Panerai LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 LEFT-HANDED 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC TITANIO Mode D'emploi page 12

THE PANERAI LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950
LEFT-HANDED 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC
TITANIO WATCH
The Luminor 1950 case for left-handers with the winding crown and bridge
protecting the crown on the left, is today very rare and highly soughtafter by
collectors. Wristwatches for left-handers appeared for the first time in the
history of officine panerai in the early 1940s. A possible historical justification
may lie in the overall equipment carried by the commandos, which included
not only the watch, but also the compass and wrist depth gauge, which could
have been worn on the left wrist instead of the watch.
T
HE CASE
The Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Left-Handed 3 Days Automatic Titanio
has a 47 mm case of brushed titanium.
The titanium used by Officine Panerai is light, strong and hypoallergenic: the
remarkable physical, mechanical and corrosion resistant qualities of titanium
have made this metal one of the most valued in fine watchmaking, as well as
a material of choice for the military, aeronautical and aerospace industries. It
is the most widely used and provides the best compromise between strength,
corrosion resistance, weldability and mouldability. 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. T.M.
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(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 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-in back is made of titanium. On the back of the case are engraved
the case number, the sequential number of the watch with the number
produced, the material, the maximum depth of use and the designation Divers
Professional.
The water-resistance of your watch, indicated on the back by the symbol
, is guaranteed to a pressure of 30 bar, which corresponds to the
hydrostatic pressure exerted by a column of water on 1 square centimetre at
a depth of 300 metres under normal conditions. In these circumstances your
watch is therefore water-resistant to a depth of about 300 metres.
T
HE UNIDIRECTIONAL ROTATING BEZEL
The bezel is of the unidirectional type, rotating only anti-clockwise. It has
a scale divided into 60ths, graduated in minutes for the first 15 minutes and
then every 5 minutes. The movement of the bezel when it is being set is
very distinctive. It is of radial design, using a metal ring-shaped element
which significantly improves the precision of the click, as well as ensuring
that the bezel has the greatest possible resistance to wear and to high
temperatures.
Patent filed for this system of operation.
T
HE DIAL
The black dial has applied hour markers.
In order to ensure optimal levels of luminescence and greater resistance over
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