Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Bronzo Brown

In Context

At 47 mm this is exceptionally large for something worn on a wrist, closer to a pocket watch given lugs. 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.

PAM00907 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a brown dial with a titanium, bronze case. It was a limited edition.

The P.9000 is the first three-day automatic Panerai designed itself, introduced in 2009 for the Luminor 1950. It is the movement that made the 44 mm Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic the collection's centre. It powers 41 watches in this library. Two barrels give a 72-hour reserve, a one-piece rotor winds in both directions through a ratchet, the balance has adjusting screws rather than a regulator, and the beat is 28,800 vph, with 28 jewels at 13¾ lignes. It is 7.9 mm high, which the 44 mm and 47 mm cases absorbed, and it was built to be recognisable through a display back with its two large bridges. In the library it powers 29 [Luminor 1950](/brands/panerai/luminor-1950) references, including the Sealand editions with their engraved covers, 10 [Submersibles](/brands/panerai/submersible) and 2 [Radiomirs](/brands/panerai/radiomir). The 44 mm case accounts for 26 references and the 47 mm for 9. 21 are limited editions. The [P.9010](/calibers/panerai-p-9010) replaced it in 2016, slimmer and with a jumping hour hand, and the [P.9001](/calibers/panerai-p-9001) is the version with a second time zone and a power reserve indicator.

40 other watches in the library run the Panerai P.9000.

Panerai

Luminor 1950 Sealand Year of the Rat

PAM00863 · 44 mm

Panerai

Luminor 1950 Sealand Qatar

PAM00849 · 44 mm

Panerai

Luminor Submersible 47 3 Days Automatic Carbotech / Black

PAM00616 · 47 mm

Panerai

Luminor 1950 Marina 3 Days Automatic Composite / Brown

PAM00386 · 44 mm