SIHH 2013: Panerai PAM446 Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica 59mm

Jan 21, 2013,07:35 AM
 

In 2007 Officine Panerai launched the P.2005 movement, a sophisticated hand-wound calibre with an innovative interpretation of the tourbillon regulator, distinguished by a simple but revolutionary insight   which makes the movement  unique. The  traditional regulator  rotates  the   balance- escapement assembly continuously on  itself, to correct position errors caused by  gravity  and possible friction: this  is a particular problem with  pocket watches, for which the  tourbillon was invented, but  it also affects wristwatches. In the innovative Panerai  tourbillon, however, the cage which contains the balance and escapement rotates on an axis which is perpendicular to that  of the balance, rather than parallel, and it rotates once every 30 seconds instead of the traditional 60 seconds. This construction compensates for running errors in a more effective manner and thus provides more accurate time measurement.





The  tourbillon regulator, in its  elegant and  spectacular P.2005/S skeletonised version, is the protagonist of a timepiece of very  high technical content: the  Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica, a model which pays  tribute to the long history of Officine Panerai.  The pocket watch played a part in this history at the end of the 19th century, when the Orologeria founded by Giovanni Panerai in Florence displayed on its shelves numerous examples of these watches created by the main Swiss makers.


POCKET WATCH
TOURBILLON GMT CERAMICA – 59mm


Officine Panerai presents the Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica, an exclusive pocket watch which combines echoes of the past  and the innovative technical content of contemporary haute horlogerie in an original and fascinating way.









The Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica is the first pocket watch from Officine Panerai but there are precedents for it in the history of the brand. The inscription “Pocket watches by the main  Swiss  makers” appeared on the  window of Orologeria Panerai  in Florence since  the  start of its activities, but the Panerai   “Workshop of Ideas”  has never been limited  solely to selling and, already by the  start  of the  20th century, it was  creating for  the  military  authorities of the  Royal Italian Navy a series  of timers.





The  new  Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica consists of a Radiomir case  59  mm in diameter in ceramic made from zirconium oxide, inside  which is the  P.2005/S hand-wound movement with tourbillon regulator. Twelve rods  link the case  to the movement, which looks  as if it is suspended in the centre, with its skeletonised dial and the sapphire crystal which is fitted in the ceramic back. The same supports, covered in ecru  Super-LumiNova®, act as linear hour markers, emphasising the quintessential design and advanced technical aspects of the watch.

The  comprehensive work of  skeletonising reveals   the  sophisticated  technical details   which distinguish  the   P.2005/S  calibre,   produced  entirely   in  the   Officine  Panerai   manufacture  in Neuchâtel: the three spring  barrels which create a power reserve of six days, readable by means of  an indicator mounted on  the  back of  the  watch; the  various  finishes  of  the  components,  a large  proportion of which are blackened by galvanic treatment; and  above all the  characteristic Panerai  tourbillon cage which, to compensate better for running errors due to gravity, makes two rotations per minute on an axis perpendicular to that of the balance. A small ecru  disc mirrors the rotation of the  tourbillon, making two turns  per  minute in the  small seconds dial placed at nine o’clock.





Also made of black  ceramic is the  chain,  attached to the  case  by a skeleton device shaped like the  characteristic bridge that  protects the  winding crown of  the  Panerai  Luminor, and  easily removable by pressing on a small button. The single links, the shape of which is inspired by that of a nautical chain,  are linked  by universal joints  which ensure great resistance and  at the  same time  provide the maximum flexibility. Once the chain  has been removed, the watch can then  be transformed into  a table  clock by  using  the  special support, also  inspired by  the  shape of the bridge, which holds  the case  and can also contain the chain, removed from the watch, inside it.





The  Pocket Watch Tourbillon GMT Ceramica (PAM00446) is an exclusive Special  Edition created in only 50 units. As is traditional with  the brand, this pocket watch is also water-resistant and guaranteed to a pressure of 3 bar (30 metres).


POCKET WATCH TOURBILLON GMT CERAMICA - 59mm
Unique edition of 50 units

Movement: Skeleton hand-wound mechanical, Panerai  P.2005/S calibre,  executed entirely  by Panerai,  16¼  lignes,  10.05  mm thick,  31 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 28,800 alternations/hour. KIF Parechoc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 6 days, three barrels. 277 components.





Functions:   Hours, minutes, small   seconds, second time  zone,  24h  indicator, power reserve indicator on the back, tourbillon.

Case: Diameter 59 mm,  black  ceramic.

Bezel: Black ceramic.

Back: See-through sapphire crystal.

Crystal: Sapphire, made of  corundum, 2  mm thick. Double anti-reflective coating.

Water-resistance: 3 bar (~ 30 metres).

Watch chain: PANERAI   personalized  watch chain in black  ceramic.

Reference: PAM00446.






* The trademarks Glucydur® , KIF Parechoc® and Super-LumiNova® are not the property of Officine Panerai.

 


This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2013-01-21 12:12:47


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