{"id":26370,"date":"2021-03-25T04:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T04:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/sihh-2019-panerai-submersible-bmg-tech-pam799\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T10:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T08:07:21","slug":"panerai-submersible-bmg-tech-47-mm-pam-799-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/panerai-submersible-bmg-tech-47-mm-pam-799-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Panerai Submersible BMG-Tech PAM799 watch hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Jean<\/strong>\u2013Marc<\/strong> Pontrou\u00e9<\/strong> joined Panerai<\/strong> as new CEO<\/strong> last year, many things have changed.\u00a0The man who has revolutionized Roger<\/strong> Dubuis<\/strong>, transforming it into the most technologically advanced brand of the Richemont Group<\/strong>, has made his mark on the Italian brand too, in terms of product offering and communication strategy. Two thousand nineteen is the year of the Submersible<\/strong>, which has laconically become the \u201cPanerai Submersible<\/strong>.\u201d A smart move, considering how long did it take to pronounce the name of any Panerai<\/strong> watch before.<\/p>\n

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Panerai Watches and Innovation<\/h2>\n

The Italian brand boasts two world\u2019s first in watchmaking: one is the Carbotech<\/strong>, the other being the BMG<\/strong>. If the first one looks quite familiar to watch enthusiasts, it seems the BMG<\/strong> has not yet earned the popularity it deserves. The BMG<\/strong> or Bulk Metallic Glass<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is Panerai<\/strong>\u2019s extent to watchmaking of a zirconia, copper, aluminum, titanium non-crystalline nickel alloy. It is, on paper, the best possible option if you\u2019re looking for a timepiece that\u2019s far more resistant than a stainless steel case (and quite lighter too).<\/p>\n

\"panerai-submersible-bmg-tech-2018-pam-799-due\"The BMG<\/strong> outperforms any steel alloy when it comes to robustness and resilience and preserves case and lugs from micro-deformations and dents that usually occur after a shock. It is no coincidence the first and only application of this technology so far, in this sector, has been reserved to a Panerai Submersible<\/strong> which, by the way, is no longer part of the Luminor 1950<\/strong> collection.\u00a0From a technical standpoint, the big news is that the brand\u2019s designers combined these two technologies in one watch for the very first time: the 2018 Submersible BMG<\/strong>\u2013Tech<\/strong> comes therefore with a case crafted in BMG<\/strong>, and a bezel made in Carbotech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"panerai-submersible-bmg-tech-2018-pam-799-quattro\"A flat black dial has replaced the glossy blue one of the original Luminor 1950 BMG<\/strong> and the indexes\u2019 blue hue is completely new. The indexes clearly draw inspiration from those once used on the Panerai Lab<\/strong>\u2013ID PAM 700<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and they introduce an original hue of blue, among modern professional Drivers\u2019 watches.<\/p>\n

They are in light blue (or \u201cocean blue<\/em>\u201c, as declared by Panerai<\/strong>) Super<\/strong>\u2013Luminova<\/strong>\u00ae.\u00a0The combination of a case crafted in BMG<\/strong>, whose appearance resembles that of polished titanium, the bezel in Carbotech<\/strong> and the ocean blue filled indexes and hands creates an appealing combination, close to perfection if we exclude the presence of that tiny date window.<\/p>\n

\"panerai-submersible-bmg-tech-2018-pam-799-tre\"The 2018 Panerai Submersible BMG<\/strong>\u2013Tech<\/strong> is powered by the same P9010 in<\/strong>\u2013house caliber<\/strong> that equips the outgoing model: boasting three days of power reserve, it has nice technical features such as the one\u00a0that lets the wearer set the hour and minute hands independently.<\/p>\n

Rather than an entirely new model, the new Submersible BMG<\/strong>\u2013Tech<\/strong> looks more like a refined aesthetic update (though not a replacement of the current one, I hope, that still looks stunning).\u00a0If you love modern Panerais<\/strong>, the choice of coupling BMG<\/strong> and Carbotech<\/strong> is original and suggests this new Submersible<\/strong>, along with the other 2019\u00a0new releases, is paving the way to unexpected scenarios of product innovation at Panerai<\/strong>.<\/p>\n