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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 370

Left-Handed "Luminor Submersible" Chronopassion Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor Submersible Gaucher", Left Handed, Automatic, No. I 25/75, Ref. OP 6667. Made in a limited edition of 75 examples in 2006 for Chronopassion. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel left handed professional diver's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Panerai deployant buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and Bulletin de Marche, certificate and a additional rubber strap with a brushed steel Panerai buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel, patented crown with security lever to wind the watch even underwater at 9 o,clock, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 3, aperture for the date at 9. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. OP III (base 7750 P1), rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and special "Panerai" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.