Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio (Updated with Live Photos & Price)
Panerai launches its new timepieces for 2016 at the SIHH watch salon in Geneva this week. Loyal Paneristi will note that one of them, the new Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio, is the first in that collection to feature a white dial �� a rarity in the Panerai portfolio overall.The watch �� which comes in the familiar Radiomir 1940 cushion-shaped case, measuring 42 mm in diameter and made of polished 316L stainless steel �� strives for clarity in its dial, with large, black Arabic numerals at the hour markers and small seconds set aside on a subdial at 9 o’clock. Dots at each hour position (two at 12 o’clock), treated with luminous paint, aid in nighttime legibility. The case, whose proportions and shape are faithful to those of the original 1940 model for which the watch is named, is only 10.93 mm thick and has a polished. stainless steel winding crown bearing a relief “OP” (for “Officine Panerai”) logo.The Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Auto

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