Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 22

Officine Panerai Firenze 1860, "Luminor Submersible 1000m", No. 374/500, Ref. OP 6541. Produced in a limited edition of 500 examples in June 2000, sold on Feb. 3, 2001. Very fine and rare, oversized, self-winding, water-resistant to 1000 m., stainless steel, professional grade diving wristwatch with date and an Officine Panerai buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box, accessories and 2 certificates.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, counter-clockwise rotating bezel graduated to measure time of immersion, winding crown with security lever, helium escape valve, anti-reflective sapphire crystal with Cyclops lens. D. black with tritium- coated Arabic numerals and indexes, grey auxiliary seconds at 9, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated "Skeleton" hands. M. Cal. OP III, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorbe, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 x 51 mm.