Panerai Luminor 1950 3 days GMT 44 mm 24 h – PAM 00531

Panerai Luminor 1950 3 days GMT 44 mm 24 h – PAM 00531
The new PAM 00531 is part of the Luminor 1950 Collection, a vintage inspired range that also comprises the PAM 00557 – Left-handed Luminor 1950 3-Days that we’ve introduced to you, shortly before this year’s. The new PAM 00531 is equipped with a clever and useful GMT function, which indicates a second time zone a central hand that make one full rotation in 24 hours. Previous Panerai s with a GMT function displayed the second time zone with a 12-hour hands. That makes it rather difficult to determine whether it’s day or night at home, especially when the watch didn’t have a day/night indicator for the home time.
The 24-hour hand makes it easy to see the home time in one glance, and the 24-hour numerals around the dial add to the ease of reading the home time. As a Rolex GMT Master II or a IWC Ingenieur Dual Time, the hour hand can be adjusted both forward and backwards, in one-hour increments, while the 24-hour GMT hand keeps indicating the home time. It allows to set easily the (new, local) time without interfering with the minute and second hands.
The PAM 00531 uses the same aesthetic codes as the rest of the Luminor 1950 collection, meaning a cushion shape case in stainless steel, here in 44 mm, protruding lugs (not the wire loop strap attachments of the Radiomir) and the ‘sandwich’ dial. This dial is made of two layers, one with luminescent material and another, matt black, perforated, on the top. It allows a very high legibility, both during day or night. The last typical element is the protecting device of the crown that allows, alongside with the use of a screwed case-back and a thick crystal, a water resistance of 300 meters.