A name, Ferrari, and a symbol, the Prancing Horse, which immediately evoke legends not only within the privileged world of motor racing, but also in that of Granturismo cars. These are cars suitable for everyday use on the road, but which Ferrari conceived with a sporting spirit enabling them to take part in any race without special preparations. In the wake of this legend which began more than half a century ago, the Ferrari Granturismo Engineered by Officine Panerai collection was born.

This is a range of watches designed and created with an exclusive technique and style which has superbly interpreted the characteristics of excellence and the design which distinguish the cars of Maranello. It is the culmination of an ambitious project which fully engaged the technicians of the historic watch company from Florence because it was not a matter of simply restyling earlier models which already existed. On the contrary, the collection began with an in-depth study of the cars and the traditions of the famous automobile House and it has been inspired by the materials of the mechanical parts of Ferraris and by the design of their bodywork. Working from scratch, this has resulted in the creation of a range of watches substantially different from the classics of Officine Panerai, but which, while respecting their unique original character, have successfully transferred the sensations and emotions aroused by a car of the Prancing Horse to a wristwatch.

From the extraordinary combination of Ferrari and Officine Panerai’s skill, inventiveness, design and Italian creativity the Ferrari Granturismo GMT Alarm has emerged. This is a watch of clear sports character, distinguished by its indication of a second time zone and its sound signal, which is programmable as an alarm clock or as a reminder of an appointment. With its stainless steel case, square with rounded corners, and its finish which is partly polished and partly brushed, the model is 45 mm in diameter and is water-resistant to a depth of 100 metres, although it is actually tested to an even greater pressure. The smooth, brushed bezel sets off the square-grille milled rims of the two crowns – another detail borrowed from the motoring world. These two crowns are screw-down with a bayonet catch, to ensure that the Prancing Horse and the bell indicating the alarm function are always in a vertical position. The upper crown sets the hours, minutes and second time zone, while the other is used to wind and set the alarm function by pointing the red arrow of the alarm hand at the time required.

Beneath the robust sapphire crystal 1.9 mm thick with anti-reflective treatment, the dial is particularly legible and the Ferrari inscription and Prancing Horse stand out from it in relief. Black in colour, the central part of the dial is worked with the same square-grille pattern as the milled rim of the crowns, while the scale graduated in 60ths encloses large Arabic numerals applied in relief and two window apertures. The date appears in the aperture at 3 o’clock, which is surrounded by a conical metal ring so that it stands out, while the window at 6 o’clock indicates the time in the second time zone. Also black too are the hour and minute hands, baton-shaped and covered with luminous material; by contrast, the thin continuous seconds hand is red.

The Ferrari Granturismo GMT Alarm uses as its “engine” the Panerai calibre OP XXIV, an automatic movement with 31 jewels and a power reserve of 47 hours, with classic Côtes de Genève decoration and blued screws, further elements indicating the high standard of the movement’s finish. The famous Prancing Horse is also engraved on the winding rotor and it can be seen through the sapphire crystal window in the screw back, which is decorated with a metallic grille pattern; round the edge of it the inscription Engineered by Officine Panerai is engraved, as the maker’s signature.

The watch is supplied with a black alligator strap with contrasting stitching and the inside part in red alligator, and also with an interchangeable rubber strap impressed with the name Ferrari. Like the case, the adjustable personalised buckle is executed in brushed steel with polished details.

Identified by the reference FER00017, the Ferrari Granturismo GMT Alarm has a price of 7900 euro.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Movement: Automatic mechanical OP XXIV, 13¼ lignes, 31 jewels. Monometallic Glucydur® balance with Nivarox® I spring, 28,800 alternations/hour. Incabloc® anti-shock device. Power reserve 47 hours. Côtes de Genève decoration, blued screws. Rotor engraved with the Prancing Horse.
• Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date, second time zone, alarm.
• Case: Diameter 45 mm, in steel with polished finish and brushed edges, screw-down independent winding crowns, at 2 o’clock with the Ferrari logo and at 4 o’clock for the alarm function, and rims worked with square-grid pattern.
• Bezel: Steel with brushed finish.
• Back: Steel, screw-in, with sapphire crystal window decorated with a metallic grid; round the edge is engraved the inscription “Engineered by OFFICINE PANERAI”..
• Dial: Black with square-grid decoration, Ferrari logo and Prancing Horse at 12 o’clock, Arabic numerals for the hours, 60-minute scale with Arabic numerals at 5-minute intervals on the flange, date window at 3 o’clock with applied cone-shaped ring in metal, GMT indicator at 6 o’clock, luminous baton hour and minute hands, centre seconds hand in red and alarm hand with red arrow point..
• Crystal: Sapphire, 1.9 mm thick. Anti-reflective coating.
• Water-resistance: 100 metres.
• Strap: Black alligator with contrasting stitching, inside part in red alligator with red sewing, personalised folding buckle in brushed steel with the edge of the closure in polished steel. Spare strap in rubber with the incised inscription Ferrari.