Panerai Offers New 40-mm Case Sizes in Luminor Marina Quaranta Collection
Versatility and wearability across a variety of wrist sizes and tastes has become a driving force in luxury watchmakers’ product line extensions in recent years, manifesting itself in downsized versions of some traditionally large models (Exhibit A being IWC’s high-profile launch of a 43-mm version of the Big Pilot’s Watch; Exhibit B, Breitling’s 41-mm, three-hand Navitimer; and so on). Panerai, a watch brand strongly associated with very large timepieces, joins the party this week with the introduction of the Luminor Marina Quaranta ? at 40 mm in diameter, the smallest iteration yet of the model and arguably destined to be the one most appealing to a mass audience.
Above and below: PAM01270
The Quaranta series (Italian for “Forty”), will replace the 42-mm versions of the Luminor Marina that previously represented the smallest case option, and revives a size that had once been part of the model’s history. (The larger 44-mm versions of the Luminor Marina will presumably remain the flagships of the collection.) Aside from the reduced dimensions, the Quaranta models all possess the features identifying the Luminor Marina, including the familiar cushion-shaped case with polished bezel and brushed surfaces, the sandwich-style dial, and the patented safety-locking crown protection device on the case’s right side.
Above and below: PAM01271
The series launches with three dial selections, all in 40-mm stainless-ste...
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