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History
To meet the increasing demands of the Italian Navy Cammandos, The Panerai workshops in 1940 designed a new case, which was an improved version of the one they presented in 1936. It is today known today as the Radiomir, the term originated at that time because the dials of these cases were made of luminous material patented by Panerai. This material enabled the watch to be read even in pitch darkness.

Design
The 1940 Radiomir Collection aesthetics can be traced back to the times when the watches were designed with characteristics like larger lugs and simple attachment of straps. The simplicity earlier provided for the leather straps to be easily replaced and even today the straps of most of the radio-mir watches are changeable. Although the cases of this collection are a thinner version of the ones originally used in 1940s, the watches remain anchored in the original range because of their classi-cism.

Features
The Radiomir 1940 Collection features five watches, 1940 Acciaio, 1940 Oro Rosso, 1940 3 Days Automatic Oro Rosso, 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio and Radiomir 1940 3 days Oro Rosso. The mechanical used for the collection ranges from Panerai P.999, Panerai P.4000 and Panerai P.3000 calibre. A common feature present across all the watches of the 1940 Collection is the see-through sapphire crystal back. The seconds subdial is located at 9 o’ clock. Some of the watches like the Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso makes use of 18 Ct Polished Red Gold Bezel, which is an alloy com-posed of gold, copper and other metals. The Alloy is widely used in making exquisite timepieces because of its advanced technical properties and elegant appearance. All the Watches are water re-sistant up to ten bars, except Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Oro Rosso and Radiomir 1940 3 Days Oro Rosso. The dials have different diameters of 42 MM, 45 MM and 47 MM giving you a range of options to choose from. All the watches make use of leather Straps, which add a touch of classic masculinity to the watches.

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