A long power reserve of eight days, with an indicator of power remaining on the dial or back, enhances three new creations of the Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel, available in titanium or steel, and also as the “historic“ left-handed version.
The Luminor 8 Days Power Reserve Acciaio (PAM00795) uses the new P.5002 hand-wound calibre with a power reserve of eight days. The watch has an AISI 316L stainless steel case (44 mm in diameter) and a classic black sandwich dial with the small seconds counter at 9 o’clock. For the first time in this model the power reserve indicator is situated at 5 o’clock, with the arrow hand inspired by some Panerai watches of the late 1990s. Attention to detail is also evident in the choice of colours, such as the use of beige Super-LumiNova on the dial, which coordinates with the brown leather strap and its beige sewing.
Panerai Luminor 8 days Acciaio Ref. PAM00795
The Luminor 8 Days Power Reserve Titanio (PAM00797) has the same functions and the same design as the steel version but the case and the device for protecting the winding crown are made of titanium, with brushed finish and polished edges. The titanium used for the case is Grade 5, an alloy which is particularly resistant to corrosion, as well as about 40% lighter than steel. On this model too the choice of colours is chosen wisely, involving various shades of brown: darker for the dial, lighter for the untreated natural leather strap, and beige for the Super-LumiNova markers and the sewing of the strap.
Panerai Luminor 8 days Titanio Ref. PAM00797
The third creation is the Luminor Left-Handed 8 Days Acciaio (PAM00796), with steel case, black sandwich dial in Panerai style and a strap of the same colour. In this case the power reserve indicator of the eight-day P.5001 hand-wound movement is visible through the sapphire crystal porthole in the back, as is the bridge with twin supports which firmly fixes the balance wheel. But the most distinctive characteristic is the positioning of the winding crown and its related protecting device at 9 o’clock, which makes this model ideal for left-handers or those who prefer to wear the watch on the right wrist. Left-handed watches are part of the history of Panerai, which since the 1940s has created such models for the frogmen of the Italian Navy, so that they could wear the other instruments needed for their missions, the compass and depth gauge, on the left wrist.
Panerai Luminor 8 days Left Handed Ref. PAM00796
All the new Luminor 8 Days are water-resistant to 30 bar, a depth of about 300 metres. They are supplied with a second strap made of rubber – black in the case of the steel models and brown for the titanium one – as well as a small steel screwdriver enabling the strap to be replaced easily and quickly.
| BRAND: | Panerai |
| MODEL: | Luminor 8 days Acciaio; Titanio; Left-Handed Acciaio. |
| REEFERENCE: | Ref. PAM00795; Ref. PAM00797; Ref. PAM00796. |
| PRICE: | 6’800 Euro; 7’200 Euro; 6’700 Euro. |
| CASE MATERIAL: | AISI 316L polished steel; Brushed titanium; AISI 316L polished steel. |
| DIAMETER: | 44 mm |
| DIAL: | Black; Brown; Black. |
| STRAP: | Brown leather strap with beige sewing; Light brown natural leather strap; brown leather strap with beige sewing. – Supplied with a second rubber strap in brown (titanium version) or black (steel versions) |
| CALIBRE: | Calibre P.5002; Calibre P.5002; Calibre P.5001 |
| MECHANISM: | Hand-winding |
| POWER RESERVE: | 192 hours |
| FUNCTIONS: | Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds, Power Reserve Indicator (on the case back for the Left-Handed) Water resistance: 30 bar (~300 Meter) |
