This one is certainly among the rarest, more collectible and more desirable watches ever produced by Panerai. It was supplied to the Egyptian Navy in 1956. If most of the Panerai are large watches (45mm to 47mm), this one is massive. It has a 59mm case and an exceptional robustness. It can also be recognized from its rotating bezel, with pearls every 5 minutes, used to calculate the time spent under water. It is also quite unique because of the crown protection that has been introduced that same year (patent registered in 1956), one of the distinctive features of the future Luminor models. Inside ticks a Angelus caliber that boasts the famous 8-day power reserve and a small second at 9. The dial uses the classical sandwich construction and typical 3-6-9-12 font. This particular watch may look familiar as it has been reissued in 2009 under the replica Panerai FERRARI GRANTURISMO CHRONOGRAPH PAMFER00006watc.
So over time, I've met many people who have identified with these three elements as well, but what is great is how each collector or watch lover seems to manifest their appreciation of watches in a special way. Let's take the South Korean artist who prefers to go by the name Eerune. As a professional illustrator, he combines his design skills with many of the watches he loves, for a unique, almost pop art visual presentation of aesthetic and story.
The movement is visible through the sapphire crystal in the case back and has been black coated, to match the black ceramic case and black coated titanium case back. The manually wound movement has 8 days of power reserve and features linear power reserve indicator, a second time zone with day/night indicator and a single-button chronograph. I guess a single-button chronograph, or mono-poussoir, is what one could call a personal fetish. However I also like the 44mm ceramic Luminor 1950 case a lot, because it has a manly size without looking too much oversized on my wrist and it has the iconic Panerai looks.
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