2024 Panerai's Left Crown Watch - Panerai Luminor Destro Otto Giorni PAM01655

Panerai's left crown watch was born in the 1960s. We all know Panerai's military origins, and the birth of the left crown watch was to meet the actual use needs of the Italian Navy's "frogmen" at the time. When frogmen perform underwater tasks, their left hands are often more accustomed to equipping navigation instruments such as compasses or depth gauges, while watches are left on the right wrist. After discovering this, Panerai began to try the design of the left crown to better meet the wearing needs of frogmen. The best Panerai Luminor replica watches at captainthewatch.is.

Panerai Luminor Destro Otto Giorni PAM01655 uses a 44mm stainless steel case. In recent years, it can also be seen that Panerai intends to promote a 44mm case. This size is more suitable for daily wear than the previous 47mm case while maintaining a tough style. The crown guard bridge placed on the left side of the case is frosted, which forms a contrast with the polished treatment of the case bezel. The new function returns to the design of the early left crown watch to open the lock rod from bottom to top, and restores the historical watch. The crown guard has always been one of Panerai's most recognizable design elements. The lock rod combined with the semi-arc metal guard not only improves the waterproofness and airtightness, but also effectively prevents the crown from being hit or accidentally touched, which affects the normal operation of the watch, and exquisitely balances aesthetics and functionality.

The black dial also uses Panerai's classic sandwich dial. After several evolutions, this design has evolved into a double-layer structure. The upper disk has hollow hour markers, and the lower disk is intaglio and filled with beige Super-LumiNova® luminous coating. While giving the dial a clear luminous effect, it also further shows the retro beauty in style. The layout of the disk adheres to Panerai's Italian simple and practical style. In addition to the hour markers and hands, there is a small second dial at 3 o'clock, and "8 GIORNI" is specially marked at 6 o'clock, which means "eight days" in Italian, indicating the eight-day chain length dynamic storage attribute.

In terms of movement, the watch is equipped with Panerai's self-produced P.5000 manual winding movement, which can store up to eight days of power. This movement was launched in 2013, paying tribute to the famous 8-day power Angelus SF240 movement in Panerai's history. In terms of hardware, the P.5000 movement is equipped with a double barrel, and uses a non-carded weight to fine-tune the balance wheel and a cross-type balance wheel splint. The decoration and polishing also maintain the consistent decorative style of Panerai's self-produced movements. You can see from the transparent back design by turning the watch over that the movement is covered with a large area of ​​brushed splints, exposing the balance wheel, and the three-wheel position is specially hollowed out, which further enhances the ornamental value.