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WHAT WE LOVE:
The Marina Militare designation is Panerai's direct reference to the original purpose of the watch: "Marina Militare" means Italian Navy, and watches bearing that inscription on the dial rather than the Panerai brand name recreate the form of the instruments that were actually issued to Italian Navy divers and frogmen — where the crown-protection device, the cushion case, and the Arabic numerals were operational specifications, not design decisions. The original Panerai watches supplied to the Marina Militare were unbranded because military instruments did not carry commercial branding. PAM00673 honours that tradition precisely: the dial carries "MARINA MILITARE" but no Panerai name.
The sandwich dial is the construction detail that most connects PAM00673 to the instruments that preceded it. Rather than printing luminous material on a single dial surface, Panerai stacks two dial layers — the upper with cut-out Arabic numerals and markers, the lower carrying the luminous material that glows through those apertures. The result is both a vintage-correct construction and a dial that provides a depth and visual warmth to the numerals that a printed dial cannot replicate, particularly visible in the brownish patina of the period-correct lume. The 47mm polished stainless steel case with its characteristic crown protection device — the lever that locks the crown against the case — the Plexiglass crystal, and the Calibre P.3000 manufacture movement combine into one of the most direct expressions of Panerai's military instrument heritage in the modern catalogue. Limited to 1,000 pieces and accompanied by the full triple-box collectors' set.
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Panerai Manufacture Calibre P.3000 — 21 jewels, 21,600 vph (3 Hz), hand-wound, 72-hour power reserve (two barrels), 161 components, Glucydur balance, Incabloc anti-shock. Hours and minutes. Plexiglass (domed acrylic) crystal. Sapphire exhibition caseback. 100-metre water resistance.
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