Panerai Luminor PAM 112 Luxury Watch Review

Watchuwant is now WatchBox. Subscribe for the best luxury watch content! http://www.thewatchbox.com/watches/panerai Behold Firenze's icon: the Panerai Luminor PAM00112 is the heart and soul of Panerai. If Omega's house is built on the Speedmaster Professional, Rolex's upon the Submariner, and Audemars Piguet is the house that Gerald Genta built, then the Luminor "Base" PAM 112 is the watch that embodies the best of the old "Officine." While the Panerai Radiomir may hew closer to the original Panerai dive watches, it is the Luminor that captured the imagination of modern watch collectors and spawned a global legion of fanatical "Paneristi." And the Panerai Luminor Base (PAM 112) is the unsullied core identity of the brand. With nothing more than a two-hand "sandwich" dial, torch-like nighttime luminescence, a 44mm steel case, and the legendary "device protecting the crown," the PAM 112 captures every element that launched the Luminor into the hearts of millions. From Sylvester Stallone (1995, Rome) to thewatchbox.com founder OJ Whatley (1999, Bal Harbour, Florida), countless initiates to the Panerai brand fell in love not with the delicate Radiomir form but instead with the squat ingot of steel launched from military surplus to the civilian market in 1993. Panerai's 1950's combat watch, the ref. 6152 lends its shape to the modern Luminor PAM 112. Almost a perfect square, the 1-to-1 aspect ratio ensures outstanding ergonomics in spite of the Luminor's burly build. "Stee