Panerai Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT, Manual

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The water-resistance of your watch is indicated on the back by the symbol
and is expressed in bar, which correspond to the hydrostatic pressure
exerted by a column of water on 1 square centimetre at a certain depth under
normal conditions. The correspondences are: 3 bar ~ 30 metres; 5 bar ~ 50
metres; 10 bar ~ 100 metres; 30 bar ~ 300 metres.
T
HE STRAP AND BRACELET
The leather, the alligator and the rubber straps are hypoallergenic, as are the
metal bracelets.
T
HE MOVEMENT
Hand-wound mechanical, Panerai calibre P.2005/T, completely created by
Panerai, diameter 16¼ lignes (36.6 mm), thickness 10.05 mm, 31 jewels,
power reserve 6 days, 3 spring barrels in series, Glucydur
® balance, 28,800
vibrations/hour (equivalent to 4 Hz). Incabloc ® anti-shock device,
277 components.
Your Panerai watch is supplied with a certificates booklet.
The tests applied on your Panerai watch are carried out not only on the
movement but also on the watch as a whole with all its components. Panerai
works on the continuous improvement of every part of your watch and it
certifies that every single component meets the strictest standards of high-
quality watchmaking.
Officine Panerai is not the owner of the trademarks Glucydur ® and Incabloc ® .
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axis, to correct the effects caused by the earth’s gravity on the accuracy of the
watch. In the innovative Panerai Tourbillon (Patented) the cage which contains
the balance wheel and escapement rotates on an axis perpendicular to that of
the balance, not parallel with it, and a complete rotation takes not the
traditional sixty seconds but thirty. This special construction means that the
Tourbillon compensates much more effectively for the errors due to the force
of gravity, resulting in greater accuracy in measuring time.
T
HE CASE
The Panerai Lo Scienziato - Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT is in titanium.
In the construction of the case, Panerai has made use of techniques involving
many complex working operations, which ensure an exceptional aesthetic
finish and the best resistance in terms of shock absorption. To optimise the
reliability of the watch over a long period, the winding crown incorporates a
special element with a threaded ring whose function is to control the degree
of force with which the winding crown is locked by the device protecting the
winding crown, which protects it from shocks and accidental breakage and
helps ensure the water-resistance of the case. The moving lever is mounted in
the bridge fixed to the case, which is engraved with the letters REG. and T.M.
(Registered Trademark). The lever is terminated by a small rotating cushionlike
component, which avoids wear at the end of the lever in contact with the
crown, allowing the most effective setting of the axial pressure between the
two parts.
The crystal is of sapphire, made of corundum, a very hard material (second
only to diamond), free of impurities, transparent, resistant to abrasion and with
anti-reflective treatment.
The screw back has a sapphire crystal window, enabling the movement and
its haute horlogerie finish to be admired. On the back of the case are engraved
the sequential number of the watch with the number produced, the material
and the maximum depth of use.