Panerai has released their hero piece for SIHH 2016, and we were not disappointed. The watch is a very cool skeletonized tourbillon GMT, the Lo Scienziato Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT in titantium.
The watch you see here is 47 mm in diameter, made using the new technique of Direct Laser Sintering, which allows for the case to be extremely light (the movement only weighs 23 grams). Direct Laser Sintering, is the 3D printing of .02 mm layers that are welded together to create a full form. The movement used is the manual-winding P.2005/T, which Panerai’s in-house movement used in the previous Lo Scienziato skeletonized watches. The new laser process allows for the watch to weigh 35% less than the P.2005/S movement. Additionally the sapphire crystal case back allows you to see the movement and power reserve (which is 144 hours).
Pricing and more pictures to follow. For more information on Panerai, please visit their website here.
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