Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 121

"Radiomir 8 Days" Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Radiomir 8 Days", No. 005/200, Ref. OP 6614. Made in a limited edition of 200 examples in 2004. Fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, 18K pink gold diver's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, screwed-down winding-crown, wire lugs secured by 4 screws in the case band, sapphire crystals. D. Textured black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary "guilloché" seconds dial at 9. Luminous pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. OP XIV, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, visible 8-day power-reserve indicator on the movement. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.