Panerai
NewSubmersible 'Subzilla' PAM 00194
Panerai Luminor Submersible 2500M (Reference PAM00194), a highly robust professional diving watch often referred to by collectors as the "Subzilla". The timepiece showcases a prominent, cushion-shaped 47mm brushed titanium case paired with a thick, unidirectional rotating stainless steel diving bezel. Its matte black dial features distinctively styled luminous hands and hour markers that have developed a warm, aged patina over time, flanked by a magnified date window at 3 o'clock and a running small-seconds subdial at 9 o'clock. On the right side, the watch highlights Panerai’s signature oversized crescent-shaped crown-protecting lock mechanism, engineered to withstand extreme underwater pressures up to an extraordinary depth rating of 2,500 meters. Completing its technical aesthetic, the heavy-duty tool watch is mounted on a rugged, corrugated black accordion-style rubber diving strap.
- Brand
- Panerai
- Category
- Watches
- Model
- PAM 00194 2004 G0111/1000
- Reference
- Op 6613
- Movement
- Automatic
- Dimension
- 47mm
- Case material
- Titane
- Bracelet material
- Caoutchouc
- Papers
- -
- Condition
- NOS
Catalogue note
Introduced in 2004 as a Special Edition limited to just 1,000 pieces, the Panerai Luminor Submersible 2500M Reference PAM00194 stands as a landmark achievement in modern mechanical dive engineering. Affectionately dubbed the "Subzilla" by the Paneristi collector community, this extreme tool watch triumphed in the Sports Watch category at the prestigious 2004 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). Seamlessly fusing technical utility with aggressive military-inspired aesthetics, the timepiece is built around a massive 47mm brushed titanium cushion case designed to reduce wrist fatigue while preserving structural integrity against intense physical forces. It is engineered to endure an astounding 2,500 meters of water pressure and comes equipped with a professional-grade helium escape valve to support advanced saturation diving. Characterized by its chunky unidirectional diving bezel, iconic crown-lock guard mechanism, and a heavy-gauge 5.9mm thick sapphire crystal, the dial boasts early-production Tritium luminescence that develops a highly desired aged coloration. Driven by the robust, COSC-chronometer certified automatic caliber OP III movement, the reference PAM00194 remains one of the most historically significant and deeply coveted "Leviathans of the deep" ever forged by the manufacturer.