Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 263

Panerai, PAM 80 Independent Panerai, "Radiomir ? Independent?, No. D 009/160, Ref. OP 6551. Made in a limited edition of 160 examples in 2001. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, dead center-seconds, 18K white gold wristwatch with an 18K white gold Panerai buckle. With Certificate.

HKD 100,000 - 150,000

USD 13,000 - 19,000 / EUR 10,000 - 15,000

Sold: HKD 162,500

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back with cyclops lens to highlight the independentseconds mechanism, screwed-down winding-crown, wire lugs with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Metallic blue with painted luminous Arabic numerals and applied luminous white gold baton indexes, outer minutes and seconds track with radial blue Arabic five-minutes/ seconds numerals. Luminous baton hands. M. Chezard Cal. 7400, 11 1/2''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight- line lever escapement, Glucydur balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

This model has dead center-seconds, an unusual feature for a wristwatch. This is driven by an additional mechanism on the back plate, which is highlighted by a cyclops magnifying lens