Panerai PAM00380 (Radiomir Black Seal Logo) — History & Key Details

Introduction & Evolution

• Release Year: The PAM00380 debuted in 2011 and was officially shown at SIHH 2012 as one of Panerai’s most accessible Radiomir models.

• Purpose: Designed as an entry-level Radiomir, it distilled Panerai’s heritage cues into a clean, no-date, manual-wind piece with the brand’s OP logo on the dial.

• Production Span: Made from 2011 to 2017, with annual lettered series (N through T). Production numbers varied, averaging ~1,000–1,500 pieces per year.

  • N series (2011): 2,500 pcs

  • Later years: typically ~1,000 pcs per series

Design & Technical Specifications

• Movement:

  • Panerai OP II manual-wind movement (based on ETA/Unitas 6497-1).

  • 17 jewels, 21,600 vph, 56-hour power reserve.

  • Known for its rugged simplicity and ease of servicing.

• Case:

  • 45 mm polished stainless steel Radiomir case with wire lugs.

  • Thickness around 13–15 mm.

  • Water resistance: 100 m (10 bar).

  • Solid caseback—no exhibition window.

• Dial:

  • Black sandwich-style construction.

  • Luminous Arabic numerals at 12, 3, and 6, baton markers elsewhere.

  • Small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock.

  • “OP” logo above 6 o’clock, giving the “Logo” designation.

• Crystal: Sapphire, ~1.9 mm thick.

• Strap: Typically supplied on black leather with a steel pin buckle.

Heritage & Naming

• “Black Seal”: A nod to WWII Italian Navy frogmen (the Decima Flottiglia MAS “Gamma Group”), whose stealth operations in black wetsuits inspired the name.

• OP Logo: Represents Officine Panerai’s identity; appears only on select entry-level “Logo” series models.

Model Specifics:

Complete set with box and warranty card dated 23/04/2018