Video: Inside A Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience With Panerai x Mike Horn

At the end of the day that was rich in emotions and physical effort, we sat down with the CEO of Panerai Jean-Marc Pontroué and Mike Horn to talk about their collaboration, the idea of the experience, the pain we had just gone through, and, of course, about the new collaborative watch.
 

The new Submersible Chrono Flyback Mike Horn Edition (PAM01291) is limited to 500 pieces and powered by the P.9100 movement, the first automatic movement with chronograph functions created by Panerai. The movement features the flyback function, an advanced complication that allows the chronograph to reset and restart with one press of the pusher at eight o’clock, along with a three-day power reserve.
 

The 47mm brushed titanium case, which is both lightweight and highly resistant to saltwater corrosion, gives the timepiece a sleek and industrial look. A hard-wearing black matte ceramic ring within the unidirectional bezel also provides a highly legible tool for the measurement of immersion time. Meanwhile, the screw-down chronograph pushers deliver a superior degree of water resistance up to 300m.
 

Finally, keen eyes will notice that the applied white indices on the dial and the vivid yellow of the central chronograph hand and accents punctuate the dark blue dial rather elegantly. This exact color combination recalls a previous model inspired by Horn, the Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Pole 2 Pole Limited Edition (PAM00719) from 2016.
 

For more information on this latest edition, visit the Panerai website.

(Video by Johan Corminboeuf, images by Panerai)