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HISTORY
Since 1860, Guido Panerai & Figlio in Florence had been producing precision
instruments with a high level of technical content, becoming a supplier to the
Royal Italian Navy. These instruments have indissolubly associated the name
Panerai with marine exploration, time measurement and the development of a
particular standard of quality and safety, a fundamental requirement for
supplying the armed forces.
Officine Panerai began producing watches in March 1938 with the Radiomir, a
model which played a part in the exploits of the commandos of the Italian
Navy who wore it on their wrists.
The Panerai Luminor has been recognised as a historically important watch by
virtue of the robustness and originality of its design; the small number of
examples produced, together with the first Radiomir watches, are some of the
rarities most sought-after by collectors in the field.
Since 1993, Officine Panerai has offered updated Luminor and Radiomir
models on the international market, thus becoming one of the undisputed
leaders in the haute horlogerie sports sector.
Making excellent use of the resources of the Panerai Manufacture, highly
reliable, technologically avant-garde watches are being created; these are
watches meeting the criteria of craftsmanship inherited from the traditions of
the past, tested to resist extremely strong adverse influences.
Panerai watches are distributed through a highly selective international
network of watch specialists as well as through the Panerai boutiques. The
addresses are available on our website www.panerai.com.
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THE PANERAI RADIOMIR 8 DAYS GMT
ORO ROSSO WATCH
The Panerai Radiomir 8 Days GMT Oro Rosso is a special edition dedicated
to the Officine Panerai boutiques. The watch has all the salient characteristics
of the Radiomir, the most classic of Officine Panerai models, designed and
constructed for military use three-quarters of a century ago. Further to all the
technical characteristics of the original, this model has two time zones, date,
8-day power reserve and above all a high-end movement entirely designed
and built in-house by Officine Panerai in its Manufacture.
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HE CASE
The Panerai Radiomir 8 Days GMT Oro Rosso watch has a 45 mm case made
of polished red gold.
Red gold is an alloy consisting of gold, copper and other metals, ideal for use
in haute horlogerie on account of its excellent technical properties and elegant
colour. The proportion of gold is 75% (18 carat), and other elements are added
to it in varying proportions. The red gold used by Officine Panerai is 5Npt; this
is a special alloy with an unusually high percentage of copper, which gives
great depth to the colour, together with a quantity of platinum, which
contributes to reducing the oxidation of the metal.
The case has the typical Panerai cushion shape, and is made using
manufacturing techniques involving many complex operations which ensure a
remarkable aesthetic finish and at the same time great resistance in terms of
water- and shock-resistance. The screw-down crown has a conical shape and
is personalised Panerai.
The crystal is of sapphire, obtained from corundum, a very hard material
(second only to diamond), free of impurities, transparent, abrasion resistant,
and with anti-reflective treatment.
The screw back has a sapphire crystal window, for the movement and its
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