The first America’s Cup in Italy is on the horizon, and Panerai has two new watches prepped and ready to take on the race.
The watchmaker teamed up with the folks at the Prada Group’s Luna Rossa sailing team on a pair of timepieces that pay homage to the 38th iteration of the international competition heading for Italian shores in 2027. The duo offers up an expansion of Panerai’s pre-existing Luna Rossa lineup, blending both brands’ love for technical innovations and, of course, the sea.
First up is the new Luminor Luna Rossa Chrono, a 44 mm that’s exactly the type of sporty watch you’d expect from this collaboration. The timepiece, also known as PAM01768, offers up a brushed steel case and a silver sun-brushed dial with red accents abound; it’s also the first watch in the Luna Rossa family to have a Velcro strap. Inside, you’ll find the automatic P.9210 caliber beating away, with a 42-hour power reserve. That movement powers the hours, minutes, small seconds (at 9 o’clock), and chronograph functions. And, most importantly for those jaunts on the water, the new model has a speed tachometer function that lets sailors calculate the average speed of their boat over a fixed distance; the result will be shown in either kilometers or miles per hour on the flange.
