Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 48

Ref. OP 6563 Radiomir - GMT - Alarm Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Radiomir - GMT ? Alarm,? No. I 423/500, case No. BB1054663, Ref. OP 6563. Made in a limited series of 500 examples in 2006. Very fine and rare, large, two time zone, center seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, alarm and two crowns. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down transparent 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 indexes, outer seconds track and 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, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.