Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Dec 06, 2000

LOT 234

Officine Panerai Firenze 1860, Luminor Submersible, No. OP6541, No. 203992, 1990's.Large and rare, self-winding, water-resistant to 1000 meters, stainless steel 'AISI 316L', military-type diving wristwatch with date and a black rubber strap with stainless steel Panarai buckle.

USD 4,800 - 5,200

C. polished and brushed, screwed down dedicated back, counter clockwise rotating bezel engraved with graduated scale for measuring time of immersion, screw down winder with security lever. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds at the 9, Cyclops aperture for the date. 'Skeleton' tritium coated hands.M. 13 1/4''', cal. A05 511, rhodium plated, 21 jewels, monometallic balance, 28,800 oscillations per hour, self-compensating flat balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam: 44 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2

Very good

Notes

The dials of the first Panerai watches, beginning with the famous Radiomir in 1938, were made with diverse superimposed plates fitted with each other, and became the reference standard for the Italian navy's divers, frogmen and commandos.The Luminor was first made at the end of the 1940's, and inherited and expanded on the technical features first introduced with the Radiomir.The Luminor was reserved for exclusive use by the Italian Navy until the end of the 1980's, when it was first made available to the civilian market in 1993.