Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 99

OFFICINE PANERAI, PAM 72 Officine Panerai, Firenze 1860, "Luminor Panerai - Automatic Chrono", No. D1296/1500, case No. BB 812, Ref. OP 6531. Made in a limited edition of 1500 examples in 2001. Fine, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium and stainless steel diver's wristwatch with date, square button chronograph, registers, tachometer bezel and a stainless steel Officine Panerai double deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, transparent screwed down case back, straight lugs, patented crown with security lever, integrated titanium chronograph buttons, tachometer bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and baton, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer minute divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 400/Z, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, rotor with special Panerai decoration. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.