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Brief information and technical specifications:

About Panerai:

Panerai was originally an Italian luxury watch brand, established by Giovanni Panerai, in Florence, in Italy, in 1860. Panerai is today a Swiss brand, Swiss owned, and Panerai relies exclusively on Swiss movements – some of them are in-house made, and quite many are ETA/Valjoux movements. Panerai has been Italian since 1860 and Swiss since 1997.

That’s what makes Panerai so special, and makes it a bit different from other Swiss luxury watch brands. Panerai is Swiss – and yet Italian. The watches are manufactured today in Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

Officine Panerai, or Panerai, is first and foremost famous for having been the official supplier of watches to the Italian navy of the early and mid 20th century.

About Panerai Luminor Marina:

The Panerai Luminor Marina Collection dates back to the 1940s and is characterized by a large crown protector, minimalist dial, fixed bezel and large burly leather straps.

Panerai Luminor Marina is indeed water resistant and some of their models have a depth rating of 300 meters/1,000 feet. Since they don’t have a timer/bezel, it’s not recommended that you to go diving with them, but you can absolutely go swimming and snorkeling with them.

Panerai Luminor Marina is also famous for having been Sylvester Stallone’s and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s watch of choice in several of their action movies of the 1990s.

Movements:

Panerai in-house mechanical hand wind movement P. 2002, with 21 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a whopping 8-day power reserve.
Panerai in-house automatic movement P. 2003, with 25 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a whopping 10-day power reserve.
Panerai in-house mechanical hand wind movement P. 3000, with 21 jewels, 21,600 vph, and a 72 hour power reserve.
Panerai in-house automatic movement P. 9000, with 28 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 72 hour power reserve.
Panerai in-house automatic movement P. 9001, with 29 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 72 hour power reserve.
Panerai in-house automatic movement P. 9002, with 29 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 72 hour power reserve.
Panerai automatic movement OP III, base movement Swiss automatic Valjoux 7750-P1 with 21 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 42 hour power reserve.
Panerai automatic movement OP VIII, base movement Swiss automatic Valjoux 7750-P1 with 21 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 42 hour power reserve.
Panerai automatic movement OP IX, base movement Swiss automatic Valjoux 7750-P1 with 21 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 42 hour power reserve.
Panerai mechanical hand wind movement OP X, base movement Swiss ETA 6497 with 17 jewels, 21,600 vph, and a 56 hour power reserve.
Panerai mechanical hand wind movement OP XI, base movement ETA 6497/2 with 17 jewels, 21,600 vph, and a 56 hour power reserve.
Panerai automatic movement OP XII, base movement Valjoux 7753 with 27 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 46 hour power reserve.
Panerai automatic movement OP XIX, base movement Valjoux 7750 La Joux-Perret with 30 jewels, 28,800 vph, and a 42 hour power reserve.

Date Function:

Many of their watches have a date function and quite many of their models don’t. Panerai is famous for deliberately making their watches look like vintage watches with an “old” feel to them. That’s what defines the brand. Be prepared that many Panerai watches feel like old fashioned “low tech” watches. This is done deliberately by the Panerai brand to honor their iconic watches of the 1930s and 1940s.

Functions:

Very few Panerai watches have a chronograph function. Very few Panerai watches have a GMT function, a power reserve indicator, and a 24 hour indicator.
All Panerai watches lack a large second hand – they use a small second hand on a sub dial.
Many Panerais even lack a date function, and quite many Panerai watches use mechanical hand wind movements. Be prepared that many Panerai watches feel like old fashioned “low tech” watches. This is done deliberately by the Panerai brand to honor their iconic watches of the 1930s and 1940s.

Case Material:

The most commonly used materials are:

Stainless steel.
18 carat rose gold.

Case Dimension:

D = Diameter. TH = Thickness:

D: 40mm.
D: 44mm.
D: 47mm.

Case Back:

Most Panerai watches have an exhibition case back/sapphire crystal case back.

Bezel:

Fixed.

Crystal:

Sapphire crystal.

Strap Materials:

Stainless steel bracelets (quite unusual).
Leather straps.
Rubber straps.

Clasp:

Deployment clasp.

Water Resistance:

Depends on the model:

100 meters/330 feet (suitable for swimming and snorkeling).
300 meters/1,000 feet (suitable for diving).

Since the Panerai Luminor Marina lacks a bezel/timer, it’s not recommended to go diving with it. It can however be used for swimming and snorkeling. This applies to Panerai Luminor Marina models with a 300 meter/1,000 feet water resistance as well.