40mm Panerai. We have written about the Panerai Luminor Marina before, both the Panerai Luminor Marina PAM 00111 and PAM 00104, and the history of the Luminor Marina. These watches like most of the other Officine Panerai creations are in 44mm or 45mm cases. Panerai is primary responsible for this trend to large watches and their large size is part of what made Panerai such a popular brand, so I would not expect this to change anytime in the foreseeable future. This does not really favor persons like me, with more moderate size wrists. Panerai does build a fair number of its 44mm and 45mm designs in smaller 40mm or 42mm versions, and in my opinion the smaller case sizes does not detract from the appeal of the watch.
Officine Panerai Luminor Marina PAM 00048. The Panerai PAM 48 is one of the 40mm Panerai Luminor Marina models. It uses a highly accurate COSC certified self-winding mechanism, the Panerai OP III Calibre which produces 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) with a 42 hour power reserve. The PAM 00048 is water resistant up to 300 meters and is protected by the Incabloc anti shock device.
The clamp which protects the winding mechanism is what gives the PAM 00048 and other Luminor's their distinctive look. This clamp was patented in Italy in 1956, and Panerai was able to obtain a U.S. Patent in 1960.
One size does not really fit all, and Officine Panerai does not want to leave anybody in the cold. There are several variations of the Luminor Marina PAM 48. These are the PAM 00049, 00282, 00050, 00051 and 00283 which collectively give you a choice of dials (black, white and blue dials), and either leather straps or steel bracelets, all in 40mm.
40mm Luminor GMTOther versions. 40mm versions of the Luminor in GMT (PAM 00244), Power Reserve (PAM 00241) and Chronograph (PAM 00310).
About Panerai. Officine Panerai was founded in 1860 in Florence, Italy by Giovani Panerai. Panerai was acquired over by Swiss watchmaker Richemont S. A. in 1997.
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