Panerai 213

[langdalematt]

Ok guy's I know I will get slaughtered for this, but I just picked up a K serial piece and god do I love it. I also only paid £4500.00 for it or 7k usd ish. The stupid question I have, is what the heck is the third button on the left for? It does not appear to do anything when I press it. The ones on the right naturally operate the stopwatch, but until I am shipped the box and manuals I have no idea what the other one does. Please fill me in.

Thanks,

[RedBaronF2001]

Originally Posted by langdalematt

Ok guy's I know I will get slaughtered for this, but I just picked up a K serial piece and god do I love it. I also only paid £4500.00 for it or 7k usd ish. The stupid question I have, is what the heck is the third button on the left for? It does not appear to do anything when I press it. The ones on the right naturally operate the stopwatch, but until I am shipped the box and manuals I have no idea what the other one does. Please fill me in.

Thanks,

You have a rattrapante or "split-seconds" feature on that watch. The third pusher works while the first chronograph hand is moving to stop that hand and start a second chronograph hand.

More here:

http://basepath.com/watches/Flyback-Rattrapante.htm

[langdalematt]

Thanks just tried it and can see why now. Much appreciated. I know these watches are not held in that high esteem by all, it really is stunning and the carbon leather strap is something else

[RedBaronF2001]

Originally Posted by langdalematt

I know these watches are not held in that high esteem by all, it really is stunning and the carbon leather strap is something else

Who says they are not held in high esteem? You have a 1950s cased Rattrapante Panerai - sounds awesome to me. Enjoy it and who cares what others think