2024 Panerai Submersible Bianco 42mm Auto PAM02223
Ref: PAM02223
Specification
Lugs : 22mm
Condition : Pre-OwnedÂ
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : Manufacturer's Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Panerai box and paperwork. It comes paired with its original Panerai 22mm black rubber strap secured with a signed pin buckle and an additional 22mm Panerai strap. The watch is from February 2024 and is sold in worn condition, but overall, it is in very fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with its Manufacturer's Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2024 Panerai Submersible Bianco Auto PAM02223 with a 42mm brushed stainless steel cushion case that comfortably sits on your wrist with drilled lugs and a recessed button to release the spring bars, expertly brushed surfaces transition with crisp edges, and a lug-to-lug length of 51.5mm and a thickness of 13mm gives the watch an impressive wrist presence. The characteristic Registered Trademark crown guard is on the right side with its release and locking mechanism. A coin-edged unidirectional bezel has raised disc markers and is engraved scale for the first 15 minutes, and holds a flat sapphire crystal above a crisp white dial. Applied disc and baton indexes marking the hours are coated in the same lume. At 3 o’clock, there is a colour-matched date window, and at 9 o’clock, there is a recessed small second register. Broad skeletonised sword hands are tipped in two shades of lume. Luminor is based on Luminova and was developed by Panerai in the 1950s. At 12 o’clock, we have the “Panerai Submersible”, and at 6 o’clock, we have “Automatic 300m/1000ft” completing this rugged professional diver watch. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with the details of the watch engraved around its edge and an engraved submersible in the centre, an engraved Black Seal logo dates back to the Italian frogman during World War 2 who wore all-black dive suits and resembled seals, inside an automatic Panerai Cal. P.900, 23 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. This movement has a 3-day power reserve and is made up of 171 components. The watch comes on its Panerai 22mm black rubber strap secured with a signed pin buckle plus an additional 22mm Panerai strap, and it also comes with its Panerai presentation box, spring bar removal tool, and papers.
Personal Note
Whilst the latest trend appears to be smaller dress watches, there is no denying the classics such as Panerai which will always hold a place in many collectors' hearts. This Submersible Bianco 42mm PAM02223 features a striking white dial, contrasted beautifully against the bold diving bezel and the iconic crown guard and at 42mm it wears beautifully on the wrist. I would not hesitate to add this watch to your collection, especially with the hefty saving on RRP for a watch that isn't that old!
The Brand
In 1860, Giovanni Panerai opened his watchmaker's shop in Florence. It wasn't only a shop and workshop but also served as the city's first watchmaking school, and 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, Officine Panerai created Radiomir to meet the military needs of the Royal Italian Navy. This radium-based powder 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 has 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 comes from 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 luminescence substance called Luminor, which 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, which includes Cartier, IWC, Montblanc, and Vacheron Constantin.