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Elizabeth Turner

This year's SIHH marked an important turning point for Officine Panerai,  when it unveiled a new series of movements designed and made entirely in-house.
The P.9000 family saw the addition of three new calibres to the four movements within that family. 
The development of the P.9000,  the P.9001  and the P.9002  reinforces Panerai's commitment to designing most of its movement components.
In the past seven years the watchmaker - originally a supplier of specialised watches to the Royal Italian Navy  - has developed eight calibres.
The new calibres are equipped with a range of functions including an automatic movement, two barrels guaranteeing a three-day power reserve, a date display and a stop seconds device which allows the accurate synchronisation of the hand with an external time signal.
The new calibres are housed in the Manifattura collection,  which is reserved for movements that are designed, made and assembled in-house by the watchmaker. 
Within the collection, the Luminor 1950 series  is host to these latest calibres, with the watch design remodelled to fit the new movements. The case retains the proportions of its original, but the sapphire crystal is less curved. 
The first of the calibres, the P.9000, is housed in the Luminor 1950 Marina  and the Luminor 1950 Submersible. The former, with a 44mm steel case, is characterised by a black dial and small seconds hand positioned at 9 o'clock. 
A 47mm titanium case, a unidirectional rotating bezel with stud and relief markers and a dial with wide baton hands identify the Luminor 1950 Submersible.  This professional underwater watch is watertight up to 300 metres. 
Constructed from 227 components, the Calibre P.9001 features a GMT function with a 12 hour indicator, a seconds reset device and a power reserve indicator. Housed in the Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic models,   the watches have a 44mm steel case and alligator strap and metal bracelet respectively. 
A third hand displays the second time zone in the centre of the dial. The power reserve is read from a rotating disc visible through the sapphire crystal case back. 
The power reserve indicator on the Calibre P.9002 differentiates it from the P.9001, which in this instance is read by a small hand moving along a circular arc on the dial. The movement is housed in a new Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Power Reserve  whose classic sandwich design is in keeping with its contemporaries in the same collection. 
Panerai's contemporary collection is comprised of automatic watches with inspiration taken from historic models but which are equipped with modern-day, sophisticated features. 
Updates to the collection have seen new bracelets, new case sizes and new dial details for the Luminor Marina Automatic range. Inspired by a series made in the early 1990s, the Luminor Marina Automatic 44mm  comes with a titanium case and bracelet,  and dark brown dial; and the Luminor Marina Automatic 40mm, is made with steel and has a black dial. The metal on both versions is given a brushed treatment; a new generation of bracelets sees asymmetrical links which are rounded lengthways and across.
Both versions are water resistant to 300 metres. A levered bridge protects the crown from water entering the case.
Officine Panerai has a long history with yachting and two of its special edition watches this year are associated with the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge,  which the watchmaker sponsors. The Luminor 1950 Regatta Rattrapante 44mm, DLC   is a split-second chronograph which counts down the five minutes before the start of a race. The watch case takes on a diamond-like-carbon (DLC) appearance, which is hardier than steel and resistant to corrosion. Buttons, winding crown and the lever bridge are also DLC coated. 
A black Clou de Paris dial features luminescent hands; a tachymeter scale is imprinted on the dial's edge and the five-minute countdown is shown in blue. The dial is covered with an anti-reflective sapphire glass. 
The case back is engraved with the Classic Yachts Challenge 2009 logo. The watch is water resistant to 100 metres. It is limited to 500 pieces. 
Panerai's Radiomir Tourbillon GMT 48mm,   which is part of the Manifattura  series, is given a new lease of life with the Calibre P.2005 with tourbillon. The tourbillon is the watchmaker's most sophisticated calibre. Hand-wound, it has three spring barrels which accumulate enough power to provide the watch with a six-day power reserve. The balance wheel rotates in a cage parallel to the base of the movement, instead of perpendicular, which is the most usual form for a tourbillon.
 The cage rotates once every 30 seconds rather than once every minute.
 The movement was constructed from a series of planetary conical gear wheels.
In pink gold, the watch case is faithful to its cushion-shaped cousins; a see-through case back reveals the tourbillon movement, and the power reserve can be checked by a hand which moves along a circular arc. 
Timepieces in the Ferrari Engineered by Officine Panerai  collections are defined by their bold yellow, red and black colour scheme, and their shape and materials which are paired with high-precision mechanisms. 
This year, four new references are offered, including two special editions. 
Two new models grace the Scuderia series, the Ferrari Chronograph Red Dial 45mm,  and the Ferrari Chronograph Yellow Dial 45mm.  Both have an automatic movement with 46-hour power reserve and share other features including three counters and a tachymeter scale on the dial. Design details such as square grid patterns are taken from the dashboard controls of Ferrari race cars. 
The Ferrari Rattrapante Yellow Counters 45mm  and the Ferrari Rattrapante Red Counters 45mm  are also new editions to the Scuderia series. Both models are characterised by an automatic movement with 42-hour power reserve and twin column wheel for the chronograph function and split-seconds hand. 
The Rattrapante Yellow  features a smooth polished steel case and a bezel with brushed steel edges, and a sapphire crystal window with metallic grid on the case back. The Rattrapante Red  gets a DLC finish to its case and a black-coated steel case back. 
Special editions include the Ferrari Chronograph 45mm, DLC  which will be available in just 100 pieces.  
The twin counter chronograph takes on a smouldering appearance with a DLC-coated steel case that matches a black dial and black rubber strap, marking a sharp contrast against Ferrari's trademark red and yellow colours on the dial. A silhouette of the Ferrari Formula One racing car features at the 6 o'clock position, a first for a Ferrari by Panerai watch.



New series maintains sporting tradition