Panerai Radiomir 8 Days GMT ORO ROSSO Instrucciones De Uso página 12

THE PANERAI RADIOMIR
8 DAYS GMT ORO ROSSO
The Radiomir 8 Days GMT Oro Rosso watch is a unique numbered edition of
500 pieces in red gold.
The classic aesthetic of the Radiomir, here in the 45 mm size, is combined with
an original and highly sophisticated version of the P.2002 movement, featuring
finely skeletonised bridges and barrels which can be seen through the large
sapphire crystal on the back. The work of skeletonising reveals the wheelwork,
which is the same colour as the red gold of the case, and the circular graining of
the main plate. It also enables the progressive unwinding of the mainspring to be
observed while the watch is running or the opposite when it is being wound. The
great attention to detail and the high standard of finish are also demonstrated by
the hand-chamfering of the bridges, the gold colour engravings on the movement
and the choice of an inscription in relief on the case back, instead of the more
traditional engraving, recording the brand and technical details.
The brown dial with satin-finished sunray treatment has the sandwich
construction typical of Panerai watches.
The P.2002 manufacture calibre, completely designed and made by Officine
Panerai, is hand-wound with date, second time zone and seconds reset
device. The power reserve is eight days, a long duration already adopted in the
1940s by Panerai watches to avoid having to operate the winding crown too
often. In the P.2002 calibre such a long power reserve is achieved by three
spring barrels in series (patented Officine Panerai) which ensures the optimum
power at constant torque for eight days, so that the movement is supplied with
even power over all the days guaranteed by the power reserve.
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HE CASE
The Panerai Radiomir 8 Days GMT Oro Rosso watch has a case of 45 mm
made of polished red gold.
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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 (24.1%), which
gives great depth to the colour, together with a quantity of platinum of 0.4%,
which helps to prevent any 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, made from corundum, the hardest material of all
after diamond. Free of impurities and completely transparent, it is abrasion
resistant and anti-reflective.
The screw back has a sapphire crystal window, for the movement and its haute
horlogerie finish to be admired. On the back of the case are engraved the case
number, the sequential number of the watch with the number of the
production, the material and the maximum depth of use.
The water-resistance of your watch, indicated on the back by the symbol
, is guaranteed to a pressure of 5 bar, which correspond to the
hydrostatic pressure exerted by a column of water on 1 square centimetre at
a depth of 50 metres under normal conditions. In these circumstances your
watch is therefore water-resistant to a depth of about 50 metres.
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HE DIAL
The brown dial is the Panerai sandwich type, consisting of two superimposed
plates, the upper one is perforated with the numerals and hour markers,
whereas the lower one is covered with a layer of luminous substance.
In order to ensure optimal levels of luminescence and greater resistance over
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