Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 316

I Diamanti, No. 1 Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, ?Luminor Marina, Automatic?, movement No. 360208, No. F1/3, case No. BB1118527, Ref. OP6601. Made in a limited series of 3 examples in 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold and diamond wristwatch with diamond indexes, date, and an 18K yellow gold Panerai double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee, COSC certificate, tool and four additional Panerai leather straps.

C. Three-body, polished, concave bezel with 50 diamonds, curved lapidated lugs, screwed-down engraved case back, patented winding crown with security lever, anti-reflective sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with applied baguette diamond indexes, applied diamond Arabic 12 and 6, subsidiary dial for the seconds at 9, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. OP III 13 1/4???, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and special Panerai decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.