Manufacturer: Panerai Year: 2000 Reference No: PAM00060 Movement No: 152'739 Case No: BB1013350 Model Name: Luminor Chrono Flyback Material: Titanium Calibre: Automatic, OP VI, 31 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Panerai bracelet, 190 mm. maximum length Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Panerai concealed double folding deployant clasp Dimensions: 40 mm. bezel width Signed:Case, dial and movement signed Accessories: With Officine Panerai Certificate dated October 2000, instruction manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Catalogue Essay
The present Luminor Chrono Flyback wristwatch is cased in titanium and features a flyback chronograph mechanism. The watch features a monotone dial with three black subsidiary dials against a special sand-coloured background. The present watch is complete with all accessories and numbered 260 of a limited edition of 300 examples only.
Known for its robust designs and large case sizes, Officine Panerai was established in 1860 by Giovanni Panerai in Florence, Italy. Around 1900, Giovanni's grandson Guido Panerai took over, and Panerai became the supplier to the Regia Marina — the Royal Italian Navy. After supplying the navy with high-precision instruments for a number of years, Officine Panerai created Radiomir, a radium-based powder that gives luminosity to the dials of sighting instruments and devices. By 1936, the Royal Italian Navy approached Panerai again with the request to design a watch resistant to extreme underwater conditions. The watch they created became known as the "Radiomir".
Panerai's watches made during the early twentieth century era were comprised of cases designed and manufactured by Rolex SA, with Cortébert, a Swiss manufacturer, supplying the majority of their movements. The most recognizable designs from the firm are the Radiomir and Luminor. To date, vintage models from the first half of the 1900s, such as the reference 3646 and 6152 models, remain the most desirable among collectors.