It was during this time that a very unusual relationship between Rolex and Panerai was forged with the production of the Ref: 2533. The design is inspired by a 47mm Rolex Oyster pocket watch. That was turned on its side so that the crown would be now located at 3 o’clock. In 1949, Panerai introduced a new luminescent substance called Luminor that was not only safer than radium-based Radiomir but also much more luminous. In 1955, Panerai launched the Luminor, a watch created for the Royal Italian Navy with its characteristic crown guard designed in the 1950s, invented by brother and sister Giuseppe and Maria Giuseppe Panerai. It wasn’t until 1993 that Panerai finally released the Luminor and Luminor Marina to the public. Today, Officine Panerai is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Richemont S.A Group that includes Cartier, IWC, Montblanc, and Vacheron Constantin.