Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Ceramica 'Lo Scienziato'

KEY FACTS

• With a colourful history dating back to the early 20th century, the Panerai Luminor is one of the world’s most recognised watches thanks to its oversized tonneau case and its distinctive crown guard
• The ‘Lo Scienziato’ is the Italo-Swiss brand’s tribute to Galileo, and is a true masterclass of modern watch engineering
• One of just 150 units produced, this 2013 reference’s black 48mm case is fashioned from an ultra-lightweight titanium/ceramic composite
• The case is 3D printed using the Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) technique, making it both lighter and stronger than one traditionally milled from heavier metals
• The bezel, crown, and its safety lock are equally as futuristic in their production and are manufactured using Carbotech, a carbon fibre-based composite
• The exposed black skeleton movement visible through the watch’s front-and-rear viewing crystals is Panerai’s calibre P.2005/S, a tourbillon movement with a six-day (144-hour) power reserve
• Calibre P.2005/S is manual winding, and features titanium bridges and plates, which reduced the weight of this movement by 35% over the standard Luminor skeleton watch
• It displays the hours, minutes, and second time zone on the central hands, with the power reserve and an AM/PM indicator located at three and nine o’clock
• Meanwhile, an innovative 30-second tourbillon rotates at 90 degrees to the axis of the balance
• The technicalities involved in the construction of its case and movement see the ‘Lo Scienziato’ weigh in at just 41 grams
• Despite its avantgarde nature, the retro-inspired Arabic numeral indices and distressed brown leather strap are nods to Panerai’s wartime references
• Offered by a private collector in Singapore
• Presented with its Panerai-branded display box, guarantee, booklets and factory-issuedlimited edition certificate
• A new Panerai brown leather strap and a strap-changing tool are included with the lot
• Graded ‘A’ for condition by the vendor who reports the watch to be in good working order with some light age-related wear

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