Panerai 3 DAYS ORO ROSSO, Instructions Manual

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THE PANERAI POCKET WATCH
3 DAYS ORO ROSSO
The pocket watch is one of the most elegant and sophisticated masculine
accessories, thanks to its association with the not-so-distant past when a
gentleman would never have thought of wearing his timepiece on his wrist: until the
early years of the century wristwatches were largely seen as a lady’s accessory. It
was only during the First World War that the wearing of wristwatches began to
spread among men, gradually transforming the pocket watch as an everyday item
into an exclusive rarity, reserved for connoisseurs and collectors. In the first
decades of the 20th century, Panerai’s Orologeria in Florence was a popular
destination for anyone looking for a pocket watch, as is expressed by the inscription
“Orologi da tasca delle principali fabbriche svizzere” (“Pocket watches of the main
Swiss brands”) on the window facing the Baptistery in Piazza San Giovanni.
The new Pocket Watch 3 Days models are renewing this tradition, and enhancing
it with the high quality watchmaking content of the Panerai manufacture in
Neuchâtel.
As is often the case with precious objects of understated elegance, it is the back of
the watch that hides the most fascinating surprise for enthusiasts of high quality
watchmaking. The large round cover concealing the movement can easily be
opened in order to admire the finish of the P.3001/10 calibre, completely developed
and made in the Officine Panerai manufacture at Neuchâtel. Hand-wound with a
power reserve of three days and power reserve indication set in the back, the
P.3001 calibre is presented for the first time in a new version, with the bridges and
the two barrels skeletonised and with chamfered polished angles.
T
HE CASE
The Panerai Pocket Watch 3 Days Oro Rosso has a case of 50 mm made of
polished Panerai Goldtech .
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HISTORY
Since 1860, Guido Panerai & Figlio in Florence had been producing precision
instruments with a high level of technical content, becoming a supplier to the
Royal Italian Navy. These instruments have indissolubly associated the name
Panerai with marine exploration, time measurement and the development of a
particular standard of quality and safety, a fundamental requirement for
supplying the armed forces.
Officine Panerai began producing watches in March 1938 with the Radiomir, a
model which played a part in the exploits of the commandos of the Italian
Navy who wore it on their wrists.
The Panerai Luminor has been recognised as a historically important watch by
virtue of the robustness and originality of its design; the small number of
examples produced, together with the first Radiomir watches, are some of the
rarities most sought-after by collectors in the field.
Since 1993, Officine Panerai has offered updated Luminor and Radiomir
models on the international market, thus becoming one of the undisputed
leaders in the haute horlogerie sports sector.
Making excellent use of the resources of the Panerai Manufacture, highly
reliable, technologically avant-garde watches are being created; these are
watches meeting the criteria of craftsmanship inherited from the traditions of
the past, tested to resist extremely strong adverse influences.
Panerai watches are distributed through a highly selective international
network of watch specialists as well as through the Panerai boutiques. The
addresses are available on our website www.panerai.com.
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