Radiomir 1940 Chronograph Oro Rosso

In Context

At 45 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. 50 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 55 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 18,000 vph the seconds hand advances 5 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

PAM00519 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a brown dial with a red gold case. It was a limited edition. Introduced in 2014. Beyond the time it carries a chronograph.

Highly finished hand-wound chronograph movement based on a Minerva ebauche.

4 other watches in the library run the Panerai OP XXV.

Panerai

Mare Nostrum Steel

PAM00300 · 52 mm

Panerai

Mare Nostrum Titanio

PAM00603 · 52 mm

Panerai

Radiomir 1940 Chronograph Platino

PAM00518 · 45 mm

Panerai

Radiomir 1940 Chronograph Oro Bianco

PAM00520 · 45 mm