Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 152

?Tantalium? Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor Marina Tantalium?, No. 034/300, Ref. OP 6598. Made in a limited edition of 300 examples in 2003. Very fine and rare, oversized, cushion-shaped, water-resistant to 300 meters, tantalum diver's wristwatch with a tantalum Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, accessories and a certificate.

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