The eighth model in a series that Panerai dedicates to the signs of the Chinese zodiac.
The Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic in steel protects a sunburst satin-finished gray dial with a beautifully engraved case back in honor of the Year of the Monkey.
This Special Edition,limited to 99 pieces,showcases the art of Italian engravers,who used a specific tool.
The”sparsello,”to carve grooves,which were then inlaid with gold filaments.
The meeting of two ancient and distinct traditions has given rise to the Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic Acciaio–44 mm(PAM00850).

Luminor 1950 Sealand 3 Days Automatic
The new Special Edition limited to just 99 pieces for the Year of the Monkey.
As part of the series created by Officine Panerai in homage to the signs of the Chinese zodiac.
This is the eighth model in this exclusive series,which began in 2009 with the Special Edition created for the Year of the Ox.
The Years of the Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,and Goat were also subsequently honored with a Special Edition.
In the Chinese zodiac,the Monkey embodies virtues such as intelligence,eloquence,and talent.
Those born under the sign of the Monkey possess a strong personality and shine with their resourcefulness,but are also honest and charitable.

Like all the models in this series,the new Luminor 1950 Sealand features a stunning caseback engraved with the image of the Monkey.
While the subject matter and style of the engraving pay homage to Chinese astrological tradition.
The sophisticated technique employed by the Italian artisans is entirely manual:
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Each case back is handcrafted,resulting in truly captivating designs.
First,the steel is engraved using a special tool called a”sparsello.”Then,gold threads are inlaid within the grooves carved into the steel.
The gold is injected in several parallel layers and then hammered until the engraved grooves are completely filled,thus embellishing the image of the monkey.
This work demands extraordinary skill from the artisans.
As the gold threads are inlaid onto a case back that has already been engraved and polished.

The slightest mistake can therefore ruin all the previous work.
The engraved case back,lined with a small mirror on its inner surface,conceals a minimalist gray dial with a small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock and a date window at 3 o’clock.
The case is mounted on a 44 mm Luminor 1950 case,crafted entirely from satin-finished AISI 316L stainless steel.
As is the crown-protecting device above the winding crown.
The replicas watches houses a Panerai manufacture caliber:the automatic P.9000,featuring a 3-day power reserve.
A bidirectional oscillating weight,and a rapid time-setting system that also automatically changes the date.
