Power reserve gauge...
 

This may seem like a dumb question... But, why the power reserve gauge on the watch face, looks? Or In case it's sitting on your dresser you know how long you have before it stops and needs to be rewound? Or is there a totally different function for this gauge?
Thanks!

there are some on the back,but yeah I would say mainly looks and for the few people that never take their watch off it would be a benifit,I also wonder if the design of the movement plays a part?

Pretty much same reason there is a gas indicator on the dashboard of your car :)

So they could call it the "Power Reserve"??

I think that's a little different... The watch will run forever as long as it's being worn, so not really a NEED for the gauge like a gas indicator. The car will NOT run forever as long as it's being driven.

I might be mistaken but did I see a Panerai with a 40 hour power reserve meter.
I wondered why you would require this on a watch that you need to wind up every day?

I let that one go Greg.:chuckle::chuckle:

You could time this with a Daytona.:thumbsup:

Wait a minute... does the Panerai need to be wound even though they are being worn???
Won't they constantly run like a Rolex???

Not true if the watch is manual wind. I have the 233 that requires winding every 10 days (contrary to the 8 day display) whether the watch is worn or not.

Yup, if its a manual movement.

Ooooooooooooooooooooh! I said it may seem like a dumb question :dummy:
Thanks, I had no idea!!!
Thanks!!!

No dumb questions here mate. That's why we have the forum. :cheers:

Thanks Joe! Are all the Panerai manual wind, or do they have automatic like Rolex?

if i have remembered correctly - there have Manual Wind (56hrs), Auto - 3 days, 8 days and 10 days PR models.

X2. I'm not a PAM expert, but I believe the majority of historics are manual wind and have the 56hr reserve, whereas the contemporary line varies between manual & auto movements.

there is even a 8 day PR manual wind.

My 5-year old PAM90 has a power reserve gauge on the front. It's an automatic (although it can be wound manually as well). It loses about 25% of it's power reserve when I take it off at night to sleep, but my normal activity gets the power reserve back up to 100% during the day while I wear it. Its' total power reserve is around 40 hours.

Since I also wear other (non Panerai) watches, I would really be interested in one of the 8-day reserve/GMT Panerai's! Unfortunately, there aren't any Panerai dealers near my home... Any recommendations for "trusted" online Panerai sellers?

Steve