Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo.
We have a watch that just arrived to us.
That instantly caught my eye.
If you've followed our new arrivals, I'm sure it at least piqued your interest a little
bit.
This is a Panerai Luminor with a Carbotech case.
This is such a fascinating material they used.
And I really think we might be looking at the watch case of the future.
So let's just go ahead and get into it.
It's the first thing you notice about it and it's absolutely beautiful.
It's got a matted finish, definitely nothing at all shiny or high polished about it at
all.
And that's because the Carbotech case is actually made out of carbon fiber, specifically, hundreds
of layers of carbon fiber.
I believe it has been pressed on top of each other.
And that process is how you get this beautiful looking almost woodgrain like finish.
And this is very much like a fingerprint or a mother of pearl dial or something like that.
And that this is, no two cases are going to look the same.
So it's sort of like the opposite of mother of Pearl.
Where that's a naturally occurring material that they're making these watch dials out
of.
Whereas this is the entire case that is made of an incredibly synthetic material, but it's
produced in such a way that every single one is unique and that is something that's beautiful.
This one has sort of a spiral pattern around the bezel where I've seen some pictures online
of ones that have literally vertical and horizontal lines on them.
So you really could be looking at any number of cases that look entirely different.
It might have a completely different sort of style.
I know I'm a fan of more of the curve lines in this one, and this is not come from polishing
that does not come from refinishing.
There's literally comes from the way that this case material is layered to top of each
other.
And I think that's so beautiful.
It's very matte finish looks very reminiscent of wood grain, but it's incredibly synthetic,
which I think is cool.
You can definitely tell it's synthetic by holding it in your hands.
I know I'm the only one here in this video who can do it.
You can't do it at home, but this is lighter than titanium.
This is light as a feather.
It really feels like you're wearing nothing at all.
And if you're used to sort of handling Panerais, at least here in the store, like I am, it
is a little jarring to have a watch this big honestly, feel like it could just float away
from your hands.
And that's incredibly futuristic technique and material.
And look, all of this looks incredibly modern, While still sort of maintaining the shape
and sort of maintaining the, the very much style of the traditional Panerai.
Well, I'm done gushing about the case, at least for now, it does have a beautiful looking
tan markers and hands.
This is definitely the fauxtina sort of craze that is swept the Swiss watch game.
And I absolutely love it.
This is a perfect melding of future and modern and past all at the same time.
And I also love the addition of the blue secondhand at three o'clock that really does give just
the right pop of color between sort of the dark black finishes and sort of the age it
look of the, of the hands and markers.
Movement-wise.
This has a very traditional it's a Panerai, 910 movement.
So it's a three-day automatic, which I love.
This is definitely one that you can set and forget and something that the extra long power
reserves is a great bonus, especially if you're going for these big thick cases like Panerai
has this particular one does have a flat bezel.
So not the more domed version definitely makes it look a little bit more modern.
And of course this one comes on a beautiful looking Panerai leather strap with this beautiful
looking white stitching.
You can also get this on a rubber strap, which I think looks great.
And it'll also make it a lot more utilitarian and a lot more really practical as far as
the dive watch goes, because that's, what's important.
This material is not just beautiful.
It's not just difficult to make.
This is something that can stand to the elements.
It's supposed to be 100% corrosive proof.
So if you were to use this as a dive watch, this would be a great one that you could literally
use every single day.
You would never have to worry about any sort of damage, assuming that you serviced it properly.
And of course, didn't go diving without the, without the crown closed that still field,
a couple of calls from people who do that from time to time.
So be careful with your Panerai watch, but this is one that can do everything you need
it to do and look incredible unique while you do it.
If this is something that catches your eye, it's the first one I've seen.
So do not let this one get by you.
I don't know when I'll be blessed to hold another one in my hands again.
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