Panerai Luminor 1950 Submersible 3 Days PAM 305 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com The Panerai Luminor 1950 Submersible 3 Days PAM 305 combines the classic "1950" 47mm case of the 2002 PAM 127 with the rotating bezel dive watch style debuted on the 1998 PAM 25. Put them together with an in-house caliber 9000 movement and a titanium structure, and the result is the PAM 305. Originally launched at SIHH in 2009, the Luminor Submersible 1950 PAM 305 is a standout modern Panerai reference. It captures the legibility and honest tool-watch appeal of the vintage Panerai combat watches, but it adds modern luxury watch refinement and actual ISO-6425 compliant dive watch specification. Panerai's 47mm "1950" case has been around since 2002's famed PAM 127 'Fiddy, but the shape and proportions remain fresh. Here rendered in gorgeous brushed grade 5 titanium, the 47mm case looks the part of a hardy dive instrument. Titanium has a unique grey/blue glow that provides the ideal complement to the PAM 305's matte black dial. Gloss and high polish are no-goes on a dive watch due to their appeal to sharks (thus making sharks the ideal Hublot clients), so the finish of the PAM 305 is subdued across the board. Panerai's caliber P.9000 launched in the Luminor 1950 Submersible in 2009, so it's fitting that the two remain an item in the current catalog. The movement features an ample three-day power reserve, a convenient automatic winding system, and a unique sapphire display case back. The last remains an unusual feature in the world of 300m+ dive wat