Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 194

"Daylight" Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Daylight - Luminor Chronograph?, Automatic, No. G 0052/1200, Ref. OP 6595. Made in a limited edition of 1200 examples in 2004, sold on July 7, 2004. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, helium escape valve, date and a stainless steel Panerai deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, tachometer graduation on the bezel, straight lugs, patented winding-crown security lever with integrated chronograph buttons, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30- minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date. Luminous steel ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. OP 1185, rhodium-plated, engraved with special Panerai decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, rotor with special Panerai decoration. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.