Panerai - Submersible eLAB-ID PAM01225

With the Submersible eLAB-ID, Panerai shows the way to environmentally responsible watch manufacturing. The price of the Submersible eLAB is CHF 60800

With the introduction of the Submersible eLAB-ID PAM01225, Panerai intends to show the way toward more environmentally responsible watch manufacturing.

In fact, 98.6% of the weight of this concept watch comes from recycled-based materials.

Its 44 mm case, sandwich dial and bridges are composed of EcoTitanium, a recycled titanium alloy that is a lightweight aerospace-grade metal made of more than 80% pure recycled content. The unidirectional rotating bezel is also made in brushed EcoTitanium with polished knurling and micro-sandblasted engraving.

The SuperLuminova used for dial and hands is 100% recycled, just like the silicon used to craft the movement escapement. Both are obtained through dedicated, small-scale recycling processes that reuse raw material waste. 

From the sapphire crystal to the gold hands, most of the major components contain recycled-based material.

Even the strap is produced from a recycled Grigio Roccia fabric with light blue stitching and trapezoidal EcoTitanium buckle.

The result of the efforts of the Laboratorio di Idee (the research and development incubator that drives the brand’s technical advancements), the Submersible eLAB-ID could help the watch industry to understand that making a watch using predominantly recycled-based material is possible. This might lead to a reduction of the need for virgin material extraction and its associated high environmental impact.

In fact, Panerai invites other brands or partners to join their bold move. It is for this reason that the Swiss brand has not patented any of the new methodologies used for this project making them available to others.

As it is easy to imagine, the creation of this concept watch could not be possible without the key cooperation of partners and suppliers from the watch industry and categories as diverse as aerospace and automobiles.

The watch is powered by the P.900e caliber beating at the frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) and offering a power reserve of 3 days.

Water resistant to a pressure of up to 30 bar (approximately 300 metres / 1,000 feet), the Panerai Submersible eLAB-ID PAM01225 is a limited edition of 30 pieces with a price of CHF 60,800. panerai.com