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is it really necessary?
So it is not really a functional upgrade of the movement then?
What are you views on fitting swan's neck to watches which have no second's function?
I really like the look of the fine adjustor but find it somehow "cosmetic" since the watch does not really sport a second's function.
Any comment?
Thanks again!!!
249 questions
Hi All, I was wondering why did Panerai fit the 249 with a swan's neck fine adjustor? Is it more commonly done with watches that have the second's hands? Does the 232 also have the same swan's neck fitted? What's the reason behind it? Thanks!!!
And I thought you were asking 249 questions...LOL
Yep , swan neck in all the 249...And if I'm not wrong, the 232 shares the same movement, so, swan nake for it too! No particular reason for that, my friend. Best. Nicolas Who wants a swan nake?...
Swans neck
The regulator on a watch is a device that can change the rate that the watch will run. It is normally found above the balance wheel, often on top of the balance cock. By moving the regulator toward the "fast" , the watch will run quicker and will either g...
thank you, exupery
Hi Exupery, Thanks for the detailed explanation of the swan's neck function! I know that it matters not whether if the watch has a second's function or not, the point of the regulator is to make the watch more accurate when finely-tuned. It's just that wh...
The answer is more simple than you think
in 2002 (E series) Panerai introduced an upgraded movement for the historic line of manual winds. It was still based on the ETA 6497, but had redesigned bridges, a swan-neck regulator and increased power reserve (56h instead of 41h). In 2005 (H series) th...
A little question
Hi Asi When you write about a re-design of bridge decoration in 2005, you mean Geneva stripes instead of the "Panerai" pattern? Dje
CDG = Côtes de Genève
or Geneva bars/stripes. "A decoration of undulating lines, like waves, frequently used to embellish superior quality movements." (from the HH glossary) Asi
Another question, Asi...
So from your experience with vintage Panerais. there has been "none" (be in prototype or production) vintage 3656/ 6152 that were ever fitted with the swan neck regulator? Or, has there? Thanks for your help!!!
none that I know of
or ever seen. All the vintage references used one of 2 movements: Rolex cal. 618 or Angelus cal. 240. The Rolex movement had 3 variations (15 jewel, 17 jewel and 17 jewel Incabloc) none of which had a swan-neck. Same goes for the Angelus. Hope it helps As...
is this the cal.618?
Hi Asi, Is it the Rolex- Cortebert 618 in the picture? When I compared it closely to other pictures in the forum, it seems that the gap between the bridges is rather wide in the one in the picture then the other 618 that I have seen in pictures. Help plea...
Cal 618 has some different variations
and I belive it is a 618 but really modified. The 616 is the other 16" sized Rolex movement but it has not the regulator for the balance wheel. There is another Cal. in 16" , the 622 - but I have no picture of it. Asi
