Panerai unveils its first two perpetual calendars with new movements

One of the most challenging complications in the world of watchmaking, the perpetual calendar has been able to automatically recognize months with fewer than 31 days and leap years, and to indicate the date for many years to come. Panerai's first perpetual calendars are the Luminor Perpetual Calendar Goldtech™ and the Luminor Perpetual Calendar Platinumtech™, both of which are boutique exclusives. Breaking unprecedented ground for the brand, the new in-house automatic movement, P.4100, was developed by Panerai's Laboratorio di IDée research and development department and is produced at the Panerai Manufacture in Neuchâtel.

Luminor Perpetual Calendar Goldtech™

　The P.4100 movement beats at 4 Hz and has two barrels providing a power reserve of up to three days. An off-center micro-rotor allows the movement to remain fully functional in a thickness of just 7 mm.

　The dial displays minutes, hours, day, date, GMT 24-hour indicator, and seconds. It is simple and minimalist to maintain the high legibility characteristic of Panerai design. Only the presence of the words "Carendario Perpetuo," Italian for "perpetual calendar," reveals the true extent of its complexity.

Luminor Perpetual Calendar PlatinumTech™

　The Luminor Perpetual Calendar PlatinumTech™ is a rare model crafted from Pt950 (Platinum 950), a material reserved for only a select few references within the Panerai collection, and is only available with a green sun-brushed dial. It comes with a brown gradient alligator strap and a spare brown rubber strap, and is a rare model limited to 100 pieces worldwide.