Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01707 Carbotech combines high-tech with vintage style

The useful part

The new Panerai Luminor Marina PAM01707 combines the collection's established 1960s-inspired design with a 44 mm case in Carbotech, a lightweight carbon-fibre composite. The watch pairs the material with a matte black sandwich dial, beige Super-LumiNova, and a three-day automatic movement. Carbotech is produced by compressing sheets of carbon fibre with PEEK (polyether ether ketone) at high temperature and pressure.

How it works

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• The resulting composite combines a high strength-to-weight ratio with corrosion resistance and, according to Panerai, is 64% lighter than titanium and 80% lighter than steel.
• Its matte black surface varies according to the orientation of the carbon layers during machining, giving each case a slightly different pattern.