Panerai Radiomir 1936 Mens Watch PAM00249
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Panerai Radiomir 1936 Mens Watch PAM00249 Information :
Brand : Panerai Watches ( http://www.watchespurchase.com/Panerai.html
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Gender : Mens
Code : PAM00249
Item Variations : PAM00249
Movement : Hand-wound mechanical
Bezel : Fixed
Case Material : Stainless Steel, Polished
Case Diameter : 47.0 mm
Dial Color : Black
Crystal : Plexiglas - Anti-reflective, transparent, highly
resistant to corosives
Clasp : Leather - Brown hand-sewn alligator
Water Resistant : 30m / 100ft (suitable for splashing, light rain;
unsuitable for swimming or diving)
Faithfully recaptures the aesthetic lines of the prototype developed
in response to the request made by the Royal Italian Navy in September
1935 for a luminous underwater watch for divers.<br><br>It was a
turning point for Officine Panerai, which had specialised for many
years in the manufacture of an impressive series of instruments with
outstanding technical content, covered by the provisions of military
secrecy: in addition to mechanical calculators for launching torpedoes
and self-luminous devices for night gunnery, Officine Panerai made
underwater compasses and mechanical depth gauges.<br><br>These were
instruments which had to be of the very highest quality, in that they
had to provide maximum reliability and accuracy during missions. The
same constructional principles were applied to the watches. The
prototype of March 1936 was followed by ten further examples, used in
various exercises to test the effectiveness of its water-resistance
and the perfect legibility of its time indication under all conditions
of use. The most prominent of the innovations introduced by this 1936
model, which brilliantly passed all the tests it underwent, was the
use of Radiomir, a special luminous paint consisting of zinc sulphide,
radium bromide (the source of the name 'Radiomir') and mesothorium.
The distinctive feature of the case, cushion-shaped in keeping with
the style in vogue in the 1930s, is its large size, the diameter being
47 mm, while the black dial displayed an interesting combination of
baton hour markers and Arabic and Roman numerals.<br><br>These unusual
aesthetic details are repeated in the Radoimir 1936, a watch created
in a limited series in steel (1936 units) and in platinum (99 units).
Beneath the crystal made of Plexiglas, a material very similar to the
Perspex plastic originally used by Panerai which has excellent
transparency combined with great resistance to atmospheric agents and
acids, the dial maintains the air of mystery of its famous
predecessor; it carries no inscription, being anonymous as was the
custom with products being tested by the special services. This
avoided the risk of the manufacturer being identified and thus
becoming vulnerable to possible actions of sabotage or spying if a
watch should fall into enemy hands during wartime missions.
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