Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 274

Panerai - Steel - GMT - Pam 242 Officine Panerai, Radiomir, GMT, Panerai, Firenze 1860, Automatic, No. I 002/300, case No. BB 1211810, Ref. OP 6668. Made in a limited series of 300 pieces in 2006. Very fine and rare, large, two time zone, center seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and two crowns. Accompanied by the original fitted box and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, the crown at 4 for winding the watch, time-setting and quick change of the date, the crown at 2 is to rotate the inner 24-hour disc for the second time zone, removable wire lugs with 4 screws, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, outer 24-hour GMT disc, subsidiary seconds dial at 9, apertures for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 59 P, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and special Panerai decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 45 x 45 mm. Thickness 13 mm.