The new Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Titanio is strong and reliable, and it is equipped with functions which are vital not only for an exceptional explorer like Mike Horn but also for any traveller or lover of nature.
The unveiling of the new watch comes as Officine Panerai partners with South African explorer Mike Horn’s Pole2Pole expedition, a two-year project of circumnavigating the globe through land and sea, passing through the two poles.
This announcement is being made on the eve of Mike's departure from Cape Town, South Africa, for the South Pole, and it confirms the long-term partnership between Mike Horn and Officine Panerai, which has already sponsored many of the most remarkable enterprises of the famous explorer: Arktos (2002-2004), the North Pole Winter Expedition (2006) and Pangaea (2008-2012).
Water-resistant to a depth of 300 metres and with a rotating bezel for measuring the time of immersion, the new Special Edition was created by the Panerai Manufacture in Neuchâtel.
It is also extremely tough thanks to its solid case measuring 47 mm in diameter, made of brushed titanium, an extremely resistant, hypoallergenic material which is very much lighter than steel.
On the midnight blue dial, with applied hour marker dots coated with Super- LumiNova®, the sports character of the watch is enhanced by the inscription POLE2POLE, printed in yellow and matching the second time zone hand and the small seconds dial at 9 o'clock.
Hidden behind the minimalist midnight blue dial is the automatic P.9001 movement, entirely designed and created in the Officine Panerai Manufacture in Neuchâtel. With a diameter of 133⁄4 lignes, 29 jewels, variable inertia balance and Incabloc® shock protection, the movement is notable for the precision of its construction and for the two spring barrels, which are constantly wound in both directions by an oscillating rotor, providing a power reserve of three days.
The movement also has the GMT function, displaying home time with a central hand, and a convenient system for adjusting the hour hand, which can be moved forwards or backwards in jumps of exactly one hour, at the same time modifying the date display accordingly.
Engraved on the back are the logo of the expedition – which consists of two animals symbolising the two poles, the polar bear and the penguin – and Mike Horn’s signature.
The new Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Titanio (PAM00719) is supplied with a black rubber strap, fastened by a large trapezoid-shaped buckle in brushed titanium.
