If you’ve ever scrolled through Panerai’s catalog, you may have noticed a strange omission. The Submersible, the brand’s purpose-built diver, has been offered in its signature 44mm size with rubber, leather, and fabric straps of every conceivable color. But a metal bracelet? It’s never happened. Not once since the line debuted in 1998.
Panerai enthusiasts have grumbled about this for years, and Panerai has finally listened. Enter the new PAM01756, the first 44mm Submersible ever fitted with steel links.
Shaped Like the Crown Guard
Panerai didn’t just bolt on a generic oyster-style bracelet and call it a day. The link design traces back to the brand’s original 1999 bracelets, with a half-moon contour across each link that deliberately echoes the Submersible’s famous crown-protecting bridge. Alternating brushed and polished finishes give the whole thing a satisfying play in the light.
The clasp also introduces Panerai’s Quick Length Adjustment system to the Submersible line for the first time. It extends the bracelet 2mm on each side without tools, which is a nice touch for those mid-afternoon wrist swells.
No Date, No Distractions
The dial is a fresh configuration for the core collection, too. It’s a black sun-brushed affair with a blue ceramic bezel, and Panerai deleted the date window entirely, a nod to the instruments it built for the Italian Navy before 1998.
White Super-LumiNova hour markers glow green in the dark while the minute hand and bezel pip glow blue, letting you separate elapsed dive time from actual time at a glance. The small seconds at 9 o’clock gets a concentric azurage engraving, a holdover from the military days when confirming the movement was running could be a life-or-death check.
Built For Actual Diving
Speaking of which, this is no desk diver. Water resistance sits at 500 meters, and Panerai tests every example 25% beyond that rating just to be sure.
Inside beats the in-house P.980 automatic with a three-day power reserve and a stop-seconds function for precise syncing. Flip it over and the screwed caseback carries an engraving of the “Maiale” slow-speed torpedo that Italian Navy commandos rode into combat. Panerai heritage doesn’t get more literal.
Spec Sheet
Case Size: 44mm
Case Material: Brushed AISI 316LVM stainless steel
Water Resistance: 500m (tested to 625m)
Movement: Panerai Calibre P.980 automatic
Power Reserve: 3 days
Bezel: Unidirectional with blue polished ceramic insert
Dial: Black sun-brushed, no-date
Band: Steel bracelet with Quick Length Adjustment
Weight: 204g
Pricing & Availability
The Submersible PAM01756 is available now as a permanent addition to the core collection, priced at $13,200. Head over to Panerai’s website to check it out.
Recap
Panerai Submersible PAM01756
Panerai finally gives its signature 44mm Submersible a steel bracelet, pairing crown-guard-inspired links with a no-date dial, blue ceramic bezel, and 500m of water resistance for $13,200.
