The debut of the Panerai Luminor Dieci Giorni GMT Ceramica PAM01483 gives us the unforeseen opportunity to dive once more into the virtues of an old friend, the automatic in-house calibre P.2003. There is a lot to say about this movement — or rather to revisit — but we should begin properly with a note about the new watch itself. After all, as this author has frequently said, a watch is much more than a presentation case for a mechanical movement. That said, the case here is the more classic-looking Luminor in 44mm form — it might even put you in mind of the standard Luminor GMT PAM01441, which is exactly the same size. It also uses black ceramic for the case. The name Dieci Giorni should tell you how the models differ, or you could look to the power reserve at 6 o’clock.
This brings us to calibre P.2003, which is Panerai’s only true GMT calibre with a 10-day power reserve. This calibre also makes this watch an important addition to the Panerai range because it is rather uncommon for the brand – overall, we cannot think of a comparable GMT model with a similar power reserve from a rival or peer. Unusually for a long-power reserve ticker, this one is also an automatic – it was the first automatic in-house GMT movement from the Panerai manufacture at Neuchâtel way back circa 2006. The 2003 in the calibre name indicates when Panerai started developing it, and this is true of all movements in the 2000 series. Anyway, the extended power reserve feature is something that once marked all Panerai watches – by once we mean in the pre-Richemont era, all the way back in the 1960s.
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Panerai debuted the Luminor Dieci Giorni GMT Ceramica PAM01483 at Watches and Wonders Shanghai and said the watch is part of the Luminor Complicazioni set. That is how Panerai is apparently grouping the complications within the Luminor family and explains a couple of interesting decisions here. One is that the water-resistance is listed at just 100m, which is just fine but nothing special for Panerai, and the alligator strap. Effectively, you are invited to consider PAM01483 as a watch for true enthusiasts, which the exhibition caseback helps with.
This is how Panerai CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué described the watch on its launch at the fair in Shanghai: “A step further in the 10-day power reserve segment, the new Luminor Dieci Giorni GMT ceramica epitomises bold style and a daring attitude. Challenging its legacy of technicity and high-tech material innovation, this reference offers our clients a mix of enduring performance and Italian design”.
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On that note about design, the aforementioned black ceramic case is complemented here by a distinctive green brushed (sunray style) dial. In today’s Panerai watches, the Italian quality is sometimes spelled out, here in the 10 Giorni note on the dial and the name of the watch itself. The watch is a boutique exclusive and is priced at SGD 27,700, with an additional green rubber strap included in the package. The option of swapping out the strap here is an indication that the watch can handle being a daily beater, if you so desire. What is missing here is the thickness of PAM01483, which is likely to not be inconsiderable. Once we see the watch in the metal, we may revise our expectations here.
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