PANERAI Luminor Perpetual Calendar GOLDTECH™

This is the new Luminor Perpetual Calendar Goldtech™ AKA PAM00742 which with its 46'000CHF price tag sits at the summit of Panerai’s Luminor collection – 

well almost, there’s its classier brother, PAM00715 but suffice to say it’s still a mightily impressive timepiece.

Its 44mm in diameter, 5 bar ~50 meters water-resistant case has been executed from Goldtech™, a high-tech, luxury alloy developed by Panerai’s Laboratorio di Idee and then given a utilitarian brushed finish.

Unlike regular gold, Panerai Goldtech™ has been alloyed with a percentage of copper that lends the precious metal its rich and intense red hue that is a bit darker than say 18-Karat 5N rose gold. 

The exact ratios of gold, copper and platinum are as follows: 75% gold, 24% copper and just (0.4%) platinum said to give Goldtech™ its unique tone in addition to an extreme degree of mechanical and oxidation resistance, no less.

Goldtech™ has been lavished on all of the watches external components: the main case, polished fixed bezel, case-back, crown and of course Panerai’s signature crown-locking device with lever.

All that lovely Goldtech™ has been paired with a deep blue, sun-brushed dial itself highlighted with even more gold from the watches two handsets. 

The dial is with luminous Arabic numerals and hour markers as well as day of the week date at 3 o'clock, seconds and 24h indicator at 9 o’clock.

Meanwhile if you look at the watch’s underside there is the epic Panerai P.4100 caliber with yet more solid Goldtech™ used for its rotor. The movement has been executed entirely by Panerai.

Its spec. includes: 15 1/2 lignes (35.1 mm), 7.0 mm thick, 55 jewels, Glucydur® balance, a beat-rate of 28,800 alternations/hour (equivalent to 4 Hz), KIF® anti-shock device, seconds reset Stop Balance wheel and a power-reserve of 3 days thanks to twin barrels. 

Its functions include: hours, Minutes, small seconds, date, day, month, year, leap year, GMT, power reserve indicator, perpetual calendar, seconds reset.

Finally this very Goldtech™ has been suitably toned down with a blue hand-stitched (with ecru contrast stitching) 24mm alligator strap. 

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