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  • Panerai Luminor

    Tradition Meets High Complication in Panerai Luminor Perpetual Calendar Goldtech

    Since its revival in the early 1990s as a consumer brand, Officine Panerai has expanded its portfolio of timepieces, all of which spring from the robust, utilitarian models the Florentine company produced for Italian naval divers in the 1940s, to encompass a wide variety of complications, colorways, sizes, and case materials. Missing from Panerai’s regular...

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    Jan 4, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

    Sponsored: Boasting Cutting Edge Technology, G-SHOCK Introduces Its Latest MT-G

    G-SHOCK’s premium MT-G collection of timepieces has long been found at the crossroads of bold style and cutting edge technology, and with the new MTGB3000BD1A that trend only continues. Found as part of the larger MTGB3000 series, the watch is constructed of stainless steel, fine resin, and carbon, and features a renewed Dual Core Guard Structure...

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    May 18, 2022 by WatchTime

    Mission Timers: Five Modern Watches with MIL-SPEC Origins

    Like Jeeps, GPS, and the Internet, some of today’s popular wristwatch models started out as military projects. Here are five modern timepieces whose ancestors were made-to-order for soldiers, sailors, and airmen.

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    Nov 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Blue Swimming in Black: Introducing the Panerai Luminor Marina Carbotech Blu Notte

    Panerai has been recognized in recent years for its forays into both avant-garde, high-tech case materials and bolder dial colorways. The Luminor Marina Carbotech Blu Notte, an online-exclusive limited edition unveiled this week, is the Florentine-rooted brand’s latest example of both those mission statements. It is the first model in the Panerai portfolio to combine...

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    Sep 17, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Panerai Upgrades its Stopwatch Style with New Luminor Chrono in Three References

    Few watch brands with military tool-watch roots have attained the iconic heights of Panerai, and yet the Florentine-Swiss maison has never really been known as a go-to maker of that most popular of horological “tools,” the chronograph. At Watches & Wonders this past week, Panerai aimed to change that perception with the release of an...

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    Apr 13, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Precious and Few: Panerai Platinumtech Luminor Marina Limited Edition

    Panerai’s Laboratorio di Idee, its innovative, high-tech R&D braintrust, has been quite busy in recent years, bringing avant-garde materials such as Carbotech, Goldtech, and Fibratech to the watch industry. The latest, and most precious, of these “tech” alloys makes its debut on the new Platinumtech Luminor Marina (PAM01116), an exclusive limited edition of 70 pieces....

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    Feb 11, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH TEST

    Diving with the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Acciaio

    In this watch test feature from the WatchTime archives, a frogman re-creates a dive from the 1950s to test the historically inspired Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Acciaio.

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    Nov 24, 2020 by Jens Koch

    Sylvester Stallone to Sell “Daylight” Panerai Luminor, Other Notable Watches, at Phillips Auction

    A quartet of watches owned by action star Sylvester Stallone, including the Panerai Luminor model worn in the 1996 film Daylight, will join what is now emerging as an all-star cast at the Phillips’s flagship “Racing Pulse” auction in New York. Among other notable timepieces the auction will be a Heuer Monaco worn by Steve...

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    Nov 11, 2020 by WatchTime

    WATCH TEST

    Ice Age: Diving with the Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Titanio

    Panerai’s Luminor Submersible is part of the brand’s long tradition of making diving instruments for military frogmen. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we subjected this model, which debuted in 2017, to the ultimate test: ice diving.

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    Sep 28, 2020 by Jens Koch

    Panerai Launches Digital-Exclusive Submersible Azzurro and Limited-Edition Luminor Luna Rossa GMT

    Panerai has announced a pair of new timepieces set for release this fall, each a limited edition. One is available exclusively via Panerai’s e-commerce platform; the other introduces a new composite material in its dial. Read on for details about the Submersible Azzurro – 42 MM and Luminor Luna Rossa GMT – 42 MM. The...

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    Aug 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Panerai Continues its Luminor Marina 70th Anniversary Releases with the PAM01313

    The year 2020 marks 70 years since the original release of the Luminor collection by Panerai and, continuing the stream of fresh watches commemorating that anniversary this year, the brand has unveiled the Luminor Marina Ref. PAM01313. The new model comes on the heels of the unveiling of three ultra-luminous Luminor Marina models, along with...

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    Jul 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

    Let There be (More) Light: Panerai Marks 70 Years of Luminor with Three New Anniversary Editions

    Panerai is celebrating a major milestone in 2020 — namely, 70 years since the initial launch of the now-iconic Luminor watch series, named for the luminous substance first developed as the natural (and safer) successor to the radium-based (and consequently quite hazardous) luminescence of Radiomir; the Radiomir watch was launched in 1940 for use by...

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    May 3, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

    Labor of Lava: Panerai Luminor Marina Fibratech Brings Volcanic Rock to Watchmaking

    Another year, another new material ushered into the world of high horology by Officine Panerai, the Florentine maestros of rugged, sporty luxury. After bringing us such avant-garde alloys as Carbotech and Goldtech in recent years, Panerai introduces in its new Luminor Marine Fibratech – 44MM model a new high-tech composite material made of mineral fibers...

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    Apr 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH REVIEW

    Luminor Number Two: Reviewing the Panerai Luminor Due

    Unmistakably inspired by the styling of the original Luminor, the Panerai Luminor Due is a contemporary reinterpretation of that classic model from the ’50s. The new version has a slimmer case and a modern in-house movement with a micro-rotor for automatic winding.

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    May 16, 2019 by Martina Richter

    PORTFOLIO

    6 Sports Watches and Dive Watches Built for Adventure

    From the WatchTime archives: If you want to climb mountains, explore caverns, or undergo underwater ordeals, these watches will blithely master such extreme situations. But their attributes can also be useful in everyday life.

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    Apr 29, 2019 by Jens Koch

    NEWS

    Panerai Launches New Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Limited Edition at Design Miami

    The 2018 Design/Miami fair wraps up today, and Panerai, serving again as the event's official watch partner, has unveiled a new North America limited edition there. Here's a look at the latest, specially designed iteration of the Panerai Luminor 1950 - 10 Days GMT Automatic Acciaio, available exclusively at the brand's Design/Miami booth for the duration of the fair.

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    Dec 8, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    Regatta Time: 7 Yachting Watches

    A number of luxury watch brands sponsor sailing teams and events; some have even developed timepieces specifically suited for competitive sailing, often incorporating some version of the all-important regatta countdown function. Here we run down seven yachting and regatta watches and reveal why they're ideal companions out on the waves.

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    Nov 9, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    CONTEST RESULTS:

    Announcing the Winner(s) of the Second WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest

    Another WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest has come to its conclusion. As you likely know, we did things a little differently this time around with having you — our loyal readers — vote on the winner. We turned the 300+ submissions we received earlier this month into a top 10 list that let you select who would...

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    Oct 22, 2018 by WatchTime

    POLL:

    Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

    Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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    Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

    Highlights from WatchTime’s September-October Issue, On Sale Now

    The fifth WatchTime issue of 2018 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our cover story featuring the Baume & Mercier Baumatic; an interview with Christian Selmoni, director of style and heritage at Vacheron Constantin as well as an in-depth look at the new FiftySix collection; a close-up of Citizen Watch Company at its centennial; tests of...

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    Sep 11, 2018 by WatchTime

    WATCH TO WATCH

    Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Acciaio

    Panerai continues to expand its Luminor Due collection, first launched in 2016 as a thinner-cased alternative to the flagship Luminor. The Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Acciaio - 45 mm features a new anthracite dial and a new GMT complication.

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    Aug 2, 2018 by Mark Bernardo
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