Category: Replica Panerai Luminor Series Watches

Love them or hate them, one thing that you cannot do with Panerai is ignore them. Panerai has once again made waves at Watches & Wonders 2015 with their latest special edition watches. I’m of course referring to the new Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 “California dial” replica watches, and also its twisted sister, the PAM617.
But we thought that it would be useful to expand on these watches now that we have had some hands-on time and also a couple of days to ruminate on them. Today, we shall begin with what is probably the more controversial of the two, the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629.

The PAM629 uses Panerai’s tried and tested Luminor 1950 case which is 47mm wide. This makes the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 a large watch. While it may large, the lugs do curve quite pronouncedly, so it’s not uncomfortable to wear even if you have smaller wrists. And because it is rendered in titanium, the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 also feels remarkably light. The sheer weight of this watch messes with your mind.

You are expecting a hefty piece, and yet when you pick it up and put it on, it feels like a much smaller watch. The DLC coating helps make the case more resistant to scratches and wear, and it is a first for Panerai in the sense that their DLC pieces have traditionally used steel cases.
Moving on, what’s really controversial about the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 is its dial. Yes, it has what is known as a California dial. This dial design, which consists of half Roman numerals and half Arabic numerals, is special to Panerai because it was used on the Panerai reference 3646, one of the very first Rolex-made Panerais. It is a very unique design to be sure, and up until the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629, the California dial has only appeared on Panerai’s cushion case Radiomir watches. And it is for this reason that Panerai traditionalists are crying foul.

But these curmudgeons aside, the neutrals will once again point towards Panerai’s relunctance to adapt and conjure up something that is truly new. The new Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 is surely iterative rather than revolutionary, but that’s what Panerai does best. Besides, I thought last year’s Radiomir 1940 chronographs were pretty refreshing. I digress… so back to the PAM627. Well, the fact that it is the first Luminor watch to wear a California dial should surely mean something in the annals of Panerai’s history and will thusly ensure this model’s success. Furthermore, the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 is limited to just 300 pieces and its intended target audience will certainly not mind that the PAM629 is not historically correct.
In fact, the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Titanio DLC PAM629 is dripping with cool. The dark, black case coupled with the equally black dial contrasts perfectly with the faux vintage markings and gold hands. The case is rendered in typical Panerai quality, which is to say it’s really good. The lines are sharp and the uniform matte finish seems to almost suck up light, which makes the gold hands stand out even more sharply. The supplied Ponte Vecchio calf strap also screams quality, though I suspect some users would be miffed that it tapers down to just 22mm. I personally prefer a uniform 26mm strap on my 47mm Luminor 1950 copy watches.

First of all, a Happy Chinese New Year to all our readers! Panerai limited edition replica watches enjoys a strong following in Asia and for the past seven years have released special edition watches to commemorate the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese Zodiac is made up of 12 animals, corresponding to a 12-year cycle. Chinese New Year began yesterday on February 8, 2016, and it marks the start of the Year of the Monkey. So, in keeping with tradition, Panerai has released the new Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio (PAM 850) which pays tribute to this new year and this special animal.

According to Chinese tradition, the Monkey symbolizes intelligence, optimism, and confidence, and the first thing that will strike readers about the new Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic fake watch is the instantly recognizable hunter-style case which is used on many Panerai Sealand watches. On this watch, the flip cover has been elaborately decorated with an exquisite engraving of the Monkey.
Each cover is entirely hand-engraved by skilled Italian craftsmen, who have to lay numerous thin threads of gold in the engraved steel to embellish the image of the monkey and the accompanying flora. You can imagine how laborious this task is. The flip cover opens upwards with the hinge at 12 o’clock, and opening it reveals a sapphire crystal and a grey dial that is unlike what you see on most other Panerai watches. We don’t have an exact image of the dial, but the above image from the PAM849 matches the same description. There’s a running seconds sub-dial at 9 o’clock and a date window at 3 o’clock. The rest of the case is a 44mm Luminor 1950 case made out of stainless steel and water-resistant to 100 meters.

Inside the Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio beats Panerai’s P.9000 calibre, an automatic movement that is widely used in many other automatic Panerai watches. It features bi-directional winding rotor, operating 28,800bph, and a power reserve of 3 days.

“What’s next?” is the question that’s been on the lips of the nation – or at least those concerned Panerai replica watches fans, who thus far had to wonder what the next frontier may be for their beloved brand. The Luminor undoubtedly is the more popular and successful among Panerai collections – arguably paling the Radiomir in comparison – and while the brand has not shied away from releasing myriads of different iterations, the time has come for them today to release Luminor’s chapter due. Enter the Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days, with the new and in fact thinnest Luminors ever, the PAM676 and PAM677 pieces. Let’s dig in and see if the due name is justified.

Due (pronounced “doo-eh”) stands for to “two” in Italian, and that quite clearly marks how Panerai Luminor series fake watch is launching the second chapter Luminor case. Wow. The name of the game is thickness – or rather the very lack of it. The Panerai Luminor Due case, in some instances, is up to 40% thinner than the comparable Luminor Uno (no, they have not started calling them that).

Panerai is quick to stress, though, that “the ingredients for the new case are the ones well known to every connoisseur: the robust cushion case, large dial surrounded by the leather strap Panerai fake watches (arguably not the most novel feature of all time), strong integrated lugs and the bridge-shaped device which seals the crown.” You need not be the most eagle-eyed of Paneristi either to see that the Luminor Due is heavily based on the Luminor 1950 case: it has what appears to be an extremely similar case and lug profile, albeit the aforementioned diet has of course taken effect.
The Panerai Luminor Due line will be debuted by four models, a steel and gold version in both 42- and 45-millimeter sizes. Let’s see them one-by-one.

Among Panerai’s sudden heap of new models today, the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM661 stands out for its carbon case. One good thing about Panerai and their naming conventions is that you can at least get a broad sense of a watch from its model name, especially if you are already familiar with the brand. Of course, Panerai replica watches fans know that the myriad PAM references often differ very subtly with an option here and an option there. This new release is immediately and obviously distinguished from the rest, though, by its black carbon case with a wooden grain-like pattern – oh, and there’s an updated movement and some interesting details to note as well.

Panerai cheap fake watches released their first Carbotech-cased watch last year in 2015, the Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM616 . Now, the Submersible was a sensible choice to debut this rather novel looking material – although we never had a doubt that pieces from other collections made of this high-tech composite will be released soon.
While the aesthetic differences between the Luminor Marina and the Submersible are rather obvious (different case shape and size, lack of rotating bezel on the Marina), this new model actually shares more in common with the Submersible than just the carbon case. For starters, there’s the faux-aged lume and the round hour markers that are typically found mostly on Submersible models. Also carried over is the bright blue, but here it is only on the small-seconds hand at 9 o’clock, complementing the modern vibe established by the avant-garde use of carbon for the case.

The Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic replica watch case measures 44mm wide and is water-resistant to 300m, and aesthetics aside, the carbon material promises a lightweight wearing experience (to which our hands-on experience with the PAM616 testifies). Inside the Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM661 is the “new” Panerai P.9010 automatic movement that debuted in several of today’s releases.