Panerai created a timepiece in honour of Guillaume Néry, former French professional athlete and brand ambassador since 2018. Twice a world champion, he broke four constant weight free-diving world records and he is now an ambassador of the sea, turning his underwater experiences into images and videos which amaze everyone who sees them.
The Panerai Submersible Chrono – Guillaume Néry edition is a professional diver’s watch, water-resistant to a depth of about 300 metres (30 bar) and fitted with a unidirectional rotating bezel, which accurately displays the duration of the dive. This watch has a 47 mm titanium case which integrates perfectly with the blue of the ceramic disc applied to the bezel, the blue hands and the blue rubber strap. The dial is clearly legible under all lighting conditions and in complete darkness, thanks to the luminous white markers, which stand out strongly against the shark grey, textured background. Engraved on the screw back are the champion’s signature and the depths of his final awe-inspiring record: 126 metres, achieved with a single breath.
The Panerai Submersible Chrono – Guillaume Néry edition is powered by the P.9100 automatic calibre oscillating at a frequency of 28,800 vph and offering a power reserve of three days. This movement was entirely developed by the Laboratorio di Idee in Panerai’s high quality watchmaking Manufacture in Neuchâtel. It is also a precision chronograph, with fly-back function and the device for zeroing the seconds hand to enable perfect synchronisation with a reference signal.
