Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 322

?Tantalium? Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, ?Luminor Marina Tantalium?, No. 047/300, PAM 172, Ref. OP 6598. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces in 2003. Very fine and rare, oversized, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, tantalum diver's wristwatch with a tantalum Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, accessories and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, patented winding crown security lever to wind the watch even underwater, sapphire crystals. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 9. Luminous blued steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. OP XI, rhodium-plated with special "Panerai" decoration,17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm. From the collection of a West Coast Gentleman