Panerai became the Official Partner of the prestigious sailing competition and the sponsor of the Oracle Team USA and Softbank Team Japan in 2017.
The new Submersible QuarantaQuattro Luna Rossa Ti-Ceramitech™ represents a strategic alliance of high performance and cutting-edge technology in the shape of a new innovative material, Ti-Ceramitech™, mirroring the ethos of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team at the apex of sailing competition.
The 44mm Ti-Ceramitech™ case, is inspired by a material originally used in highperformance competitive environments and has been skilfully adapted and integrated into the world of watchmaking. Through seven years of meticulous research and development, Panerai has filed a patent application for a titanium ceramisation process through Electrolytic Plasma Oxidation able to achieve a very distinctive hue of blue. This process transforms the titanium alloy surface into a dense ceramic layer, and the specific choice of elements used, combined with the electrolyte composition, allowed for the creation of the watch’s peculiar and striking blue colour, a shade inspired by the open seas.
The bezel of machined titanium is ceramised and then meticulously reworked to reveal the metal beneath at strategic points, creating an eye-catching contrast of materials, punctuating the crown and its protecting lever, the edge and indexes of the bezel, the back-case, and the trapezoidal pin buckle.
The date window stands at 3 o’clock while a discreet seconds subdial rests at 9 o’clock, surrounded by luminous hands and hour markers that ensure legibility in the ocean’s depths or the dark of night. The general color palette is reminiscent of the open ocean at twilight, rich and saturated, yet with a subtle gradient that gives it texture and movement. Ensuring versatility and style, the watches come with two strap options. The first bi-material strap features a striking red stripe with the words Luna Rossa in white against a blue backdrop, while the second rubber strap boasts a uniform blue tone.
At the heart of the Submersible QuarantaQuattro Luna Rossa Ti-Ceramitech™ is the automatic P.900, a caliber renowned for its reliability with a 3-day power reserve. The P.900 is an automatic caliber that integrates expansive function within the confines of remarkably streamlined proportions.
Technical Specifications:
Submersible QuarantaQuattro Luna Rossa Ti-Ceramitech™
PAM01466
Movement: Automatic mechanical, P.900 calibre, 12 ½ lignes, 4.2 mm thick, 23 jewels, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. One barrel. 171 components.
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, calculation of immersion time, stop-seconds for precise time setting.
Power Reserve: 3 days.
Case: Diameter 44mm, Blue Ti-Ceramitech™ case.
Unidirectional rotating Ti-Ceramitech™ bezel. Screwed micro-sandblasted Titanium case-back. Sapphire crystal.
Dial: Blue sun-brushed with SuperLuminova® hour markers and dots. Date at 3 o’clock and small seconds at 9 o’clock.
Strap: Bi-material rubber and blue textile with Luna Rossa red stripe, STD, 24/22. Trapezoidal micro-sandblasted
Titanium pin buckle.
Water resistance: 50 bar (~500 meters)
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PAM01543
Movement: Automatic mechanical, P.900 calibre, 12 ½ lignes, 4.2 mm thick, 23 jewels, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. One barrel. 171 components.
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, calculation of immersion time, stop-seconds for precise time setting.
Power Reserve: 3 days.
Case: Diameter 44mm, Blue Ti-Ceramitech™ case.
Unidirectional rotating Ti-Ceramitech™ bezel. Screwed micro-sandblasted Titanium case-back. Sapphire crystal.
Dial: White grained matt with SuperLuminova® hour markers and dots. Date at 3 o’clock and small seconds at 9 o’clock.
Strap: Bi-material rubber and blue textile with Luna Rossa red stripe, STD, 24/22. Trapezoidal micro-sandblasted
Titanium pin buckle.
Water resistance: 50 bar (~500 meters)