Panerai Radiomir 1938 ref PAM00232

Panerai · Radiomir

Radiomir 1938

PAM00232
Stainless SteelBrownHandwound47mm100m

Case

Diameter

47.00 mm

Lug Width

26.00 mm

Material

Stainless Steel

Glass

Sapphire

Caseback

Open

Water Resistance

100.00 m

Dial

Color

Brown

Indexes

Mixed

Hands

Stick

Finish

Matte

Shape

Cushion

Other

Limited Edition

1938 pieces

Gender

M

Production

2006–2006

Movement Specs

Caliber

OP X

Panerai in-house

Caliber Brand

Panerai

Type

Handwound

Manual winding

Power Reserve

56 h

2.3 days

Frequency

21600 bph

6.0 Hz

Jewels

17

Complications

Hours, Minutes

About the Movement

OP X movement

About the Family

The Radiomir is Panerai's oldest design, predating the Luminor and drawing directly from the instruments the brand produced for Italian Navy frogmen in the late 1930s. The name refers to the radium-based luminous compound originally used on the dials — a material so effective underwater that it defined the watch's military purpose. Without the Luminor's crown guard, the Radiomir presents a cleaner, more austere case profile with wire lugs that are soldered to the case — a construction method faithful to the historical originals. The Radiomir family represents Panerai at its most elemental: large case, luminous dial, minimal complications, maximum legibility.

About this reference

The 2006 PAM00232 marked a return of the 47mm Radiomir case - not seen since the original PAM 21.