Luminor 1950 44 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Stainless Steel / Black

In Context

At 44 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 300 m is a professional diving rating, far past any demand a wrist is likely to make of it.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 72 hours of reserve puts it well past a weekend — several days off the wrist and it is still going. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

PAM01321 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a black dial with a stainless steel case. Beyond the time it carries a gmt.

Caliber P.9012 is the successor to the P.9002 movement, featuring a slightly slimmer design and a balance bridge secured on two sides. The automatic P.9012 calibre, entirely developed and created in the Panerai Manufacture in Neuchâtel, has central hour , GMT, and minute hands, the small seconds dial at 9 o’clock, power reserve at 5, and the date at 3 o’clock. The energy necessary to accumulate a power reserve of three days – the basic standard for Panerai in-house movements – is stored in two spring barrels whose springs are wound by an oscillating weight operating in both directions. Consisting of 231 components including 31 jewels, the calibre has a diameter of 13¾ lignes and it is 6 mm thick. The balance, fixed by a bridge with twin supports, oscillates at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz).

4 other watches in the library run the Panerai P.9012.

Panerai

Luminor 1950 44 BiTempo Power Reserve Stainless Steel / Black

PAM01360 · 44 mm

Panerai

Luminor 1950 44 BiTempo Stainless Steel / Blue

PAM01361 · 44 mm

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Luminor 1950 44 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica / Black / Bracelet

PAM01674 · 44 mm

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Luminor 1950 42 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Stainless Steel / Black Hobnail

PAM01537 · 42 mm