11/16/2023 0 Comments Moon phases![]() At the centre of the starry sky is a little round window through which the lower disc can be seen on this appears the moon, its shape evolving day by day as a result of a small supplementary rotation of this disc of about 6.1° per day, a figure based on the exact duration of one lunar cycle (an average of 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds).Īs well as the moon phases indicator, the hand-wound P.2005/GLS calibre also has the characteristic Panerai Tourbillon escapement, which can be admired both from the front as well as from the back of the watch thanks the sophisticated work of Skeletonising the movement and the absence of an actual dial. The upper disc - which is read by a small external index fixed onto the movement - displays the 24 hours of the day, showing the sun during the hours of daylight and the stars of the sky at night. On the back of the new L'Astronomo’s P.2005/GLS movement is a day/night indicator which also clearly displays the phases of the moon, by means of a system consisting of two superimposed discs which rotate in combination. So, in a timepiece dedicated to him, nothing would be more logical than the moon phases indication, a classic complication of high-end watchmaking which Panerai has interpreted in its own way and with an accuracy of a century. He made remarkably beautiful drawings of what he saw with an accuracy and attention to detail which is still amazing even today. Thanks to the invention of the telescope, Galileo Galilei made revolutionary discoveries concerning the appearance and the movement of the moon. ![]()
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