New Panerai Radiomir 1940 Editions Revive Historical Pendulum Clock Dials

As avid Paneristi are aware, today's powerhouse Panerai watch brand had its humble beginnings in a retail watch store in Florence, founded by the Panerai family in 1860 As inspiration for the latest version of its Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio - 47mm, the company reached back to that historical early era, in which the family-owned Orologerie Suizzera sold not only wristwatches and pocketwatches but also table clocks and pendulum clocks It is a particular example of this last item that provided the template for the Art Deco dials of the two new models.

The dial of a pendulum clock displayed on the first floor of Panerai's Florentine shop on the Piazza San Giovanni is re-created in two distinct dial versions, both in 47-mm cases made of polished stainless steel - ivory and black Both retro-look dials are notable for their large, Art Deco hour numerals; peripheral railway minute track track and additional interior ring; and lacquered, spear-shaped hour and minute hands, a style used for the first time on a Panerai timepiece The cushion-shaped Radiomir 1940 case, now a mainstay of Panerai's collection, is exceptionally corrosion-resistant and resists water pressures down to 100 meters - a feature calling to mind the Radiomir's watch's origins as a military timepiece for the Royal Italian Navy's elite combat divers.

The new, vintage-clock-inspired Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio watches have historically inspired, period-appropriate Plexiglas crystals, slightly domed, over their dials. . Source