Panerai Radiomir 'California' , PAM00424

We are proud to present this stylish Panerai Radiomir California watch for sale.

In 1935 the Royal Italian Navy approached Panerai and other watch manufacturers with the request of designing a watch resistant to extreme conditions while at the same time keeping exact time for the frogman commandos of the First Submarine Group Command and offering excellent legibility even under water. The prototype submitted by Panerai in 1936 was called Radiomir, from the name of the luminescent substance used for hands and indices and passed all the tests successfully.

This version the Radiomir PAM00424 was launched in 2014 and is still in production today. It comes set in a large 47mm polished 316L steel cushion-shaped case with a smooth polished bezel and more traditional shaped screw-down crown, based on the early models before Panerai’s patented crown-lock system was invented in 1955. The dial is a clean black colour with the unusual ‘California’ style hour markers (Roman numerals at the top/Arabic numerals at the bottom), gold edged hands and protected by a domed sapphire crystal glass. It is powered by the Panerai calibre P.3000 in-house manual wind mechanism with a ‘3-day’ power reserve and is visible through an exhibition caseback. It comes fitted on a lightly worn black calf leather strap with steel pin buckle.

Originally purchased in May 2015 and in mint condition for its age, this Radiomir comes with its original inner & outer boxes, instruction booklet, swing tag and international warranty booklet with barcode stickers.