The Panerai Luminor Marina and its iconic crown-protecting bridge.
The Luminor Marina, Built for the Extreme
The true heroine of an extraordinary Arctic expedition, the Luminor Marina collection embodies the fundamental functional codes of Panerai. The chosen references, in 44 mm and fitted with the famous crown-protecting bridge, were selected for their robustness and their water resistance beyond 500 metres.
The Luminor Marina PAM03312, with its steel case, withstood a 20-metre jump while enduring extreme impact, cold and pressure. Alongside it, the Luminor Marina Titanio PAM03325 — in lightweight, corrosion-resistant Grade 5 titanium — and the PAM03323 supported the longer physical stages, ensuring optimal performance across the demanding Arctic terrain.
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“Tested in Real Conditions”: The Panerai Standard
This collaboration, documented in a video that launches the “Tested in Real Conditions” series, illustrates the uncompromising testing philosophy inherited from Panerai's military past. Every finished watch is tested individually underwater, with water-resistance checks exceeding the stated specification by 25%, complemented by a “no-fog” protocol and repeated thermal shocks between 70°C and 5°C.
Ageing tests condense a decade of use into a few weeks: 19,000 bezel rotations, 3.6 million winding cycles, resistance to magnetism up to 1,000 Gauss and impacts up to 5,000 g. A commitment to luminescence crowned in 2025 by the pioneering introduction of Super-LumiNova X2.
“In this kind of environment, every piece of equipment must be trustworthy. Panerai was with me throughout the expedition, from the days on the ice to the final mission on the iceberg, like my most faithful measuring instrument.”
— Côme Girardot
Côme Girardot, the Athlete Behind the Feat
Côme Girardot, ambassador of the Panerai Adventurers circle, in Greenland.
Panerai welcomes French athlete Côme Girardot into its Adventurers circle, a community of explorers chosen to test the Maison's watches in real conditions. A specialist in døds — a spectacular Norwegian discipline in which free fall becomes an act of total commitment — Côme was crowned Team World Champion in 2025.
This comeback is all the more striking as it follows a serious accident: two fractured and dislocated vertebrae, and the daunting prospect of never walking again. From 7 to 19 May, his Greenland expedition unfolded in three phases — ski touring, Arctic freeride and cold-water training — before the grand finale: the very first døds performed from an iceberg, reaching an impact speed of nearly 70 km/h as he entered the water.
Acclimatisation phase: freeride in Arctic conditions.
The grand finale: the very first døds performed from an iceberg.
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