Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio PAM 852: Cover Story

Panerai ushers in the Year of the Rooster with the PAM 852. Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio PAM00852 featuring the engraving of a rooster on the protective cover over its dial. Photo: Officine Panerai.

With 2017 being the Year of The Rooster, it comes as no surprise that Panerai has once again presented a Sealand limited edition (of 99 pieces) hunter-case watch featuring the cockerel.

[Editor’s note: More information on what hunter-case watches or open-face watches are can be found on Renaissance Watch Repair – www.pocketwatchrepair.com]

As a hunter-case watch, it has a protective metal cover over the dial and it bears the rooster motif. The story behind the cockerel is about the Year of the Rooster and how the engraving was created.

Introduced in 2017, the PAM 852 Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio in a 44m diameter brushed steel case is powered by the P.9000 automatic movement with 3 days of power reserve. Photo: Officine Panerai.

Italian master engravers were engaged to carve out the relief of the rooster using the ancient “sparsello” technique, so-called because of the special engraving tool used.

Fine grooves have to be created in the steel cover before these are inlaid with gold threads in multiple parallel layers. These are then “beaten” till they completely fill the grooves and form the outline of the rooster and decorative motifs.

Do note that the inlaying of the gold threads are performed after the cover has been engraved. As such, the slightest error may result in a rejected artwork.

The rooster motif was created by Italian master engravers using the ancient “sparsello” technique, so-called because of the special engraving tool used. The PAM 852 Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio is limited to 99 pieces. Priced at EUR23,000 / SGD33,900. Photo: Officine Panerai.

The rooster, as highlighted by Panerai, is “one of the most energetic and determined signs of the Chinese zodiac” and”… “symbolizes the virtue of perseverance.

“Those born under this sign are convincing persuaders, courageous and creative, determined not to depend on the decisions of others, and at the same time they love to be at the centre of attention.”

Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio
PAM00852
Introduced in 2017
Technical Specifications

• Panerai P.9000 automatic movement, 13¾-lignes
• 197 components
• Movement thickness: 7.9mm
• 28,800 vibrations per hour
• 28 jewels
• 3 days power reserve
• Two barrels
• Date display
• Polished steel cover
• Sapphire crystal made of corundum with anti-reflective coating, 1.6mm thick
• Grey dial with Arabic numerals and hour markers
• 44mm diameter case in brushed steel AISI 316L
• Water-resistant to 10 bar (approx. 100m)
• Crown protection device
• See-through sapphire crystal case back
• Panerai personalized strap and brushed steel buckle
• Comes with a second interchangeable strap, tool for changing the strap and steel screwdriver
Limited to 99 pieces

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