Beginning in 1860, Guido Panerai & Figlio in Florence, Italy, began producing high-precision instruments built for the Royal Italian Navy.  In 1938, as Officine Panerai, they began producing wristwatches for the Italian Navy Commandos, with the Radiomir and later the Luminor.  It wasn’t until 1993 that they began to produce versions of the Radiomir and the Luminor for international sale to the public.

The Luminor 44 GMT Acciaio PAM 0088 features a polished 44mm stainless steel case with the trademarked Panerai crown guard, a sapphire crystal,
and a polished bezel.  The black dial features a 24-hour scale at the outer edge, lumed hour markers, large Arabic numerals at the 12 and 6 o’clock position, a running seconds sub-dial at the 9 o’clock position, a date window under a magnifying lens in the crystal at the 3 o’clock position, and a GMT hand with an arrow tip.  Powered by a Calibre OPVIII movement, the PAM0088 features a 42-hour power reserve and a water resistance rating of 300 meters.

This Panerai Luminor GMT 44 Acciaio PAM0088 includes the outer cardboard box, inner box, Panerai wood case, cloth, instruction manual, guarantee booklet, registration card, warranty card, serial number stickers, strap-changing tools, black Panerai rubber strap, and a brown alligator strap with stainless steel Panerai deployant clasp.