Full service of movement, new crown, etc. Untouched case. The bezel, dial and hands were already replaced when I got it and are Omega service parts.

Ready for some boating, snorkling and diving.
regards
JE







This is a pre-service pic but it shows a more realistic dial colour:

 

Looks nice with a sport coat as well...

Ed

 

Is the crown at 9 o'clock? Is this meant to be worn on the right hand? I've never seen that. Neat.

 

"Destro".

 

Speak English man! What's "Destro" ? Model name?

 

Left handed. Or at least that's what Panerai calls their watches with crowns on the 9:00 side. It seems to have caught on as the description for any watch set up like that. It's usually done on larger diameter watches, or sometimes on modular chronographs like the old Chronomatic Group watches (Breitling, Hamilton, Heuer, etc).

 

That, is a grail watch.

 

You must be doing some mean snorkelling to need a 1000m waterproof watch!

 

For leftists like myself who wear watches on their left arms. Designed for comfort since some people don't like the crown digging into the back of their hands.

 

I think we all wear our watches on the left arm...the issue is using the crown while it's on your left wrist...I would think this is actually a right-handed watch?

 

Not true I wear my watches on my right hand...

 

Destro is right or right hand in Italian; Sinistra = left

 

<<insert smiley - eyes wide open in shock and admiration, tinged with jealously>>


My only comment rhymes with "far canal"

 

These are such a beautiful vintage diver

I think you're meant to take your watch off your wrist to do anything with the crown. If you wind them or adjust the time with them on you risk damaging the crown tube and shaft because you put sideways pressure on it. This is even more important on a vintage diver. At least that's what my watchmaker told me.

 

Beautiful watch!

(I have always been used to wear my watches on the right arm, too...!)

 

Nice blue dial, reminds me I need something blue to join my collection - chunk of a watch by the way.

 

It is constructed for use on the left hand (where most right handed put their watches). This watch was intended for professional divers doing heavy and hazardous deep sea work. Crown was placed on the left side of the case to be shielded from harm as much as possible. The inconvenience of having to take it off the wrist to work the crown is small compared to the risk of it being knocked and hit when on mission.
Here are some pics of totally unkown... divers using them as for a little recreational scuba diving... – and as you can see they all wear them on their left.
(I have no rights to any of the pictures)