Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 133

Luminor GMT ?Laureus Regatta, May 2002 Ref. OP 6587? Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor GMT, Panerai Regatta, Ocean Chronometer Automatic", "Laureus May 2002", No. E 181/300, Ref. OP 6587. Made in a limited series of 300 in 2002 to celebrate the Laureus Regatta in Monte Carlo, 13 & 14 May, 2002. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver?s two-time-zone wristwatch with date, special 24-hour dial and hand and stainless steel Panerai double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and a certificate, Bulletin de Marche and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, patented crown with security lever to wind the watch even under water, domed sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous dot indexes and Arabic half-hour numerals, outer 24-hour numerals for the second time zone, subsidiary seconds dial at 9, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands and arrow hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. OP VIII, 13???, rhodium- plated, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness: 17 mm.