Attualmente il prezzo è un po’ caro, circa 50.000 euro, che include sicuramente l'eccezionale tecnologia ma anche la copertura da potenziali rotture nei prossimi 50 anni
Επί του παρόντος, η τιμή είναι λίγο δαπανηρή, περίπου 50.000 ευρώ, η οποία ασφαλώς περιλαμβάνει την εξαιρετική τεχνολογία, αλλά και την κάλυψη από ενδεχόμενες θραύσεις κατά τα επόμενα 50 χρόνια
Inside the watch is Panerai’s manual-winding Caliber P.3001/C, which stores a power reserve of three days. This new version of the movement has been partially skeletonized, functions without the need for additional lubrication, and includes only four jewels. Panerai devised a wide range of solutions, associated with the unique properties of carbon, to overhaul individual parts of the movement, including the plates, bridges, barrels, escapement and anti-shock device, all of which use self-lubricating and dry lubricating materials.
The main bridges and plate are made of a completely new material — a low-friction composite that integrates a Tantalum-based ceramic. This composite is notable for its high percentage of carbon, which minimizes pivot friction, making jewels and their related lubrication unnecessary. Panerai also eliminated the need to lubricate the escapement by making its main components from silicon and applying a special coating of DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) to the wheelwork.
Two years of testing was needed to identified the best type of carbon-based coating with which to treat the components of the movement’s two spring barrels, which require no conventional lubrication. The solution was a series of layers and sub-layers of coating, with the surface coating treated with DLC. Another surface coating of DLC was applied to the four jewels, eliminating the need to further lubricate the Incabloc anti-shock device.
So confident is Panerai of the movement’s lubrication-free properties, it guarantees that the LAB-ID will require no added lubrication for 50 years.The movement — whose rear side hosts the watch’s power reserve indicator — is visible through the large sapphire window in the caseback. In addition to its skeletonized bridges and barrels with their meticulous technical finishing, Caliber P.3001/C’s distinctive features include a large (13.2 mm diameter) balance wheel, fixed by a bridge with twin supports and oscillating at a frequency of 3 Hz. It also features a hacking seconds device, which stops the balance and returns the seconds hand to zero when setting the time, so that the watch can be perfectly synchronized with a reference signal.
