Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 268

Left-Handed "Luminor Submersible" Chronopassion Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor Submersible Gaucher", Left-Handed, Automatic, No. I 24/75, Ref. OP 6667. Made in a limited edition of 75 examples in 2006 for Chronopassion. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel left handed professional diver's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Panerai deployant buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and Bulletin de Marche, certificate and a additional rubber strap with a brushed steel Panerai buckle.

USD 11,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,500 - 11,000

Sold: USD 16,520

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel, patented crown with security lever to wind the watch even underwater at 9 o,clock, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 3, aperture for the date at 9. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. OP III (base 7750 P1), rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and special "Panerai" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm. .


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

PAM239 was produced by Panerai in a limited edition of 75 examples for its retailer in Paris ?Chronopassion?. Panerai had never before made an exclusive piece in response to a request from one of its retailers. Unlike other Luminor Submersibles, equipped with round luminous indexes, the black varnished dial of the PAM239 is decorated with appliqued luminous ?rod? indexes; this is the first time a Luminor Submersible was produced in a ?left-handed? version