Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Ceramica ref. PAM00441 – Full set, Superb condition

In 1860, Officine Panerai started life as a watchmaker’s shop, which, somewhat unusually, also sold maritime equipment. Decades later, at the turn of the 20th century, the brand became the official supplier of the Italian Frogmen, who famously wore their watches – developed in collaboration with Rolex SA – while riding atop torpedos aimed at docked enemy ships. They would then attach limpet mines to those ships and try to make it back in time to avoid the explosions that followed. As you can imagine, a legible and dependable timekeeping device was an absolute must for these specialized soldiers, so that’s exactly what Panerai provided. The brand also supplied the Royal Italian Navy with a wide array of technical equipment and precision instruments, which further cemented its place in horological history.

Since Panerai tends to follow a similar design language for all of its watches, the watch on offer here is strongly reminiscent of its historical predecessors, but there’s a twist – a pretty cool one at that. The PAM00441’s case is fashioned out of ceramic, which makes it almost twice as light as its steel counterpart. The novel material also gives it its pleasing black color, which complements the sandwich dial it encases. The latter is adorned with slender hands and Arabic numeral indices, an arrow-shaped GMT hand, a stealthy date display at 3 o’clock, and a small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock. At 44mm in diameter, the PAM00441 wears like a tough military tool, but it is nevertheless a finely-crafted timekeeping device powered by the brilliant in-house caliber P9001.

Our offering is in superb condition, comes in a full set of boxes and papers, and is outfitted with its OEM strap.

Covered by a limited warranty of 1 year, starting on the date of purchase.