Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 22, 2013

LOT 565

Panerai Pam 00172 Luminor Marina Tantalium Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, ?Luminor Marina Tantalium?, No. 133/300, PAM 00172, Ref. OP 6598. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces. Sold on July 19th, 2007. Very fine and rare, oversized, cushion-shaped, waterresistant, tantalum diver?s wristwatch with a tantalum Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, guarantee, COSC certificate, specifications, booklets, tool, rubber strap and sticker.

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. Property of a Japanese Collector