The panorama for the 2020 America’s Cup is trying very completely different after its first two occasions (Italy & England) had been canceled as a result of pandemic, however that hasn’t stopped Panerai from transferring ahead with its partnership with the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Staff, whose inaugural residence race was sadly one of many victims of the cancellations. Becoming a member of the Submersible Carbotech variant unveiled at SIHH final yr is the stealthy new DLC-coated titanium PAM1036 — a Luminor GMT mannequin that after once more adheres to the stealthy black and pink Luna Rossa regalia and likewise makes use of the identical textured dial produced from the sails of one of many Luna Rossa AC75 racing boats.
Specs
Model: Panerai
Mannequin: Luna Rossa GMT (ref. PAM1036)
Dimensions: 44mm
Water Resistance: 300 meters
Case Materials: DLC-coated titanium
Crystal/Lens: Sapphire
Motion: Panerai P.9010/GMT (in-house automated)
Frequency: 4Hz
Energy Reserve: three Days
Strap/Bracelet: Contains each Panerai rubber strap and Ponte Vecchio calfskin strap
Worth & Availability: $11,200 USD
Just like the Submersible from final yr, the textured sailcloth floor on this reference mixed with Panerai’s signature sandwich-dial structure yields a super-cool aesthetic that’s not simply completely different from any Panerai up to now but in addition completely different from another America’s Cup partnership watch that I’m conscious of. Personally, I’ve all the time beloved the smooth, function-rich nautical device watches that emerge from the watch world’s many partnerships with America’s Cup crusing groups, although I actually want that the America’s Cup branding — and particularly the version or yr for which the partnership is being commemorated — had been relegated to the caseback. On this explicit occasion, the caseback already has loads of cool embellishment (together with a neat engraving of an AC75 mono-hull sailboat) containing all of the partnership’s obligatory information — why does it must be on the dial, as nicely?
All issues thought of, from an aesthetic standpoint, I’d nonetheless depend the Luna Rossa editions markedly extra fascinating than the sequence Panerai cooked up for the 35th version of the America’s Cup. Just like the Carbotech Submersible Luna Rossa from final yr, Panerai’s 44mm titanium instances additionally put on extraordinarily gentle and comfortably, and right here you get the added bonus of it being a dual-time watch. Talking of which, let’s not neglect that Panerai’s P.9000-series in-house actions have an independently adjustable hour hand, making this an ideal look ahead to journey, or for racing a really costly sailboat between a number of time zones. As soon as once more, the worth for the PAM1036 Luna Rossa GMT is $11,200 at panerai.com.
