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O fficine Panerai presents a new chronograph of the highest quality, incorporating a fascinating combination of design, technology and history – the Radiomir 1940 Chronograph, available in three different precious metals: platinum, red gold and white gold. The case, 45mm in diameter, has the simple, elegant lines developed by Panerai in 1940, the time of the first Radiomir. Every detail of the 1940 case has a polished finish, including the two push-buttons controlling the chronograph functions, the cylindrical winding crown and the bezel. The dial of the new Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is a new and original design, inspired by the history of the brand, but also by the function of the watch. The red gold version has a brown dial with the combination of graphic hour markers, Roman and Arabic numerals that has acquired the name California, adopted by the Radiomir of 1936. The platinum version has the ivory dial, with simple baton or dot hour markers, and the same design distinguishes the black dial of the white gold version. The latter has a dial with the sandwich structure, formed of two superimposed plates with the luminous material between them, visible through holes corresponding to the hour markers. Common to all three versions is the tachymeter scale for calculating average speed and the two chronograph counters. The movement is the OP XXV calibre, developed on a Minerva 13-22 base. The Minerva manufacture has had historic links with Panerai since the 1920s, when the Swiss manufacturer was a supplier to the Florentine watchmaker. The OP XXV calibre is a hand- wound chronograph of extremely sophisticated construction and high quality details, such as the column wheel, the swan- neck regulator, and the Côtes de Genève finish of the bridges. The high level of craftsmanship can be appreciated through the large sapphire crystal porthole in the back. The new Radiomir 1940 Chronographs are produced in a unique edition, limited to 100 examples for each of the gold versions and 50 examples for the platinum version. Supplied with an alligator strap and water-resistant to a depth of 50 metres, the Chronographs represented high achievement in design and technology. RADIOMI R 1 9 4 0 CHRONOGRAPH 1 2 8 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I

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