Photo by Piero7 (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons · Panerai Radiomir with California dial (1936 historical reference) — stand-in for the Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM00662; the 1940 is the vintage-tribute wire-lug variant of the Radiomir family.
Radiomir
Panerai’s founding case shape — a wire-lug cushion case with no crown protection bridge, named after the radium-based luminescent compound the brand supplied to the Italian Navy in the 1930s. The modern Radiomir 1940 series revives the cleaner three-link lug variant used during World War II. All current movements use non-radioactive luminescent material.
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- OpenThe wire-lug revival case variant based on a 1940 original — soldered lugs (no bridge), clean bezel, 47mm steel, hand-wound movement visible through the caseback. The PAM00662 and PAM00574 carry three-hand small-seconds configurations with Calibre P.3001 (3-day reserve).