It seems watch designers this year made a tacit agreement to make skeletonized dial a popular element for luxury limited watches. Just as Cartier and Omega successfully captured our eyes with their skeleton design watches earlier this year, Officine Panerai's PAM00348 - Lo Scienziato Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48 mm - is also an attention getter soon as it is unveiled.
"Lo Scienziato" is Italian, meaning "the scientist". I can't find any explanitions about this special name on Panerai's website. But I am sure this is not a watch design for the scientists: First of all, the Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48 mm is absolutely not a watch that falls into the understated category. You will certainly be people's focus if you are spotted to wear such a watch - This is not suitable to scientists' style as they tend to lead a simple life in order to allocate more time on their work.
Besides, the PAM 00348 Radiomir Tourbillon GMT is limited to only 30 units worldwide, which makes it not affordable for most scientists. And scientists just don't need such a luxury watch. Enough for its name. Now let's take a closer look at the watch itself. The Panerai Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48 mm watch features a handsome matt black case. It did not reflects the metal luster because it is made of ceramic. Notice, that's not just your ordinary ceramic. It's called zirconium oxide ceramic, which is an exceptionally hard, corrosion resistant material.
I love the skeleton design very much as the charmingly refined mechanical parts can be clearly appreciated from the dial: the 24h indicator is at 3 o'clock, the small seconds and tourbillon indicator is at 9 o'clock., and the tourbillon regulator is at 10-11 o'clock. As this is a GMT watch, it shows the second time zone by a third central hand, which is not quite noticeable at first sight.
The dial is protected by sapphire crystal made from corundum (1.9 mm thick), with double anti-reflective coating, which is so invisible that at first I thought there is no sapphire crystal on the front. Turning the watch up side down, you would be amazed that it utilizes the see-through sapphire crystal to satisfy your curiosity to see more of its fabulous skeleton structure. And there is a 6-day power reserve indicator on the back.
Overall, the watch looks masculine and rugged. The water is water resistant to 100 meters and can show two time zones simultaneously. It combines both functionality and fashionable aesthetics. However, it is well known that Panerai watches are ridiculously expensive. To enjoy the brand without shelling out a fortune, replica Panerai is always your good option.
| Price : $6,384.00
