Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313 Blue Dial Watch

2020 is the year of the Luminor and theres a new Luminor Marina in the family. It comes in blue, which is, without a doubt, one of the most popular colors in watchmaking. To be clear, this isnt the first Panerai with a blue dial. The brand already has a number of Luminor and Radiomir watches with blue dials. But there are a couple of things about the new Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313 that makes it one of the most talked-about watches among Paneristis for a long time.
In many ways, the new Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313 is a return to basics for the brand. Its a no-frills out-and-out tool watch. The 44mm case features the classic lines of Panerais Luminor 1950 case with a matte-brushed finish and a polished bezel. It features 24mm lugs and Panerais quick-release strap change system. Water-resistance is a very fitting 300 meters, thanks to a solid screw-down caseback.
The dial is where most of the magic is at. The highlight is obviously the color, which is a brilliant satin-finished blue. On top of that, it features more conventional, or rather less controversial, white luminescent. You see, a common grievance about recent Panerai releases is that they have faux vintage luminescent material. Some call it fautina while Panerai calls it ecru; regardless, the idea is to replicate the look of luminescent markers found on vintage watches. While Im quite fond of it, I can understand why some might find it disingenuous.
The rest of the dial is classic Panerai. Since its a Luminor Marina, theres small seconds at 9 oclock. Balancing it out at 3 oclock is a well-integrated date window. The dial says Luminor Marina at 12 oclock and Panerai Automatic at 6 oclock. By most counts, this would be considered a rather clean dial. But I can definitely see some ristis taking offense at the word Automatic. The watch also has plain silver hour, minute, and seconds hands. Nothing crazy, nothing fancy.
Inside beats Paneras Calibre P.9010. Unveiled in 2016, the Calibre P.9010 is the successor to the P.9000. It features a number of crucial improvements, the most notable being a reduced height - down from 7.9mm to 6mm. It also has a balance bridge as opposed to a balance cock. It beats at 4Hz and has a power reserve of 72 hours. One neat feature is that it has an independently adjustable hour hand. Unfortunately, the solid screw-down caseback prevents owners from admiring the movement.
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01313As I said, this is a return to basics for Panerai. A number of ristis were upset when Panerai introduced the Calibre P.9010 and updated long-time favorites such as the Luminor Marina PAM0312 and PAM0359 to include some controversial changes like blue seconds hand and vastly reduced water resistance ratings. This new Luminor Marina PAM01313 isnt perfect, but it goes some way in righting those wrongs. The Panerai Luminor Marina 44mm PAM01313 is $7,700. For more information, visit.