Looks like master chef Wolfgang Puck is quite familiar with timepieces. Check the Panerai that he’s rolling with.
It’s been some time since I dropped some ink on Panerai so dig this one. Pictured above (not on Puck’s wrist) is the Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica. Ceramic was used not only for its appearance but also for its hardness and its resistance to scratches, corrosive agents and high temperatures. More than suitable for the war-zone that is a master chef’s kitchen… The synthetic ceramic used by Officine Panerai for the case of the Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica – 45 mm is zirconium oxide (ZrO2), a material obtained through a process of isostatic pressure on the material in powder form, which results in a particularly uniform, even appearance.
The Panerai hand-wound P.2002/3 calibre has a power reserve of eight days and it is notable for its three spring barrels and the linear power reserve indicator on the dial. As well as the date at 3 o’clock, the calibre also has the device which enables the hour hand to be rapidly adjusted without interfering with the movement of the minute hand.
The Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica – 45 mm has a completely black appearance, both in its ceramic cushion case and its dial with the characteristic sandwich construction, as well as in the buffalo leather strap closed by a titanium buckle with DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating. The back has a smoked sapphire crystal window through which the movement can be seen. All the characteristic elements of the dial – the large figures and hour markers, the hands and the small seconds dial at 9 o’clock, the date window and the linear power reserve indicator – are covered with a layer of special ecru Super-LumiNova®.
abbreviated specs…
• hand-wound mechanical, Panerai P2002/3 calibre
• 8 day power reserve
• hours, minutes, small seconds, date, linear power reserve indicator.
• 45mm case diameter, black ceramic, with removable wire loop strap attachments
• screw-down winding crown
• water resistance to 100 meters
Comments
I do like the Panerai GMT model but have never owned