This is for all my friends who collect limited edition time pieces…The Panerai Mare Nostrum PAM300: Originally designed in mid-1940s as an officer’s deck watch, the Mare Nostrum series was put in production 50 years later sporting a two-register chronograph functionality and a tachymeter scale. Although the watch looks rugged and ready for a good piece of the action, it is not actually rugged enough to withstand any serious water pressure and is by no means a diving watch. More than that, Panerai officially rates it for only 30 meters, which basically means that it is not a good idea even to swim in them. Details are scarce, but, judging by the photo, this watch is powered by a very rare Panerai OP XXVIII Calibre, which is based on the vintage Minerva movements produced in the 1940s. Like it is always the case when dealing with “historic” engines, each Minerva movement was disassembled, cleaned, oiled and then put together again to power this limited edition model.

*Panerai…a time piece to hoard…