Panerai introduced its first Luminor Due models ? with cases 40 percent thinner than those of the original Luminor for a more understated wrist presence ? in 2016. This year, the brand adds four new models to the line, introducing new dial colors and case materials. Read on to discover the new Panerai Luminor Due watches and what makes each one unique.
Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Titanio – 42mm
The Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Titanio (Ref. PAM00728, above) and Luminor Due 3 Days Oro Rosso (PAM00741, below) come in brushed titanium and polished rose gold case, respectively. Both Luminor 1950-style cases are 42 mm in diameter and only 10.5 mm thick, and feature the patented bridge-and-lever device that protects the crown and helps ensure the watches’ 30-meter water resistance. The dial of the titanium model is a sun-brushed blue; the rose-gold watch sports a rare-for-Panerai ivory-colored dial with blue applied numerals. Both dials are in Panerai’s well-known “sandwich” style, with luminous markers and a small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock. Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Oro Rosso – 42mm
Inside Titanio is the Panerai’s hand-wound manufacture Caliber P.1000, with a three-day power reserve stored in two mainspring barrels; its more sophisticated, heavily skeletonized version, called P.1000/10, powers the Oro Rosso (pictured below). In the latter movement, the large, brushed-finish bridge that covers much of the mechanism has been openwor...