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“ PHOTO COURTESY OF PANERAI.
SEEING
THE LIGHT
FROM WORLD WARS TO WATCHES &
WONDERS, PANERAI’S LATEST LUMINOR
HONOURS A LEGACY OF
DEEP-SEA INNOVATION
By Jonathan Wells
THE UNDERWATER WORLD IS STILL TO BE DISCOVERED.
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pr precision instruments — including gun sights — and during WW1,
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t t t i i fi i Arabic numerals were stationed at the cardinal points, flanking
clear stick indexes, and Plexiglas was installed on the watch backs,
establishing Panerai as pioneers in the world of exhibition cases.
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Aft mer t e n a e ” e a nod to that radioactive luminescent paint of the past.
More than three decades later, the 2025 Luminor Marina
debuted at Watches & Wonders earlier this year in both titanium and
ic up to 500 metres, streamlined lugs to accommodate the brand’s
PAM Click Release System, and — most notably — enhanced,
It Panera 40 fre f raro so many years ago.
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