Officine Panerai Ferrari Chronograph DLC (Ref. FER00038)

Officine Panerai has presented its new take on the idea of a branded watch. Its growing family of Ferrari-branded chronograph watches has just received another member.

This time, it is the Panerai Ferrari Chronograph DLC limited edition model with its 45mm case covered with special DLC coating. The latter not only provides the timekeeper a more menacing deep-black color but also protects the pricey watch from inevitable bumps and scratches. Matching the black case is a natural black rubber strap with a Ferrari logo.

All in all, the watch doesn’t differ too much from the recently introduced Officine Panerai Ferrari California Flyback Chronograph. The only visible difference is the color scheme that was chosen for the watch’s face (it still features a totally black dial, but now its subdials and Arabic numerals are so red it almost hurts) and a relatively huge Ferrari logo on the 12 o’clock. On the six o’clock, there is a Formula 1 car’s silhouette.

Inside, there is a Valjoux 7753-based COSC-certified Panerai OP XII Calibre beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and featuring a standard Incabloc antishock device. Of course, the movement is decorated with the inevitable Cotes de Geneve decoration and features Ferrari’s trademark Prancing Horse logo on its winding rotor.

OP doesn’t say anything about the chronograph’s recommended price, but it’s safe to assume that the MSRP will be set at around $15,000 or so.

Officine Panerai Ferrari Chronograph DLC (Ref. FER00038) watch’s specification :

Price range: N/A
Movement: Automatic Panerai OP XII Calibre
Complications: Chronograph with two counters
Power reserve: 46 hours
Case material: Stainless steel, DLC-coated
Case diameter: 45mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black with red subdials
Water resistance: 100m
Strap: Rubber
Crystal: Sapphire, anti-reflective, 1.9mm thick