Luminor Sealand – 44mm

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Luminor Sealand – 44mm - Panerai
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The Panerai's timepiece dedicated to the Chinese Zodiac features an engraved pig surrounded by a typical floral decoration.

The special editions produced by Panerai that pay tribute to the Chinese Zodiac are highly distinctive. This year's timepiece is the eleventh model created since 2009. Like its predecessors, it is a 44 mm Luminor Sealand model made of brushed stainless steel. Its cover is engraved using the ancient technique of “sparsello” with the animal of the year, executed with the greatest skill in a style inspired by traditional Chinese iconography, surrounded by typical floral decoration chosen for its auspicious significance.

The ancient technique of “sparsello” is named after the special tool used for the engraving. First grooves are made in the steel before they are inlaid with gold threads in multiple parallel layers; these are then beaten until they completely fill the grooves which together form the outlines of the Pig and the sophisticated decoration. The work requires extraordinary skill on the part of the craftsmen because the process of inlaying the threads of gold is carried out after the lid has already been engraved, so the slightest error could damage all the work done previously.

Luminor Sealand – 44mm

The engraved cover protects a grey dial with Arabic numerals, linear hour markers and luminous dots, a small seconds dial at 9 o’clock and the date at 3 o’clock. The cover has a small signalling mirror on the back.

The movement of the new watch is the P.9010 automatic calibre, with a three-day power reserve, a bi-directional oscillating weight and a device for quickly adjusting the hour hand, which also automatically changes the date.

The Luminor Sealand - 44mm (PAM00859) is water-resistant to about 100 metres and it is supplied with a strap of soft brown leather. It is available exclusively in Panerai boutiques at 23,000 euros.

See also the special models dedicated to the Chinese zodiac from Blancpain and Jaquet Droz

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