Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 51

Radiomir - GMT - Alarm Ref. OP 6563 Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Radiomir - GMT - Alarm", No. E028/500, case No. BB1084918, Ref. OP 6563. Made in a limited series of 500 examples in 2002. Very fine and rare, large, two time zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, alarm and two crowns, with steel Panerai doublefolding buckle. Accompanied by the fitted box and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

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, internal cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, outer seconds track and alarm graduation, aperture for the date at 3, aperture for the second time zone at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 59 P, rhodium plated, oeilde- perdrix and special Panerai decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.