Special Edition Panerai Luminor 1950 Equation of Time 8 Days Acciaio on Brown Alligator Watch Strap

PAM00601 Brown Leather Watch Strap

I’ve briefly mentioned this novelty Panerai piece at the beginning of SIHH 2015 last week, but just for the appreciation of craftsmanship I’d like to revisit this special edition 2015 beauty with a little more of an in depth review. 

PAM00601 Alligator Leather Watch Band

Exuding a warm and old school look is the Luminor 1950 Equation of Time 8 Days Acciaio Special Edition on a brown leather watch band. Equipped with a hand-wound mechanical P.2002/E calibre based on Panerai’s first in house movement, anti-shock device, equation of time function, 8 day power reserve with power reserve indicator on the see through sapphire crystal back, and seconds reset, this watch is certainly something else. 

PAM00601 Dial

As only 4 days out of the year actually contain a full 24 hours, the equation of time indicator has been designed to read the difference between mean time and true time for a most accurate evaluation of the hour. All you need to do to set this special feature is just fix the date and month. 

PAM00601 Leather Watch Band

Measuring out to a 47mm diameter case that is water resistant up to 10 bar or 330 ft., the dial features the hours, minutes, date, and month. If this watch seems generous in mass, the impressive size can be attributed to the large and impressive calibre.

Limited to 100 pieces, the Luminor 1950 Equation of Time 8 Days Acciaio is made of AISI 361L stainless steel, an alloy that is known for being particularly resistant to corrosion, and comes on an alligator watch strap. 

PAM00601 Alligator Watch Strap

Exclusive Baume & Mercier Limited Edition Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve on Black Leather Watch Strap

Baume et Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve

With so many new releases and luxurious brands honoring their anniversaries with special edition pieces, 2015 has been a year full of celebrations thus far. Among featured exhibiting maisons of SIHH 2015, is Baume & Mercier with their exquisite additions to the Classima, Hampton, and Clifton collections.  

Unlike the Classima collection, which beams forth a contemporary spirit, Baume & Mercier present to us their most recent special addition to the Clifton collection, the Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve. If you’ve been searching for that classic yet vintage looking timepiece, search no further.

Baume et Mercier Black Leather Watch Band

Celebrating their 185th anniversary of flawless craftsmanship in horology, The Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve Limited Edition comes on a black leather watch band and will be finite to 185 pieces in production. 

Baume et Mercier Black Leather Watch Strap

Powered by one barrel and a manually wound movement, the Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve measures out to an impressive 45mm diameter case in red gold on a black alligator watch strap, with the date at 3 o’clock, running seconds at 6 o’clock, and 8-day power reserve indicator at 8 o’clock.   

If the generous size is a deal breaker, don’t judge too quickly as the increase in diameter comes from the borrowed IWC calibre, 59210, previously featured in IWC's Portofino Hand-Wound 8 Days. 

All new Baume & Mercier models will be available for purchase in Spring/Summer, the perfect seasons to try a watch strap made of rubber, like Rubber B's rubber watch straps.  

The SIHH 2015 is ON

Today marks the opening date of one of the most influential watch exhibits of 2015, setting the rules in watch fashion of whats to come for the year. The SIHH 2015, or Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, is open and running in Gevena marking its 25th year anniversary. Known as one of the most paramount and upscale exhibits, as well as first of its kind for the year, the SIHH 2015 is open from the 19th of January to the 23rd. Here 16 of the most leading swiss watch brands, like Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Roger Dubuis, and more disclose their utmost recent creations.

PAM00614

PAM00616

The most 
exciting of the freshly debuted, are the new releases for the Luminor 1950 series by Panerai for 2015, which are just perfect with Rubber B's watch straps made of rubber. 







Additionally, Panerai introduced to the public the special edition Luminor 1950 Equation of Time 8 Days Acciaio - 47mm PAM00601 on a watch band that is an antique brown alligator leather strap. This beast has arrived just in time for what is soon to come in Rubber B's ongoing innovation development.

PAM 00601

Day one already has the internet buzzing with shiny new wrist candy, lets wait and see what else these ensuing days have in store.