Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 305

?Ref. PAM 204 Radiomir Chrono for Wempe? Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, ?Radiomir Chrono?, movement No. 903873, No. 005/125. Ref. PAM00204, case No. OP 6620, serial No. BB 1161462. Made in a limited edition of 125 examples in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wempe Chronometerwerke. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, water-resistant to 100 meters, stainless steel diver´s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Panerai double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted Officine Panerai box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down winding crown, wire lugs with 4 screws, screwed-down engraved and transparent back, sapphire crystals. D. Black with painted luminous baton indexes and Arabic 6 and 12, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute/seconds divisions, outermost tachometer graduation. Luminous steel ?baton? hands. M. Cal. OP XVI, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration , 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 42 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm. Property of a Swiss Gentleman