Today's news is that Panerai has launched a new watch—the PAM01313—but there's much more to the story. This watch also marks the return of the Luminor Marina collection, injecting a new direction into this iconic, minimalist, and essential watch. Shedding its vintage elements, this watch returns to classic style, boasting a strong and instantly recognizable style. Let's take a look at the Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313.
Under the leadership of Jean-Marc Pontroué, Panerai is committed to repositioning its collections around four core pillars: the elegant Due line, the vintage Radiomir line, the robust Submersible line, and the quintessential Luminor line. In addition to segmenting, the brand has also begun and will continue to streamline its collections to enhance visibility and harmony within the sub-collections. It all started with the relaunch of the Luminor Marina collection, which will be the brand's main theme for 2020.
Simple, functional, and modern—that's the new Marina style. A clean color palette—black, white, and blue—and the iconic sandwich dial. In the early 1950s, the name "Luminor" indicated a new luminous material designed to replace the Radiomir used in World War II-era watches. According to Panerai, the new Luminor Marina continues this development, incorporating "high-performance Super-LumiNova"… What does that mean? Well, to be more precise, the brand has used white SLN luminous material on the sandwich dial and hands, which glows green in the dark. This isn't revolutionary in itself… but in terms of design, it signifies a return to creating a modern Luminor Marina watch, a departure from the often-battered "copycat" style. A return to basics.
The Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313 watch features a classic stainless steel case with a brushed surface and a polished bezel. Measuring 44mm in diameter and 15.65mm thick, it qualifies as a large watch. A hallmark of the Luminor collection, the crown is equipped with the brand's signature safety lock mechanism, which, along with the screw-down caseback, ensures 300-meter water resistance. The watch is presented on a blue alligator leather strap and includes an additional blue rubber strap.
The PAM01313's dial is a sophisticated deep blue with a sunray finish, contrasting strikingly against the white dial and giving the watch a modern and dynamic look. Its layout adheres to the brand's classic design, with engraved numerals and hour markers, baton-style hands, and a small seconds subdial at 9 o'clock. As a modern watch, it features a date display at 3 o'clock.
The PAM01313 is powered by the renowned automatic movement, the P.9010, developed and manufactured in-house by Panerai. Thanks to its twin-barrel construction, the movement boasts a power reserve of 72 hours when fully wound. A particularly useful feature of this movement is the ability to quickly adjust the hour hand, advancing or retreating in one-hour increments, while also adjusting the date simultaneously – a particularly useful feature when traveling.
Technical Specifications – Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313 Case: 44mm diameter x 15.65mm thickness - Stainless steel, brushed and polished - Crown safety lock - Sapphire crystal, screw-down stainless steel caseback - 300m water resistant Dial: Sandwich construction - Sun-brushed blue dial with white Arabic numerals and hour markers - Super-LumiNova with green luminescent material Movement: P.9010 caliber, Manufacture - Automatic - 31 jewels - 200 components - 13 3/4 lignes x 6mm - Double barrel, 72-hour power reserve - 28,800 vibrations/hour - Hours, minutes, small seconds, date Strap: Dark blue alligator leather with beige stitching - Brushed steel trapezoidal pin buckle Blue rubber and tooled strap Reference number: PAM01313