PANERAI, STEEL LIMITED EDITION RADIOMIR 1940 ART DECO WRISTWATCH, REF. PAM00791, OP7073

Consigned by a private collector and fresh to the market the present Radiomir Panerai 1940 Art Deco is preserved in excellent, like new condition and sold with the original certificates and box. It is no. U201 of the limited edition of 500 examples of the model made.

PAM00791 was introduced in 2018, featuring an ivory-coloured or black dial inspired by the great simplicity and retro elegance of a 19th century clock which clients could admire in Panerai’s historic store in Florence’s Piazza San Giovanni.

The dial layout is distinguished by the large Art Deco numerals printed between a railway track chapter ring. It is the first time that Panerai uses spear-shaped hour and minute hands in one of their timepieces.

The fully inhouse caliber 3000 calibre presents the main characteristics of Panerai’s movements in terms of structure and robustness, accuracy and power reserve. Its size is 16½ lignes, a substantial size, tracing its origins from that of the movements used in the historic Panerai models. The calibre is immediately recognizable by its construction, similar to a three-quarter plate movement: a large bridge, next to another smaller one, covers the majority of the mechanical parts, and is fixed to the bottom plate by a series of screws of substantial thickness, thus forming a particularly rigid structure. The movement has 21 jewels and uses two spring barrels connected in series. Such arrangement allows the use of long, thin springs, ensuring a more even force over a longer period of time, with a power reserve of 3 days.