What better way to celebrate Italian craftsmanship than with the combination of two renowned names in the world of luxury? During Watches & Wonders in Shanghai, Officine Panerai released a new collaboration timepiece with the luxury fashion house – Prada – to offer a Luminor Due watch paired with Prada’s Re-Nylon strap.

For aficionados of luxury fashion, Re-Nylon should sound familiar as it represents Prada’s take on sustainable fabrics. The straps are crafted from ECONYL®, which is a recycled nylon made from pre- and post-consumer materials such as fishing nets, discarded nylon, carpets and industrial waste. Expertly crafting the material into gorgeous straps for the Luminor Due, Prada has chosen four hues – iron grey, navy blue, alabaster pink and Fiordaliso light grey – to fit the 42mm and 38mm versions of the watch.

Hands down, our pick is the PAM01426, which offers a decidedly unique combination, pairing a stainless-steel case with a white matte dial and the sublime Fiordaliso light grey Re- Nylon strap. Okay, we understand that for men, Panerai watches should sit slightly larger on the wrist but hear us out, even though the case for this particular reference is 38mm, with the crown protection device protruding out, it still maintains its presence on the wrist. And that colour combination is just fantastic!

If you are still not convinced, however, there are versions of this watch with the classic 42mm case size, offering both a sunburst white or blue dial, paired with a grey or navy-blue Re- Nylon strap accordingly. One difference to note however is that for the 42mm versions of the collection, the straps will come with an adjustable polished-steel buckle while the 38mm variants will come with the traditional pin buckle system. Each of the straps offers Panerai’s PAM Click release system which is paramount considering that the strap is just as celebrated as the watch case and buyers would probably want to get all colour options and mix and match them as desired.

All four references of the Panerai Luminor Due Prada Re- Nylon collection come with Panerai’s signature sandwich dial and the small seconds counter at the 9 o’clock position. The watches are all powered by the P.900 calibre, an automatic movement that will offer an Incabloc® anti-shock device, 28,000 bph and a long 3-day power reserve. These watches are already available at the Panerai boutique in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

MOVEMENT Self-winding Calibre P-900, 3-day power reserve
CASE 38mm/42mm polished steel, Safety Lock crown protection device
STRAP Prada Re-Nylon in alabaster pink (38mm), Fiordaliso light grey (38mm), navy blue (42mm) and iron grey (42mm)
PRICE MYR 29,000 (38mm), MYR 30,700 (42mm)