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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 392

No. 1 of a Pre-Production ?Prototype? Series Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor - Submersible 2500, Automatic?, No. 00R 01/11, case No. BB1134900, Ref. OP 6613. Made in a limited edition of 11 examples in circa 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium professional diver's wristwatch with date, helium escape valve and a stainless steel Panerai buckle.

C. Three-body, brushed, screwed-down engraved case back, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel, patented crown with security lever, curved lugs, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with painted luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds at 9, aperture for the date. 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, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 47 x 47 mm. Thickness: 21 mm.