Panerai has put four new Submersible watches on sale with the Navy SEALs name on the dial, and none of them can be bought online. All four are exclusive to the company’s own boutiques. Three went on sale on September 24. The fourth arrives in October.
The Italian brand has long tied itself to military divers, and the new line carries that into a deal with one of the best-known units. Prices run from £8,800 to £29,700.
QuarantaQuattro Navy SEALs
This is the plain one. It is a 44mm stainless steel diver with 300m water resistance, Panerai’s cushion case and a unidirectional dive bezel. The dial fades from grey to black and has vintage-style beige lume, with “Navy SEALs” printed under the central hands and a small seconds dial at 9 o’clock. The caseback carries the unit’s logo, and the strap is a camouflage textile and rubber hybrid.
The P.900 calibre inside gives a 72-hour power reserve. It costs £8,800, which is £200 more than the standard QuarantaQuattro.
QuarantaQuattro GMT Carbotech
Carbotech, Panerai’s carbon composite, forms both the 44mm case and the rotating bezel of this model, the PAM01513. That keeps the weight down. The dial and camo strap match the first watch, and an extra hand tracks a second time zone. Water resistance rises to 500m, against 300m for the steel version.
It runs on the P.900 GMT calibre, again with 72 hours in reserve. The price is £17,000.
Titanio
At 47mm in titanium, the Submersible Navy SEALs Titanio is big by current taste, which has drifted toward smaller, vintage sizes. Panerai’s early watches were large for a reason: military users wanted dials they could read easily. The bezel is Carbotech, the markings are beige and the strap is camo. Navy SEALs lettering sits on both dial and caseback.
The P.9010 automatic movement holds the same 72 hours, but stores it across two barrels instead of one. The Titanio costs £11,800.
Chrono Titanio
Only 80 of these will be made, at £29,700 each. The 47mm titanium case has a black DLC coating, and the bezel is ceramic. Water resistance is 500m.
The chronograph is a regatta timer redesigned for military use. Two central hands time seconds and minutes, and the pusher at 4 o’clock moves the starting position of the minute hand so the wearer can count down to a set mark, such as the start of a race or an operation. The scale is inscribed “Time to Target.” The movement is the P.9100/R, an automatic with a double barrel and a 72-hour reserve, and it has a flyback function.
This is the model that reaches stores in October.
