Classic Antique - Panerai Radiomir California 45mm PAM01349

Panerai, which started out as a military equipment brand, chose to seek help from Rolex when it received a watch order from the Italian Navy due to lack of watchmaking experience. As a result, Panerai created the first 2533 watch. Because of this partnership, Panerai was able to adopt Rolex's California dial design. The origin of the name California dial seems to have become a legend, and it is impossible to accurately trace its origin, but this design has become a classic and has become Panerai's iconic style. The Panerai Radiomir replica watches at captainthewatch.is.

Panerai, which started out as a military equipment brand, has definitely continued its tough guy style from beginning to end. Even if small watch diameters are popular, Panerai's most classic and golden ratio watch diameter is still 45 mm. The overall design of this PAM1349 with a very antique feel is Radmir's iconic design. For the first time, the 45 mm watch diameter is applied to the California dial watch, and it returns to the design of no guard bridge and wire lugs. The reference inspiration is the 3646 watch when it was still using the Rolex movement, and this watch is also Panerai's first mass-produced commemorative work.

The raised sapphire bubble mirror is accompanied by a dark green lacquered dial that gradually deepens from the center to the periphery, as well as a simple and delicate grainy texture. The hour markers, hands, and track-type scales are all oxidized to imitate antique watches. The luminous layer on the hour markers and hands also uses a retro yellow color. The two hands are made of the classic blue-baked design of the 1930s in Panerai antique watches. The entire dial does not even have a brand logo, and only "L Swiss L" is marked in a nearly invisible form below the 6 o'clock position, but Panerai's representative logo is fully displayed in the entire watch.

The pillow-shaped case and crown of the watch are both aged. After the black PVD coating is applied to the stainless steel surface, it is manually polished and part of the black coating is removed, and even the edges are completely polished. From a distance, the entire case appears to have a radiating ray-like brushed effect, but when we look closely at the entire case from a closer distance, the brushed effect is irregular, almost close to the horizontal, vertical, oblique, and various brushed effects caused by a watch being worn for a long time, and the retro feel is absolutely maximized.