Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 81

Panerai - Steel - Tourbillon - GMT - Pam 276 Panerai, "Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT," No. J 016/100, case No. BB 1259947, Ref. OP 6709. Made in a limited edition of 100 pieces in 2007. Very fine and rare, oversized, cushion-shaped, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch, with one minute dual axes tourbillion regulator, three barrels, 6-day power reserve, two time zone, 24-hour and day & night indication with a stainless steel Officine Panerai buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate, warranty, instruction manual, a spare strap and tools.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, straight curved lugs, winding crown with security lever, transparent screwed down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte black with luminous recessed Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and blue dot tourbillion cage rotating indication, day and night indication at 3. Luminous yellow gold baton hands, black arrow hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. P. 2005, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, three barrels, lateral lever escapement monometallic balance shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, the tourbillion cage rotates on an axis parallel to the base of the movement at right angles to the axis of oscillation of the balance, the cage makes two rotations per minute, 6-day power reserve indication on the plate. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam 47 mm. Thickness 19 mm.