Known for its chunky watches, Officine Panerai has gone for smaller and slimmer models since the debut of Luminor Due in 2016.
Due is Italian for two and refers to the second chapter of Luminor, which dates to 1950.
Originally designed and delivered to the Royal Italian Navy, Luminor was housed in an unmistakable cushion-shaped case with a crown-protecting bridge and reinforced wire lugs created from the same block of steel as the case.
Luminor Due's case recalls the clean lines of the 1950s models but has been modified to house Panerai's thinnest automatic movements.
Red-gold Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic 38mm with a decorated case back centered by the Fu symbol. Panerai
The latest Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic comes in three sizes: 45mm, 42mm and the new 38mm.
In steel or red-gold, the petite timepiece is 11.20 mm thick whereas the 42 mm steel model is slightly thinner at 10.55 mm.
The redesign has a date window at 3 o'clock opposing a small seconds counter on the dial in anthracite or ivory.
The 38mm red-gold version stands out with a black dial featuring a satin soleil finish and a decorated case back with the Chinese Fu symbol surrounded by plum flowers and peonies, representing resilience, perseverance and wealth.
While offering smaller models catering to feminine wrists, the Florentine watchmaker doesn't miss out on rolling out oversized and more technical models.
The 45mm Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic has a circular power reserve indicator visible on the case back.
Of the same size, Luminor Due 3 Days GMT Power Reserve offers a GMT function with am/pm and second time zone indicator at 9 o'clock, and a power reserve indicator displayed on the dial at 5 o'clock.
Both models are in steel and driven by in-house manufactured movements revealed through a sapphire crystal porthole in the case back.
Lumimor Due collection is available at Panerai Boutique, M Floor, Siam Paragon.
