Panerai
Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio 47
PAM00514
A 47 mm steel Radiomir distilling Panerai's wartime heritage to its essentials.
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Overview
The Panerai PAM00514 Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio 47 is a stainless steel field watch built around the clean, wire-lugged case architecture that defined Panerai's original 1940s military instruments. Its black sandwich dial carries luminous Arabic numerals in the tradition of high-legibility dive and field watches, while the in-house Cal. P.3000 provides a 72-hour power reserve. Produced across a relatively focused window from 2014 to 2018, the reference occupies a considered place within the broader Radiomir family.
History
The Radiomir line takes its name from the radium-based luminous compound used on Panerai dials supplied to the Italian Navy from the late 1930s onward. The "1940" sub-designation specifically references the simplified, soldered-lug case shape that replaced the earlier cushion form, a silhouette Panerai revived in its modern collection as a direct homage to that wartime generation. The PAM00514 was introduced in 2014 as part of Panerai's ongoing effort to populate the Radiomir 1940 line with movements developed entirely in-house, following the brand's sustained investment in its Neuchâtel manufacture. Its production concluded around 2018, giving the reference a lifespan typical of a mid-run Panerai catalogue piece rather than a special edition.
Notable points
- The 47 mm stainless steel case follows the hallmark Radiomir 1940 profile: a cushion-shaped body with slender, soldered wire lugs rather than integrated or drilled lugs.
- The black sandwich dial construction layers two plates to create depth around the Arabic numeral apertures, a technique rooted in Panerai's historical military dial production.
- Power is supplied by the Cal. P.3000, a manually wound in-house calibre offering a 72-hour (3-day) reserve — the functional basis of the '3 Days' designation in the reference name.
- The Cal. P.3000 beats at 3 Hz (21,600 vph) and features a balance wheel with Glucydur-style construction, reflecting Panerai's manufacture-level finishing standards.
- At 47 mm, the PAM00514 sits at the larger end of the Radiomir 1940 size range, continuing Panerai's tradition of oversized cases originally necessitated by legibility requirements in combat diving conditions.
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