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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 217

Left-Handed Luminor Submersible Chronopassion Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor Submersible Gaucher", Left-Handed, Automatic, No. I 28/75, Ref. OP 6667. Made in a limited edition of 75 examples in 2006 for Chronopassion. Sold on April 2006. 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 certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel, patented crown with security lever at 9, 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 baton 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.