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slowly and continuously, but instantaneously, clicking from one position to the next
on the 60th second of each minute.
T
HE CASE
The case of the Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8
Days Titanio has a diameter of 44mm and is formed from 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 absorbing shocks. 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 to 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 cushion-like 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 synthetic
sapphire, obtained from corundum, a very hard material (second only to
diamond), free of impurities, transparent, resistant to abrasion and with anti-
reflective treatment. The start, stop and reset push-piece is at 2 o’clock. The
screw-in back has a sapphire crystal window, enabling the mechanism to be
admired as well as the haute horlogerie finish of the bridges and plate. On the
back are engraved the identification numbers of the case and the individual
sequential identification number, the number of the production and the maximum
depth of use. The water-resistance of your watch is guaranteed to a pressure of
10 bar which correspond to the hydrostatic pressure exerted by a column of
water on 1 square centimetre at a depth of 100 metres under normal conditions.
In these circumstances your watch is therefore water-resistant to a depth of
about 100 metres.
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THE PANERAI LUMINOR 1950 CHRONO
MONOPULSANTE LEFT-HANDED 8 DAYS
TITANIO WATCH
The Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanio is a
watch executed in a limited edition of 150 units. This is a re-edition of a great
classic which is also one of the rarest period Panerai watches, one of the models
constructed for the commando divers during the Second World War. Many details
link this watch with the past, to the years in which the watches of Officine Panerai
became legendary. A very small number of examples were made in about 1940
with the winding crown and the lever bridge surrounding it placed in line with the
9 o’clock position rather than at 3 o’clock, to enable the watch to be used more
easily by those who were left-handed.
The Panerai Luminor 1950 Chrono Monopulsante Left-Handed 8 Days Titanio
watch is equipped with the P.2004/9 calibre, a chronograph calibre entirely
designed and manufactured by Officine Panerai in its own manufacture in
Neuchâtel. It incorporates a number of outstanding details and innovations:
manually wound movement with a power reserve of 8 days, indication of the
amount of running time remaining on the caseback, a device for the seconds reset
so that the watch can be accurately synchronised. Moreover, of the various
functions provided, the chronograph stands out in particular in that – unlike most
chronograph models now in production – it does not have two push-pieces;
instead it has a single one which, pressed in sequence, enables the chronograph
hands to be started, stopped and resetted. With a column wheel mechanism, the
element which is a feature of the most sophisticated chronograph movements
because it enables the chronograph hand to provide the maximum precision of
operation, the calibre P.2004/9 has the chronograph function which operates
through a vertical clutch. This is another distinctive detail because the device helps
to avoid any unsteadiness in the movement of the hand. The minute counter (at 9
o’clock) has been designed to avoid any possibility of confusion: it does not move
