Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 182

PAM 98 GMT Alarm Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Radiomir - GMT ? Alarm," No. D 086/500, Ref. OP 6563. Made in a limited series of 500 examples in 2001. Very fine and rare, large, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, alarm, two crowns and a stainless steel Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box, guarantee (now void) and booklet.

C. Three-body, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, the crown at 2 for winding the watch, time-setting and quick change of the date, the crown at 4 is for winding and setting the alarm, removable wire lugs with 4 screws, sapphire crystals, cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track, outermost alarm graduation, apertures for the date at 3 and for the second time zone at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 59 P, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and special Panerai decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.