The Panerai Radiomir California 3 Days and Radiomir S.L.C. 3 Days - Interwatches.com News

We have been introducing a few of the new models presented by Panerai at this year’s SIHH. We have two additional models that we will be featuring today, the Radiomir California 3 Days and the Radiomir S.L.C. 3 Days.

The Radiomir California 3 Days has the dial which was almost certainly the first one fitted to the Radiomir case, very original with its alternation of markers, Arabic figures and Roman numerals. The design of the dial is enhanced by the OP logo, the inscription “CALIFORNIA” engraved on the flange at 12 o’clock and the little date window at 3 o’clock. 

The Radiomir S.L.C. 3 Days also has a historic dial of strongly minimalist design, with alternating bar and dot-shaped hour markers. This version was probably created in the late 1930s to experiment with the sandwich construction of the dial, in which two plates are filled with a layer of luminous material. The name of this watch refers to the “Siluro a Lento Corsa” (S.L.C.), the slow-speed torpedo on which the commandos of the Royal Italian Navy rode during their heroic underwater missions, equipped with Panerai watches and instruments. 

The Radiomir California 3 Days (PAM00424) and the Radiomir S.L.C. 3 Days (PAM00425) form part of the Historic Collection and are supplied with a cambered sapphire crystal and a brown leather strap fastened by a polished steel buckle.

Technical details: 

Reference: PAM00424 Radiomir California 3 Days - 47 mm

Movement: hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P.3000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai, 16½ lignes, 5.3 mm thick, 21 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 21,600 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 3 days, two barrels. 162 components.

Functions: Hours, minutes, date.

Diameter: 47 mm

Case: AISI 316L polished steel with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Screw-down winding crown personalised OP.

Dial: black with luminous Arabic and Roman numerals and hour markers.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 2.8 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Strap: PANERAI personalised leather strap and large-size polished steel buckle.

Water resistance: 100 metres or 330 feet.

Reference: PAM00425 Radiomir S.L.C. 3 Days - 47 mm

Movement: hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P.3000 calibre, executed entirely by Panerai, 16½ lignes, 5.3 mm thick, 21 jewels, Glucydur® balance, 21,600 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 3 days, two barrels. 160 components.

Functions: hours, minutes.

Diameter: 47 mm

Case: AISI 316L polished steel with removable wire loop strap attachments (patented). Screw-down winding crown personalised OP.

Dial: black with luminous hour markers.

Crystal: sapphire, formed of corundum, 2.8 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.

Strap: PANERAI personalised leather strap and large-size polished steel buckle.

Water resistance: 100 metres or 330 feet.