Introduction of the 2021 New Panerai Submersible eLab-ID Gray 44 mm Watch Replica with 98.6% recyclable materials

Introduction of the 2021 New Panerai Submersible eLab-ID Gray 44 mm Watch Replica with 98.6% recyclable materials

Panerai has made a major breakthrough in Submersible eLAB-ID, which is made of 98.6% recyclable materials. The purpose of Panerai's release of this new Panerai Submersible eLab-ID 44 mm gray watch replica PAM1225 is to provide a model for how circular watchmaking practices can be applied to the watchmaking industry. The brand described the piece as "the watch with the highest percentage of recycled materials ever."

Recyclable eLAB-ID

According to Panerai, which developed the Panerai Submersible eLab-ID replica at its Laboratorio di Idee research-and-development workshop, fully 98.6 percent of the watch’s total weight “comes from materials integrating a high rate of recycled elements.” Breaking that number down to specific elements, the eLAB-ID’s case, sandwich-style dial, and movement bridges are composed of EcoTitanium, an aerospace-grade recycled titanium alloy first used by Panerai on 2019’s Mike Horn Edition of the Submersible replica. Its dial is the first to use recycled Super-LumiNova on its hands (made of recycled gold) and hour markers. Even the sapphire crystal over the gray-tone dial comes from a recycling process. The Grigio Roccia fabric strap with light blue stitching is derived from recycled PET and attaches with an EcoTitanium buckle. To source all of these materials, Panerai replica needed to build an entirely new supply chain, working with partners many of whom had never previously worked with such high levels of recycled content.

“When you enter a business like this one, you are addressing a whole network of potential suppliers,” Panerai CEO Jean-Marc Pontrué said. “What has taken the most time is knocking on the doors of new suppliers who were not used to working with the watch industry. It was surprising to learn how small we were as an industry in terms of quantities compared to giant companies asking for hundreds of tons of such material for boats, planes, and cars. In terms of weight, our output is very small, even though Switzerland makes millions of watches.” The example you see here is a concept watch that's planned to go on sale as a 30-piece limited edition in 2022.

Caliber P.900e Movement

Like the case, the movement inside the Panerai eLAB-ID replica watch, called Caliber P.900e and made up of 161 total components, has been essentially rebuilt with repurposed materials to the furthest extent possible; even 17 of the jewels are recycled. In every important aspect, the self-winding movement offers the same attributes as the standard “built from scratch” version — a 28,800-vph frequency, Incabloc shock protection, and three days of power reserve in a single barrel. The movement beats behind a screwed caseback of EcoTitanium, helping ensure the watch’s water-resistance of 300 meters.

Specifications

Brand: Panerai

Model: Submersible eLAB-ID Replica (ref. PAM1225)

Dimensions: 44mm

Water Resistance: 300 meters

Case Material: Brushed EcoTitanium, unidirectional EcoTitanium bezel, screwed EcoTitanium caseback, EcoTitanium sandwich dial

Crystal/Lens: Recycled sapphire

Movement: Panerai P.900e (P.900 base, reproduced using recycled materials)

Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds

Frequency: 4Hz

Power Reserve: 3 Days

Strap/Bracelet: Recycled Grigio Roccia fabric with trapezoidal EcoTitanium buckle

Price & Availability: $60,000 USD (Speculated)

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