Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 29

Officine Panerai Firenze 1860, "Mare Nostrum ", No. 459, model 5218-301 A, circa 1996.Large and extremely rare, water-resistant to 50 meters, stainless steel "Aisi 316 L", military-type diving wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, 30-hour power-reserve, and dark blue leather strap with a large stainless steel buckle.

C. polished and brushed, screwed-down dedicated back, manual winding system, tachometer graduation on the bezel. D. black with ISO 8/3 tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, sapphire crystal. "Bâton" tritium-coated hands. M. 13 1/4''' Dubois-Depraz on a base ETA, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 43 jewels, lever escapement, Glucidur balance with 28.800 oscillations per hour, 4 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balnce-spring, micrometer regulator, precision guaranteed to within 10 seconds/day.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 42 mm. Weight : 115 g.