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A sophisticated haute horlogerie model, in which the classic Panerai design is combined with the technical aspects of high-quality sports watchmaking, Officine Panerai’s new Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 DaysTitanio is a split-seconds chronographwithvertical clutch and twincolumn wheels. It offers numerous functions that are characteristic of top-of-the range mechanical watchmaking, all assembled with P.2006 movement, entirely developed and created in the Officine Panerai manufacture inNeuchâtel. The split-seconds function, also known as rattrapante, operates two hands that are superimposed andpartially independent: the first is entirely controlledby the button at eight o’clock, which starts, stops, and resets the chronograph hand; the second, controlledby the button at 10 o’clock, is used formeasuring partial times or a second event simultaneous with the first. To make it easier and clearer to read, the hand of the small minute counter moves in jumps instead of continuously. In addition, theP.2006hand-woundmovement has a long power reserve of eight days, a traditional duration for Panerai watches. This is achieved by means of a special patented systemof three spring barrels. The remaining power reserve can be read on the dial from a linear indicator above the number six. To enable the watch tobe synchronizedperfectlywith a reference signal, theP.2006movement also has a seconds reset function, which zeroes the seconds hand by stopping the balancewheel until thewinding crownhas been returned to the runningposition. The Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio has a brushed titanium case 47 millimeters indiameter,which is fittedwith a classic lever device that hermetically seals thewinding crown to ensurewater resistance to10 atmospheres (equivalent to a depth of about 100metres). On the back of the case, in the centre of the 12- sided caseback, is a sapphire crystal window through which the elegant finish of the P.2006movement can be seen. The bezel ismade of polished titaniumand surrounds a large black dial designed with great simplicity and sporting elegance. The structure of the dial consists of two superimposed discs with a layer of Super-LumiNova® between them: a type of construction which has been characteristic of Panerai watches since the 1930s, providing great legibility and visibility even in situations of very low light, such as underwater. At once robust and sophisticated, the new Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio is identified by the reference PAM00530, and is produced in a limited edition as part of the of the Officine Panerai Specialities collection. Panerai’s New Luminor 1950 Rattrapante 8 Days Titanio 1 0 0 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I